Airway basophils are increased and activated in eosinophilic asthma.
Y SuzukiKeiko WakaharaT NishioS ItoY HasegawaPublished in: Allergy (2017)
The number of activated basophils was increased in the sputum of patients with eosinophilic asthma and correlated with airway and blood eosinophils. Our observations suggest that sputum basophils may serve as a biomarker to monitor new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of eosinophilic asthma.