Open AccessFractional Analysis of Th2-Type Cytokines in Sequential Samples of Induced Sputum
Author(s) -
Rame Taha,
Qutayba Hamid,
Ron Olivenstein
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2004/828936
Subject(s) - sputum , medicine , cytokine , immunology , neutrophil elastase , inflammation , andrology , pathology , tuberculosis
Recent studies have demonstrated the usefulness of induced sputum in detecting the expression of Th2-type cytokines in asthmatics and have shown that the profile of inflammatory cells in induced sputum differs with time.
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