| Literature DB >> 17996580 |
June Y Zhang1, Sally E Wenzel.
Abstract
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with multiple phenotypes. There are no tissue or bronchoalveolar lavage biomarkers that are "specific" for asthma. Markers associated with eosinophilic, neutrophilic, and paucigranulocytic asthma are discussed here, and those for remodeling. Efforts are to compare tissue and lavage biomarkers with less invasive measures, such as sputum, serum, or exhaled breath, to improve the treatment and management of asthma.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17996580 DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2007.09.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Allergy Clin North Am ISSN: 0889-8561 Impact factor: 3.479