Sputum Leucine-Rich Alpha-2 Glycoprotein as a Marker of Airway Inflammation in Asthma.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of airways, but an ideal biomarker that accurately reflects ongoing airway inflammation has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to examine the potential of sputum leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein (LRG) as a new biomarker for airway inflammati...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Honda, Minoru Fujimoto, Shintaro Miyamoto, Nobuhisa Ishikawa, Satoshi Serada, Noboru Hattori, Shintaro Nomura, Nobuoki Kohno, Akihito Yokoyama, Tetsuji Naka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5017625?pdf=render