Osteopontin is increased in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and bronchial tissue of smoking asthmatics

Cytokine. 2013 Mar;61(3):713-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2012.12.028. Epub 2013 Feb 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Asthma / blood
  • Asthma / metabolism*
  • Asthma / pathology
  • Bronchi / metabolism*
  • Bronchi / pathology
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Humans
  • Osteopontin / blood
  • Osteopontin / metabolism*
  • Smoking / blood
  • Smoking / metabolism*

Substances

  • Osteopontin