METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING AIRWAY HYPERRESPONSE

摘要

The present invention relates to agent selected from the group consisting of an anti- S100B antibody, an anti-S100B aptamer or an inhibitor of S100B gene expression for use in a method for reducing airway hyperresponse in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also relates to a method for determining whether a subject is at risk of having or developing an airway hyperresonse comprising determining the level of S100B protein in a biological sample obtained from said subject.