Pentraxin 3 promotes airway inflammation in experimental asthma.

Pengfei GaoKun TangYanjiao LuZhenli HuangShanshan WangMeijia WangJianmiao WangJianping ZhaoJun-Gang Xie

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

Our results show that exogenous PTX3 can exacerbate multiple asthmatic features by promoting both eosinophils and neutrophils lung infiltration and provide new evidence to better understand the complex role of PTX3 in allergic airway inflammation.

Keyphrases

lung function
allergic rhinitis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
air pollution