| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6241809 | Respiratory Medicine | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Elevated plasma levels of HNPs were higher in AE-IP than in S-IP, but not specific enough to serve as candidate biomarkers of AE-IP. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of defensins in the pathogenesis of AE-IP.
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Authors
Noriho Sakamoto, Yuji Ishimatsu, Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Hirokazu Yura, Masaomi Tomonaga, Tatsuhiko Harada, Shota Nakashima, Shintaro Hara, Atsuko Hara, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Kazuhiro Yatera, Hiroshi Mukae, Shigeru Kohno,