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Inhaled corticosteroid treatment for 6 months was not sufficient to normalize phagocytosis in asthmatic children

BACKGROUND: Corticosteroids are the first-line therapy for asthma; however, the effect of corticosteroids on the innate immune system remains unclear. This study’s objective was to evaluate the effect of inhaled corticosteroid therapy (ICT) on phagocytic functions. METHODS: To evaluate the impact of...

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Autores principales: da Silva-Martins, Carmen Lívia Faria, Couto, Shirley Claudino, Muniz-Junqueira, Maria Imaculada
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-7022-3-28