Journal article
12‐hydroxy‐eicosatetraenoic acid (12‐HETE): a biomarker of Churg‐Strauss syndrome
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) shares similarities with asthma and hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). Eicosanoids--important inflammatory and signaling molecules--are present in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF).
OBJECTIVES: To assess eicosanoid profile both in EBC and BALF of CSS subjects searching for a pattern characteristic of this syndrome.
Authors
Szczeklik W; Sanak M; Mastalerz L; Sokołowska BM; Gielicz A; Soja J; Kumik J; Musiał J; Szczeklik A
Journal
Clinical & Experimental Allergy, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 513–522
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
4 2012
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03943.x
ISSN
0954-7894