Effects of Budesonide and Formoterol on NF- κ B, Adhesion Molecules, and Cytokines in Asthma

The asthmatic inflammatory response can be attenuated by corticosteroids and in part by beta(2)-agonists. We investigated if these effects are accompanied by a downregulation in nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), a transcription factor regulating many of the cytokine and adhesion molecule genes exp... View More