Altered Innate Immune Responses in Neutrophils from Patients with Well- and Suboptimally Controlled Asthma

Background. Respiratory infections are a major cause of asthma exacerbations where neutrophilic inflammation dominates and is associated with steroid refractory asthma. Structural airway cells in asthma differ from nonasthmatics; however it is unknown if neutrophils differ. We investigated neutrophi...

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Main Authors: Francesca S. M. Tang, Gloria J. Foxley, Peter G. Gibson, Janette K. Burgess, Katherine J. Baines, Brian G. Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/219374
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