Glutaminase and the control of airway pH: yet another problem for the asthmatic lung?

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Jan 1;165(1):1-2. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.1.2111051a.
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Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Review
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Ammonia / analysis
  • Ammonia / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Asthma / enzymology*
  • Asthma / immunology
  • Asthma / pathology
  • Breath Tests
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Glutaminase / analysis
  • Glutaminase / metabolism*
  • Glutamine / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Inflammation
  • Rats
  • Respiratory Mucosa / cytology
  • Respiratory Mucosa / metabolism*
  • Steroids
  • Up-Regulation / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Steroids
  • Glutamine
  • Ammonia
  • Glutaminase