A Long-term Study of the Antiinflammatory Effect of Low-dose Budesonide Plus Formoterol versus High-dose Budesonide in Asthma

Effect of Inhaled Formoterol and Budesonide on Exacerbations of Asthma

1997 • 1,469 citations

Differences in interleukin-8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in induced sputum from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma.

1996 • 1,370 citations

Added salmeterol versus higher-dose corticosteroid in asthma patients with symptoms on existing inhaled corticosteroid

1994 • 985 citations

Indices of airway inflammation in induced sputum: reproducibility and validity of cell and fluid-phase measurements.

1996 • 964 citations

Use of induced sputum cell counts to investigate airway inflammation in asthma.

1992 • 923 citations

Comparison of addition of salmeterol to inhaled steroids with doubling of the dose of inhaled steroids.

1996 • 721 citations

T cells and eosinophils in the pathogenesis of asthma

1992 • 585 citations

Quantitation of Mast Cells and Eosinophils in the Bronchial Mucosa of Symptomatic Atopic Asthmatics and Healthy Control Subjects Using Immunohistochemistry

1990 • 463 citations

Cellular and Biochemical Analysis of Induced Sputum from Asthmatic and from Healthy Subjects

1993 • 429 citations

The use of induced sputum to investigate airway inflammation

1997 • 417 citations

Identification of T lymphocytes, Macrophages, and Activated Eosinophils in the Bronchial Mucosa in Intrinsic Asthma: Relationship to Symptoms and Bronchial Responsiveness

1992 • 414 citations

The British Guidelines on Asthma Management * 1995 Review and Position Statement

1997 • 397 citations

Potential Masking Effects of Salmeterol on Airway Inflammation in Asthma

1998 • 289 citations

Identification of T-lymphocytes, macrophages, and activated eosinophils in the bronchial mucosa in intrinsic asthma

1992 • 279 citations

Comparison of leukocyte counts in sputum, bronchial biopsies, and bronchoalveolar lavage.

1995 • 278 citations

Effect of differing doses of inhaled budesonide on markers of airway inflammation in patients with mild asthma

1999 • 265 citations

Comparison of samples collected by sputum induction and bronchoscopy from asthmatic and healthy subjects.

1995 • 251 citations

Relationship between the inflammatory infiltrate in bronchial biopsy specimens and clinical severity of asthma in patients treated with inhaled steroids.

1996 • 246 citations

Measuring airway inflammation in asthma: Eosinophils and eosinophilic cationic protein in induced sputum compared with peripheral blood

1997 • 230 citations

Repeatability of cellular and soluble markers of inflammation in induced sputum from patients with asthma

1996 • 190 citations

Effect of eight weeks of treatment with salmeterol on bronchoalveolar lavage inflammatory indices in asthmatics.

1994 • 160 citations

Analysis of induced sputum to examine the effects of prednisone on airway inflammation in asthmatic subjects

1994 • 158 citations

Comparison of inflammatory cell counts in asthma: induced sputum vs bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial biopsies

1997 • 149 citations

Inflammatory cell populations in bronchial biopsies from aspirin-sensitive asthmatic subjects.

1996 • 142 citations

Cellular profiles in asthmatic airways: a comparison of induced sputum, bronchial washings, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

1997 • 134 citations

Localization of eosinophil-derived neurotoxin and eosinophil cationic protein in neutrophilic leukocytes

1998 • 134 citations

The Effects of Regular Inhaled Formoterol, Budesonide, and Placebo on Mucosal Inflammation and Clinical Indices in Mild Asthma

1999 • 131 citations

Variation in the measurements of basement membrane thickness and inflammatory cell number in bronchial biopsies

1998 • 117 citations

Formoterol Compared with Beclomethasone and Placebo on Allergen-induced Asthmatic Responses

1992 • 102 citations

Application of monoclonal antibodies against major basic protein (BMK‐13) and eosinophil cationic protein (EG1 and EG2) for quantifying eosinophils in bronchial biopsies from atopic asthma

1992 • 95 citations

Monoclonal antibody EG2 does not provide reliable immunohistochemical discrimination between resting and activated eosinophils

1994 • 48 citations

Position paper on methods for sputum induction and analysis of induced sputum as a method for assessing airway inflammation in asthma. European Respiratory Society Task Force

1998 • 7 citations