EFFECT OF DISODIUM CROMOGLYCATE (INTAL) ON SPUTUM PROTEIN COMPOSITION
EFFECT OF DISODIUM CROMOGLYCATE (INTAL) ON SPUTUM PROTEIN COMPOSITION
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DOI:
10.1136/thx.27.6.726
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发表时间:
1972-01-01
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影响因子:
10
通讯作者:
REBUCK, AS
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作者:
HEILPERN, S;REBUCK, AS
The protein content in the sputum of nine patients with asthma was compared with that in 11 non-asthmatic patients by a method of gel electrophoresis. It was found that the albumin content was significantly higher in the sputum of the asthmatics than of the non-asthmatics (P<0·01). A further 11 asthmatic patients who were taking disodium cromoglycate (Intal) as part of their treatment had sputum albumin levels indistinguishable from the non-asthmatics. When patients with asthma were then studied serially, before and after disodium cromoglycate therapy, the albumin content returned to non-asthmatic levels within two days of starting treatment. It is suggested that disodium cromoglycate has a previously unrecognized action in altering sputum proteins.