Increased expression of ficolin-1 is associated with airway obstruction in asthma
Abstract Background The activated complement cascade is involved in asthmatic airway inflammation. Ficolins are essential for innate immunity and can activate the complement lectin pathway. Despite this, the significance of ficolins in asthma has yet to be determined. This study aimed to explore the...
Main Authors: | Pengfei Gao, Kun Tang, Yanjiao Lu, Meijia Wang, Wei Wang, Tongsheng Wang, Yuxia Sun, Jianping Zhao, Yimin Mao |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02772-2 |
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