TFR1 expression in induced sputum is associated with asthma severity

Background Asthma is characterized as a chronic inflammatory airway disease. Iron accumulation is related to asthma pathogenesis. Transferrin receptor 1(TFR1) expression is associated with intracellular iron overload in macrophages. In our study, we explored the association among TFR1 expression, th...

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Main Authors: Yang Wang, li Feng Gu, Xincheng Zhao, Chengping Hu, Qiong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13474.pdf