Evaluation of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and Endostatin levels in induced sputum and relationship to bronchial hyperreactivity in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis monosensitized to house dust


Yilmaz İ., Bayraktar N., Ceyhan K., Secil D., Yuksel S., Misirligil Z., ...More

REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA, vol.21, no.6, pp.321-326, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.rppnen.2015.04.006
  • Journal Name: REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.321-326
  • Keywords: Bronchial hyperreactivity, Endostatin, Eosinophil, Induced sputum, Persistent allergic rhinitis, Vascular endothelial growth factor, Vascular remodeling
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Studies about the pathogenesis of bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR) and its relationship with lower airway remodeling are extremely limited.