哮喘(Asthma)是常见的呼吸道疾病。随着新兴工业化国家和城市的兴起,其发病率和死亡率均呈上升趋势。治疗哮喘的药物种类较多,治疗效果各具特点,但也存在着许多不足。一些严重哮喘患者,目前仍无理想的药物来控制疾病。因此,本类药物的筛选及研究是当前国际新药研究的热点及难点之一。随着对哮喘机制的进一步认识,出现了一些新的药物与治疗手段。 Asthma is a common respiratory disease. With the rise of newly industrialized countries and cities, morbidity and mortality are on the rise. There are many types of drugs for the treatment of asthma, the treatment effect has its own characteristics, but there are also many deficiencies. Some patients with severe asthma, there is still no ideal drug to control the disease. Therefore, the screening and study of these drugs is one of the hot and difficult issues in current international drug research. With the further understanding of the mechanism of asthma, some new drugs and treatments have emerged.