Neutrophilic Cells in Sputum of Allergic Asthmatic Children

Airway inflammation is regarded as a central feature of asthma and is mostly sustained by eosinophilic infiltrate. Recent studies have shown that a co-activation of eosinophil- and neutrophil-dependent inflammatory mechanisms might explain why some asthmatics do not respond to conventional asthma th...

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Main Authors: M. Miragliadel Giudice, M. Pedullà, F.P. Brunese, A.F. Capristo, C. Capristo, M.A. Tosca, S. Leonardi, G. Ciprandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-09-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1000800303