Role of adenosine in asthma
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Igor Feoktistov; Italo Biaggioni
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Several lines of evidence support the hypothesis that adenosine contributes to asthma. Inhaled adenosine provokes bronchoconstriction in asthmatics, but not in nonasthmatics. This process appears to be mediated by mast cell activation, because it can be blocked by antihistamines and inhibitors of ma