Osteopontin and periostin are associated with a 20-year decline of pulmonary function in patients with asthma

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Aug 15;190(4):472-4. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201403-0562LE.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Asthma / pathology
  • Asthma / physiopathology*
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Biopsy
  • Bronchi / metabolism
  • Bronchi / pathology
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteopontin / metabolism*
  • Respiratory Function Tests / methods
  • Respiratory Function Tests / statistics & numerical data

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • POSTN protein, human
  • Osteopontin