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Nothing to sneeze at

Erica Westly

Nature Medicine 16, 1063–1065 (2010) doi:10.1038/nm1010-1063

The study of histamine pathways is in the midst of a revival, thanks in part to the discovery of a new type of receptor. “Histamine being involved with asthma makes sense, so I would definitely be interested in learning about new antihistamines for asthma treatment,” says Neeta Ogden, an allergist. But there are still many questions to answer before the H4 antagonist can be used to treat asthma in humans.  

http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v16/n10/full/nm1010-1063.html