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Asthma Treatment: Mast Cell Stabilizer
Mast cell stabilizers are used to treat asthma that is caused by allergies or exercise.

These drugs work by blocking a calcium channel that is essential for mast cell degranulation, the process that releases histamine into the bloodstream.

Mast cell stabilizers:
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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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