Method of treating asthma using IL-8
Author
Fisher, Robert H.; Metzger, James
Abstract
A method of treating asthma in a subject in need of such treatment comprises contacting Interleukin-8 or an active fragment thereof to the respiratory epithelium of the subject. The active agent is preferably human endothelial IL-8, and is preferably contacted to the subject's respiratory epithelium by causing the subject to inhale respirable particles comprised of the active agent.
Date
1994-03-01
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