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ReviewLung1990

The role of eosinophils in asthma.

C Kroegel

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In one paragraph

Review in Lung, 1990. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Future developments in the pharmacotherapy of lung disease.Pharmaceutisch weekblad. Scientific edition · 1992
    Review
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

C KroegelDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During recent years it has become apparent that the eosinophil may represent a powerful effector cell in the pathogenesis of asthma, particularly in the late asthmatic response. It can be stimulated by a number of stimuli among which PAF appears to be one of the most effective. The eosinophil is a source for a variety of proinflammatory and toxic products with profound effect in the lungs and airways. These eosinophil products mimic some of the features of asthma and the strong association of the eosinophil with asthma has led to the suggestion that asthma would be better classified as "chronic desquamating eosinophilic bronchitis." Although the evidence known to date is persuasive many questions still remain unanswered and await further investigation. Future therapeutic approaches in asthma may aim at interrupting the mechanisms leading to eosinophil bronchial accumulation and activation.

Indexed as

Airway ResistanceAsthmaBronchiBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidEosinophilsHumansPlatelet Activating FactorPlatelet Activating Factor

Identifiers

PMID2117155

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