Disconnect between sputum neutrophils and other measures of airway inflammation in asthma

Eur Respir J. 2014 Feb;43(2):627-9. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00117013. Epub 2013 Oct 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / metabolism*
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Biopsy
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / blood
  • Drug Resistance
  • Eosinophils
  • Exhalation
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Neutrophils / cytology*
  • Nitric Oxide / analysis
  • Phenotype
  • Prospective Studies
  • Respiratory System / pathology
  • Sputum
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Biomarkers
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • POSTN protein, human
  • Nitric Oxide