IL-13 expression by blood T cells and not eosinophils is increased in asthma compared to non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis

BACKGROUND: In asthma interleukin (IL)-13 is increased in the airway compared with non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis. Whether this differential expression is specific to the airway or is more generalised is uncertain. METHODS: We sought to examine IL-13 expression in peripheral blood T-cells and...

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Main Authors: Siddiqui, Salman, Cruse, Glenn, Mckenna, Susan, Monteiro, William, Mistry, Vijay, Wardlaw, Andrew, Brightling, Christopher
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716303/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19602238
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-9-34
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