Can mean platelet volume be used as a biomarker for asthma?

Nacaroglu H. T., Isguder R., Bahceci S. E., Ceylan G., Korkmaz H. A., Karaman S., ...More

POSTEPY DERMATOLOGII I ALERGOLOGII, vol.33, no.3, pp.182-187, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/pdia.2015.52737
  • Journal Name: POSTEPY DERMATOLOGII I ALERGOLOGII
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.182-187
  • Keywords: mean platelet volume, asthma, childhood, atopy, immunotherapy, ALLERGIC INFLAMMATION, BRONCHIAL-ASTHMA, MURINE MODEL, RECRUITMENT, PREVALENCE, ACTIVATION, CHALLENGE, CHILDREN, DISEASE, VALUES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Platelets play important roles in airway inflammation and are activated in inflammatory lung diseases, including asthma.