Elevated serum osteopontin level is associated with blood eosinophilia and asthma comorbidity in patients with allergic rhinitis

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Dec;130(6):1416-8.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.06.010. Epub 2012 Jul 28.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asthma / blood
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / epidemiology*
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Blood Circulation
  • Cell Degranulation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • China
  • Comorbidity
  • Eosinophilia / blood
  • Eosinophilia / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-5 / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteopontin / blood*
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / blood
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / epidemiology*
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / blood
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Interleukin-5
  • Osteopontin