Questioning Cause and Effect: Children with Severe Asthma Exhibit High Levels of Inflammatory Biomarkers Including Beta-Hexosaminidase, but Low Levels of Vitamin A and Immunoglobulins

Questioning Cause and Effect: Children with Severe Asthma Exhibit High Levels of Inflammatory Biomarkers Including Beta-Hexosaminidase, but Low Levels of Vitamin A and Immunoglobulins

Asthma affects over 8% of the pediatric population in the United States, and Memphis, Tennessee has been labeled an asthma capital. Plasma samples were analyzed for biomarker profiles from 95 children with severe asthma and 47 age-matched, hospitalized nonasthmatic controls at Le Bonheur Children’s...

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Main Authors: Amali E. Samarasinghe, Rhiannon R. Penkert, Julia L. Hurwitz, Robert E. Sealy, Kim S. LeMessurier, Catherine Hammond, Patricia J. Dubin, D. Betty Lew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
beta-hexosaminidase
retinol binding protein
immunoglobulin
periostin
surfactant protein-D
receptor for advanced glycation end products
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/8/10/393

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