Periostin upregulates the effector functions of eosinophils

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 138; no. 5; pp. 1449 - 1452.e5
• Main Authors: Noguchi, Toru, Nakagome, Kazuyuki, Kobayashi, Takehito, Uchida, Yoshitaka, Soma, Tomoyuki, Nakamoto, Hidetomo, Nagata, Makoto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Allergy and Immunology; Asthma; Cell adhesion & migration; Chemokines; Cytokines; Fibroblasts; Proteins

Eosinophils were obtained from healthy volunteers or allergic subjects with allergic rhinitis, and their adhesion to periostin or vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 was measured using residual eosinophil peroxidase assays (see this article's Methods section in the Online Repository at www...