Dysregulation of sputum columnar epithelial cells and products in distinct asthma phenotypes.

Ling QinPeter G GibsonJodie L SimpsonKatherine J BainesVanessa M McDonaldLisa G WoodHeather PowellMichael Fricker

Published in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2019)

Sputum columnar epithelial cells are related to important clinical and inflammatory variables in asthma. Measurement of epithelial biomarkers in sputum samples could allow non-invasive assessment of altered bronchial epithelium status in asthma.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
mycobacterium tuberculosis
pulmonary tuberculosis
allergic rhinitis
oxidative stress