Inflammatory Marker sTREM-1 Reflects the Clinical Stage and Respiratory Tract Obstruction in Allergic Asthma Bronchiale Patients and Correlates with Number of Neutrophils

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Plasma levels of sTREM-1 in healthy subjects and asthma bronchiale patients AB: asthma bronchiale, AB1: mild intermittent AB, AB2: mild persistent AB, AB3: moderate persistent AB, AB4: severe persistent AB, EAB: exacerbated AB, NEAB: nonexacerbated AB, RTO⁺: asthma with respiratory tract obstruction, RTO⁻: asthma without respiratory tract obstruction, Anti-IgE+: asthma with anti-IgE therapy, Anti-IgE-: asthma without anti-IgE therapy.