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Montelukast as an add-on therapy in bronchopulmonary dysplasia
He Min Kim, Ji Eun Song, Soon Min Lee, Min Soo Park, Kook In Park, Ran Namgung, Chul Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(2):181-186.   Published online February 15, 2009
Purpose : Inflammation plays a potential role in the pathogenesis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Strategies for preventing BPD include respiratory management, antioxidants, nutritional treatment, and others such as anti-inflammatory agents. We aimed to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of montelukast (MK), a cysteinyl leukotriene 1 receptor antagonist, as an add-on therapy in BPD. Methods : In addition to currently available...
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