TABLE 4.

Mechanisms of inflammation

Steroid-sensitive changes	LABA-sensitive changes
Increased eosinophils	Airway smooth muscle contraction
Increased mast-cell production	Plasma exudation
Increased Th-2 cells	Mast-cell release
Increased blood flow	Increased neutrophils

LABA Long-acting beta-2 agonist; Th-2 Type 2 helper T cell. Adapted from reference 29