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Role of eosinophilic inflammation and atopy in elderly asthmatic patients

BACKGROUND: Asthma in the elderly is severe and associated with poor treatment outcome. Although atopy has an important role in pathogenesis, its role in the elderly is unclear, partly due to immune senescence. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine the associations of Th2-mediated inflammation with asthma...

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Autores principales: Kawamatawong, Theerasuk, Siripongpun, Sitthisak, Rerkpattanapipat, Ticha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27489791
http://dx.doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2016.6.3.181