Asthma Clinical Trial
Research from D.G. Woodside and colleagues has provided new data on asthma clinical trial
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 8th, 2008
Research findings, 'Cell adhesion antagonists: therapeutic potential in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,' are discussed in a new report. "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are inflammatory diseases of the lung where a hallmark feature is excessive leukocyte infiltration that leads to tissue injury. Cell adhesion molecules (e.g. selectins and integrins) play a key role in cell trafficking, and in the lung they regulate leukocyte extravasation, migration within the interstitium, cellular activation, and tissue retention," scientists in the United States report.
"All selectin family members (including L-selectin, P-selectin, and...
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