Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein 2 are elevated in intrinsic asthmatics

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5898304	Cytokine	2011	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº The etiology of intrinsic asthma is not known. âº We have shown that MCSF and MCP-2 and are elevated in intrinsic asthmatics compared to controls. âº These cytokines may have a critical role in the inflammatory pathology of intrinsic asthma.

Keywords

GM-CSF GRO-α I-309 ENA-78 HASMC granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor CBC GCSF EGF FGF body mass index BMI complete blood count Granulocyte colony stimulating factor epidermal growth factor fibroblast growth factor C-reactive protein CRP Gro