Airway eosinophilic inflammation is a characteristic of asthmatic patients and of a sub group of COPD subjects. Blood eosinophils are deemed as a good surrogate marker of sputum eosinophilic inflammation; however, controversial data have been published particularly in COPD. The aim of our study was to compare blood and sputum eosinophils in COPD and asthmatic patients in "real life".
Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients / Pignatti, Patrizia; Visca, Dina; Cherubino, Francesca; Zampogna, Elisabetta; Lucini, Etienne; Saderi, Laura; Sotgiu, Giovanni; Spanevello, Antonio. - In: RESPIRATORY RESEARCH. - ISSN 1465-993X. - 20:1(2019), p. 145. [10.1186/s12931-019-1111-1]
Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients
Sotgiu, Giovanni;
2019-01-01
Abstract
Airway eosinophilic inflammation is a characteristic of asthmatic patients and of a sub group of COPD subjects. Blood eosinophils are deemed as a good surrogate marker of sputum eosinophilic inflammation; however, controversial data have been published particularly in COPD. The aim of our study was to compare blood and sputum eosinophils in COPD and asthmatic patients in "real life".I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
