title: Responsiveness to leukotriene D4 and methacholine for predicting efficacy of montelukast in asthma.
abstract: A lower responsiveness to leukotriene D4 (LTD4) or higher LTD4/[methacholine (MCh)] potency ratio might suggest preferable outcomes of short-term montelukast monotherapy in terms of airway inflammation and lung function in asthmatic patients.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China;
authors.forename: Wei-Jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Jin-Ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Cai-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yan-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jia-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Xin-Xin
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Wen-Ting
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Nan-Shan
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Zhong
keywords: Asthma; leukotriene D4 (LTD4); leukotriene-responsive; leukotriene-unresponsive; methacholine (MCh); montelukast