Assessment of severity of bronchial asthma by studying new markers: transforming growth factor-β1 and chitinase-3-like-1

Assessment of severity of bronchial asthma by studying new markers: transforming growth factor-β1 and chitinase-3-like-1

Aim The aim of this work was to look for non-invasive biomarkers that may enable us to assess asthma severity, as a surrogate for the invasive bronchial mucosa biopsy, by studying TGF-β1 and YKL-40. Objectives TGF-β1 is used as biomarkers in the pathogenesis, prediction and follow up of asthma sev...

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Main Authors: Abdelwahab M Lotfy, Farag Khalil, Hendawy Zidan, Mahmoud Hadad, Mahmoud A Elsayed, Mohammad M Al-Sayyad, Nagwa A.E. Mohamed, Essam Abouelyazed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
asthma severity
TGF-β1
YKL-40
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2016;volume=28;issue=4;spage=155;epage=161;aulast=Lotfy

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http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2016;volume=28;issue=4;spage=155;epage=161;aulast=Lotfy

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