Abstract
Recent reports have indicated cetirizine, a potent H(1)-receptor antagonist, to possess a number of anti-inflammatory effects, e.g. inhibition of mast cell degranulation and inhibition of leucocyte migration and activation.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 9 |
Pages (from-to) | 1378-84 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 0954-7894 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2001 |
Keywords
- Administration, Cutaneous
- Adult
- Allergens
- Antitussive Agents
- Cetirizine
- Codeine
- Cross-Over Studies
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Double-Blind Method
- Drug Eruptions
- Eosinophils
- Female
- Histamine
- Histamine H1 Antagonists
- Histamine Release
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity, Delayed
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
- Inflammation Mediators
- Male
- Prostaglandin D2
- Skin
- Skin Tests
- Time Factors