title: Anti-leukotrienes as novel anti-inflammatory treatments in asthma.
abstract: The anti-leukotrienes are effective asthma treatments. This observation demonstrates, by inference, that leukotrienes are important in the biology of asthma. The clinical data also indicate, however, that the leukotrienes are not the sole mediator of asthmatic responses as patients with asthma are totally free of airway obstruction or asthma symptoms when they are treated with these agents.
authors.affiliation: Combined Program in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Drazen
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D015289:Leukotrienes / Q000502:physiology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008954:Models, Biological; D018077:Receptors, Leukotriene
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists; D015289:Leukotrienes; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018077:Receptors, Leukotriene; C412375:cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 2; C083169:leukotriene D4 receptor