ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Adding leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) to antihistamines appears to reduce the severity of chronic urticaria, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of ...

Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important mediators of airway inflammation, whereas 8-isoprostane is a biomarker of oxidative stress. This study evaluated the distributions of cysteinyl leukotriene and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of leukotriene receptor antagonists to antihistamines improved urticaria symptoms. The combination ...

Systemic mastocytosis is an uncommon and potentially misdiagnosed condition. Its hallmark is the accumulation and abnormal proliferation of mast cells in various tissues. A two-month-old boy was ...

Since moving from Canada, it seems as if every patient I see in the ER with any type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- either bronchitis or emphysema -- has been taking either ...

Leukotrienes have been a prime target in asthma and drugs were developed — known as leukotriene modifiers — that block airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction. The drugs that are currently used ...

Patients with asthma who have aspirin sensitivity have greater cysteinyl leukotriene production and greater airway hyperresponsiveness to the effects of inhaled cysteinyl leukotrienes than their ...

UB biomedical informatics researchers have found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia had a 13.5% survival advantage when treated with a combination of leukotriene inhibitors (LTIs) and ...

Orally administered leukotriene-receptor antagonists (LRTAs), alone or with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), significantly improved asthma control and reduced exacerbations, according to a systematic ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo biomedical informatics researchers have found that patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia had a 13.5% survival advantage when treated with a combination of ...

New research in mice has shown that food-induced anaphylaxis is driven by distinct immune pathways involving inflammatory lipids called leukotrienes. The findings, published across two separate ...

The key treatments for asthma are steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs. These asthma drugs both help to control asthma and prevent asthma attacks. Steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs work ...