| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6241712 | Respiratory Medicine | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Despite lower median serum periostin concentrations in smokers with asthma compared to never smokers with asthma, approximately forty percent of this group had a high level. The potential value of a raised serum periostin concentration in predicting a beneficial response to therapies targeting Th2 inflammation in smokers with asthma requires to be investigated.
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Authors
Neil C. Thomson, Rekha Chaudhuri, Mark Spears, John Haughney, Charles McSharry,