Reviews
Vol. 71 No. 3 (2009): Pulmonary series
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2009.357

Markers of airway inflammation in pulmonary diseases assessed by induced sputum

Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.
Received: 21 January 2016
Published: 21 January 2016
1621
Views
763
Downloads
Induced sputum, Airway inflammation, Mediators

Authors

S. Dragonieri
silvano.dragonieri@fsm.it
Department of Pulmonology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Cassano delle Murge, Italy.
O. Tongoussouva
Department of Pulmonology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Cassano delle Murge, Italy.
A. Zanini
Department of Pulmonology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Insubria, Tradate, Italy.
A. Imperatori
Center for Thoracic Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
A. Spanevello
Department of Pulmonology, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Insubria, Tradate, Italy.
During recent years there has been a growing interest in using non-invasive biomarkers to understand and monitor the airway inflammation in subjects with respiratory tract disorders. To date, the best validated and performing non-invasive biomarkers are measures of inflammation in induced sputum in both cellular and fluid phase, which can provide biological insights into the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The purpose of this review is to examine the principal literature on the different markers of inflammation in pulmonary diseases assessed by induced sputum analysis in either cellular or fluid phase.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

How to Cite



“Markers of Airway Inflammation in Pulmonary Diseases Assessed by Induced Sputum”. 2016. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 71 (3). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2009.357.

PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.