A novel assay for improved detection of sputum periostin in patients with asthma.

<h4>Background</h4>Serum periostin associates with type-2 inflammation in asthmatic airways, but also reflects whole body periostin levels originating from multiple sources. Less is known about sputum periostin as a biomarker in asthma as detection levels are low using currently availabl...

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Main Authors: Junya Ono, Masayuki Takai, Ayami Kamei, Shoichiro Ohta, Parameswaran Nair, Kenji Izuhara, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Anna James, BIOAIR consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281356