PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF A PATIENT SUFFERING FROM ANTIGEN - INDUCED ASTHMA AND FOR REDUCING AND SUPPRESSING AIRWAY HYPERRESPONSIVENESS

摘要

A method of treating a patient suffering from antigen-induced asthma who has been challenged with an antigen, or providing chronic treatment to an asthma patient to reduce airway hyperresponsiveness, comprising intrabronchial administration to the patient of a pharmaceutical composition containing in each dose about 0.05 to about 1.0 mg of ultra-low molecular weight heparins (ULMWH), having an average molecular weight of 3,000 daltons or less, per kilogram of patient body weight, Inhalant pharmaceutical compositions for use in the novel treatment method are also provided.