.... In addition, a clinically meaningful end point to judge drug efficacy has not been fully investigated. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate, from various aspects, the therapeutic benefit and tolerability of combined therapy with cyclosporin A (CsA) and low-dose prednisolone (PSL) for chronic...

...Amund Gulsvik; Frank Kjelsberg; Arild Bergmann; Stig S. Frøland; Kjell Rootwelt; Jon R. Vale Ten patients with fibrosing alveolitis were treated in a simple random design initially with either a high dose of methylprednisolone (5 patients) or a conventional dose of prednisolone (5 patients...

... split-dosage administration of 100 mg prednisolone prior to bronchoscopy, a total of 3.75 mg salbutamol in a diluted saline solution is instilled intrabronchially through the biopsy channel. Transnasal fiberoptic bronchoscopy incorporation this method was performed in 15 asthmatics with neither...