Steroid resistance in asthma [electronic resource] : mechanisms and potential therapies / Ian Adcock.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Advances in asthma: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2011Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (40 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Antiasthmatic agents | Asthma -- Pathophysiology | Drug resistance | Anti-Asthmatic Agents -- therapeutic use | Anti-Inflammatory Agents -- therapeutic use | Asthma -- drug therapy | Asthma -- physiopathology | Cytokines -- drug effects | Drug Resistance | SteroidsOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Steroid resistance in asthma: mechanisms and potential therapies -- Overview of asthma pathophysiology -- Patterns of severe refractory asthma -- Methods to improve steroid efficacy in severe asthma -- Mechanisms that induce steroid insensitivity; Th2 cytokines, IL-17 and infections -- Pathophysiology of severe treatment refractory asthma -- Novel anti-inflammatory approaches -- Can new combinations of drugs reverse steroid insensitivity in severe asthma?
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