Segmental allergen challenge increases levels of airway follistatin-like 1 in patients with asthma.

Miller, Marina; Esnault, Stephane; Kurten, Richard C; Kelly, Elizabeth A; Beppu, Andrew; Das, Sudipta; Rosenthal, Peter; Ramsdell, Joe et al. · J Allergy Clin Immunol · 2016

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Abstract

Segmental allergen challenge induced increased levels of bronchoalveolar (BAL) follistatin like 1 (FSTL1). BAL macrophages both expressed FSTL1, and could be induced by FSTL1 to express MMP9 suggesting a potential role of FSTL1 in remodeling.

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