Blood and Salivary Amphiregulin Levels as Biomarkers for Asthma

Blood and Salivary Amphiregulin Levels as Biomarkers for Asthma

Background: Amphiregulin (AREG) expression in asthmatic airways and sputum was shown to increase and correlate with asthma. However, no studies were carried out to evaluate the AREG level in blood and saliva of asthmatic patients.Objective: To measure circulating AREG mRNA and protein concentrations...

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Main Authors: Mahmood Yaseen Hachim, Noha Mousaad Elemam, Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan, Laila Salameh, Ronald Olivenstein, Ibrahim Yaseen Hachim, Thenmozhi Venkatachalam, Bassam Mahboub, Saba Al Heialy, Rabih Halwani, Qutayba Hamid, Rifat Hamoudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
asthma
biomarkers
saliva
amphiregulin (AREG)
non-invasive
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.561866/full

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