Neutrophils are indispensable for defense against pathogens. Injured tissue-infiltrated neutrophils can establish a niche of chronic inflammation and promote degeneration. Studies investigated transcriptome of single-infiltrated neutrophils which could misinterpret molecular states of these post mitotic cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a tertiary outpatient clinic of asthma patients, find the predisposing asthma phenotype to COVID-19, and to see their adherence to asthma treatment.
Material And Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional, real life study was conducted via phone interviews with the patients being followed in the asthma outpatient clinic. From the files of the patient information was obtained about their demographics, asthma phenotype, co-morbidity, prick tests, spirometry test results and their medications at the last visit before the COVID-19 pandemic.