Serum Periostin Levels: A Potential Serologic Marker for Toluene Diisocyanate-Induced Occupational Asthma.

Ji Ho LeeSang Ha KimYoungwoo ChoiHoang Kim Tu TrinhEun Mi YangGa Young BanYoo Seob ShinYoung Min YeKenji IzuharaHae-Sim Park

Published in: Yonsei medical journal (2019)

These results suggest that an increased periostin level may contribute to the progression of airway inflammation to remodeling in TDI-exposed workers. A high serum periostin level is a potential serologic marker of the phenotype of TDI-OA.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
human health
lung function
risk assessment
oxidative stress
drug induced
allergic rhinitis