INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.6, sa.10, ss.1569-1576, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Some cellular and soluble markers of inflammation in induced sputum have been used for studying airway inflammation in asthma. The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of systemic inflammation marker serum amyloid A (SAA) in blood and induced sputum to monitor the airway inflammation in asthmatic patients.