Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients

Airway eosinophilic inflammation is a characteristic of asthmatic patients and of a sub group of COPD subjects. Blood eosinophils are deemed as a good surrogate marker of sputum eosinophilic inflammation; howe...

Source: Respiratory Research - July 10, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Patrizia Pignatti, Dina Visca, Francesca Cherubino, Elisabetta Zampogna, Etienne Lucini, Laura Saderi, Giovanni Sotgiu and Antonio Spanevello Tags: Research Source Type: research