The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 124, Issue 2 , Pages 230-237.e4 , August 2009

Leptin and leptin receptor expression in asthma

  • Andreina Bruno, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andreina Bruno, PhD, Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Ugo La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy.
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  • Elisabetta Pace, MD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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  • Pascal Chanez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Département des Maladies Respiratoires, AP-HM, Laboratoire d'immunologie INSERM CNRS U 600, UMR6212, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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  • Delphine Gras, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Département des Maladies Respiratoires, AP-HM, Laboratoire d'immunologie INSERM CNRS U 600, UMR6212, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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  • Isabelle Vachier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • MED BIO MED Service des maladies respiratoires CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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  • Giuseppina Chiappara, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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  • Maurizio La Guardia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sezione di Fisiologia e nutrizione umana, Dipartimento (DIMPEFINU), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • Stefania Gerbino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
    • Sezione di Fisiologia e nutrizione umana, Dipartimento (DIMPEFINU), Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • Mirella Profita, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy
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  • Mark Gjomarkaj, MD

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare (IBIM), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Palermo, Italy

Received 27 October 2008 ,Revised 27 April 2009 ,Accepted 27 April 2009.

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 Supported by INSERM-CNR contract.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: P. Chanez has received research support from Schering-Plough and has served as an advisor for all of the respiratory drug companies. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(09)00691-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.04.032

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 124, Issue 2 , Pages 230-237.e4 , August 2009

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