Bronchoprotective role for endogenous prostaglandin E2.
The possibility that impaired production of bronchoprotective factors contributes to the pathogenesis of asthma cannot be excluded. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) could be such a factor. It is a dominant cyclo-oxygenase product of airway epithelium and smooth muscle; it has inhibitory effects on inflammato...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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