Pharmacotherapy/Treatment Of Bronchial Asthma
Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. The airway narrows and swells, producing extra mucus. It has no cure. It is more common in children and appears more chronic in children than in adults. It is deadly if not managed. Bronchial Asthma It is associated with mast cells, eosinophils and T lymphocytes. Mast cells are allergic causing cells that release chemicals like histamine. Histamine is responsible for nasal stuffiness and dripping in a cold or hayfever constituting airways in asthma and itchy areas in a skin allergy. Eosinophils are white blood cells associated with allergy disease. T lymphocytes are also white blood cells associated with allergy and inflammation. This along with other inflammatory cells are involved in the development of an airway inflammation in asthma that contributes to the airway hyperresponsiveness, airflow limitation, respiratory symptoms and chronic disease. In certain individuals, the inflammation results in a feeling of chest t...
