title: Anti-leukotrienes for asthma.
abstract: The field of cysteinyl leukotriene research has moved forward considerably in the past two years. Significant recent advances have been made in three areas: genetic control of the cysteinyl leukotriene response, in which alterations in both the promoter region and in transcribed mRNA have been described; the mechanisms by which cysteinyl leukotrienes promote the development of inflammation; and extensions in the clinical arena that support broader positioning of leukotriene modifiers in the therapy of asthma and allergic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Asthma, Allergy, and Airway Research Center, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. calhounwj@msx.upmc.edu
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Calhoun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D015289:Leukotrienes