Leukotriene B4 levels in sputum from asthma patients

Andrew Higham, Paul Cadden, Thomas Southworth, Matthew Rossall, Umme Kolsum, Simon Lea, Richard Knowles, Dave Singh

Source: ERJ Open Res, 2 (4) 00088-2015; 10.1183/23120541.00088-2015
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstractFull text journal articlePDF journal article, handout or slides

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
Andrew Higham, Paul Cadden, Thomas Southworth, Matthew Rossall, Umme Kolsum, Simon Lea, Richard Knowles, Dave Singh. Leukotriene B4 levels in sputum from asthma patients. ERJ Open Res, 2 (4) 00088-2015; 10.1183/23120541.00088-2015

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Increased exhaled cysteinyl-leukotrienes, leukotriene B4 and 8-isoprostane in exacerbation of COPD
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 248s
Year: 2001

Leukotriene B4 in breath condensate in patients with exacerbation of COPD
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 248s
Year: 2001

Cysteinyl leukotrienes and leukotriene B4 in expired breath condensate in patients with chronic asthma treated with montelukast
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 101s
Year: 2003

Prostaglandin E2 and cysteinyl leukotriene concentrations in sputum supernatant in smoking asthma
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and exhaled and sputum biomarkers
Year: 2011

Corticosteroid reversibility testing and exhaled leukotriene B4 in patients with stable, severe COPD
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 252s
Year: 2002

Increased leukotriene and lower prostaglandin E2 concentrations in induced sputum of patients with eosinophilic asthma
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 733s
Year: 2005

Muscarinic receptors, leukotriene B4 production and neutrophilic inflammation in COPD patients
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 20s
Year: 2004

Urinary cysteinyl leukotriene levels in acute asthma
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 179s
Year: 2003

Lipoxin and eotaxin as markers of severity in patients with bronchial asthma
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Risk factors for allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis
Year: 2008


Role of lipoxin A4 in induced sputum of asthmatic children
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Invasive and noninvasive measurements of lung inflammation
Year: 2008

Alternative transcripts of cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 in patients with bronchial asthma
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Novel mediators of cellular pathology
Year: 2007


Increased urinary leukotriene E4 concentration in patients with eosinophilic pneumonia
Source: Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 437-442
Year: 2008



Leukotriene B4 receptor blockade increases apoptosis of monocyte-derived macrophages from patients with COPD and emphysema
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 337s
Year: 2001

Aspirin significantly decreases urinary leukotriene E4 concentration in aspirin-tolerant asthma patients who show hyperleukotrienuria in stable condition
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - New mechanisms in the pathogenesis of asthma and allergy
Year: 2007


Eosinophil activation and cysteinyl leukotriene production in infants with RSV positive bronchiolitis
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 180s
Year: 2001

The effects of inhaled steroids, leukotriene receptor antagonists and theophylline on induced sputum cell counts, serum and sputum ECP levels in mild persistent asthma
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 261s
Year: 2001

Leukotriene C4 synthase polymorphism does not associate with clinical response to leukotriene receptor antagonists in persistent asthma
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 303s
Year: 2002

Exhaled leukotriene B4 and community acquired pneumonia in children
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 312s
Year: 2006

Changes in sputum concentrations of leukotrienes and thromboxane after dry air hyperventilation in asthmatic patients
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 412s
Year: 2003

High level of leukotriene B4 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is associated with poor prognosis in patients with interstitial pneumonia
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage in diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Year: 2010