CCSP Serum Level is A Surrogate Marker of Small Airway Involvment in Asthma

Publication date: Available online 17 January 2017
Source:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Author(s): Sebastien Bommart, Grégory Marin, Nicolas Molinari, Lucie Knabe, Aurélie Petit, Pascal Chanez, Anne Sophie Gamez, Catherine Devautour, Isabelle Vachier, Arnaud Bourdin

Teaser

Serum CCSP level was independently related to small airway hyperresponsiveness, measured by the slope of air-trapping progression measured using CT. In asthmatic patients, this blood biomarker may identify small airways involvement.


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