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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Single fluticasone attenuated the late asthmatic response, the mean + / - SEM maximum percentage fall in FEV1 (10. 8 + / -3. 6 compared with single placebo 18. 8 + / -3. 5, P = 0. 03), the allergen-induced increase of airway responsiveness (P < 0. 05), and the eosinophilia (P < 0. 005) and activated eosinophils at 7 h (P < 0. 01) but not at 24 h. Regular fluticasone also attenuated the late asthmatic response (11. 1 + / -2. 5) compared with regular placebo (19. 6 + / -4. 5), but this was not statistically significant and did not protect against the induced increase in airway responsiveness or the sputum eosinophilia.