Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients

Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients

Abstract Introduction Airway eosinophilic inflammation is a characteristic of asthmatic patients and of a sub group of COPD subjects. Blood eosinophils are deemed as a good surrogate marker of sputum eosinophilic inflammation; however, controversial data have been published particularly in COPD. The...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Pignatti, Dina Visca, Francesca Cherubino, Elisabetta Zampogna, Etienne Lucini, Laura Saderi, Giovanni Sotgiu, Antonio Spanevello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Airway inflammation
Sputum
Eosinophils
Asthma
COPD
Correlation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-019-1111-1

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