The cytokine interleukin-26 as a biomarker in pediatric asthma

In this pilot study, we examined associations between local interleukin (IL)-26, disease severity and biomarkers of Th2-mediated inflammation in a well-defined cohort of pediatric patients (14 years median age, 41 % females) with controlled (n = 28) or uncontrolled (n = 48) asthma. Sputum IL-26 prot...

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Main Authors: Konradsen, Jon R., Nordlund, Björn, Levänen, Bettina, Hedlin, Gunilla, Linden, Anders
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815075/