title: Drugs affecting the leukotriene pathway in asthma.
abstract: Drugs affecting the leukotriene pathway are emerging as a new class of asthma treatment--the first for more than 20 years. Development of these leukotriene antagonists should lead to greater understanding of the underlying processes in asthma and may result in a safe, oral, anti-asthmatic drug to benefit particular groups of asthmatic patients.
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D015289:Leukotrienes