The mechanisms of antiinflammatory steroid action in allergic diseases.

Anaphylaxis/immunology Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use Asthma/drug therapy,physiopathology Basophils/drug effects Dermatitis, Contact/drug therapy Humans Hypersensitivity/drug therapy Immunoglobulins/immunology Leukocytes/drug effects Lung/drug effects Lymphocytes/drug effects Mast Cells/drug effects Nasal Provocation Tests Neutrophils/drug effects Phospholipases/antagonists & inhibitors Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/physiology Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal/drug therapy SRS-A/pharmacology Skin/drug effects Steroids/therapeutic use

Anti-Inflammatory Agents Immunoglobulins Receptors, Adrenergic, beta SRS-A Steroids Phospholipases