Up-regulation of serum periostin and squamous cell carcinoma antigen levels in infants with acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

Background: Periostin and squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) are involved in the pathogenesis of asthma. Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection during infancy exhibits an asthma-like pathogenesis, suggesting that it may be associated with the subsequent development o...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Nakamura, Kenichi Akashi, Masako Watanabe, Shoichiro Ohta, Junya Ono, Yoshinori Azuma, Noriko Ogasawara, Keisuke Yamamoto, Norikazu Shimizu, Hiroyuki Tsutsumi, Kenji Izuhara, Toshio Katsunuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893017301569