Cysteinyl–leukotriene and prostaglandin pathways in bronchial versus alveolar lavage in allergic asthmatics.

Bronchial lavage, cysteinyl-leukotriene pathway, allergen bronchoprovocation test, asthma, prostaglandin pathway Keywords: Bronchial lavage; cysteinyl-leukotriene pathway; prostaglandin pathway; allergen bronchoprovocation test; asthma EN Bronchial lavage cysteinyl-leukotriene pathway prostaglandin pathway allergen bronchoprovocation test asthma 2549 2551 3 08/09/22 20220801 NES 220801 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by independent grants from the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association's Research Foundation, Crafoord Foundation, Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation and Alfred Österlund Foundation. The levels of cysteinyl-leukotriene metabolites, Cys-LT, and prostaglandin metabolites, prostaglandin E metabolites (PGEM), were measured in the lavage fluids by the respective ELISA from Cayman Chemical (Ann Arbor, MI). [Extracted from the article]