Inflammatory Marker sTREM-1 Reflects the Clinical Stage and Respiratory Tract Obstruction in Allergic Asthma Bronchiale Patients and Correlates with Number of Neutrophils

• Main Authors: Maria Bucova (Author), Magda Suchankova (Author), Martin Dzurilla (Author), Mojmir Vrlik (Author), Helena Novosadova (Author), Eva Tedlova (Author), Stefan Urban (Author), Edita Hornakova (Author), Marianna Seligova (Author), Vladimira Durmanova (Author), Peter Penz (Author), Juraj Javor (Author), Ema Paulovicova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The knowledge that asthma is an inflammatory disorder has prompted us to investigate the plasma levels of a new inflammatory marker sTREM-1 that is released from the surfaces of activated neutrophils and monocytes. The plasma levels of sTREM-1 were analysed by a sandwich ELISA test in the cohort of...