Inhaled Steroids, Circulating Eosinophils, Chronic Airway Infection and Pneumonia Risk in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Network Analysis.
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DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201908-1550oc
Abstract: RATIONALE Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) is controversial because it can reduce the risk of future exacerbations of the disease at the expense of increasing the risk of pneumonia.… read more here.
Keywords: circulating eosinophils; chronic obstructive; infection; risk ... See more keywords
Eosinophil Activation Status in Separate Compartments and Association with Asthma
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00075
Abstract: Asthma is frequently characterized by eosinophil-rich airway inflammation. Airway eosinophilia is associated with asthma exacerbations and likely plays a part in airway remodeling. Eosinophil recruitment from the bloodstream depends on circulating eosinophils becoming activated, which… read more here.
Keywords: surface proteins; eosinophil activation; circulating eosinophils; pre activated ... See more keywords