Periostin upregulates the effector functions of neutrophils

• Toru Noguchi,
• Kazuyuki Nakagome,
• Hidetoshi Iemura,
• Toshiaki Shimizu,
• Takehito Kobayashi,
• Yutaka Ueda,
• Kazuki Katayama,
• Tomoyuki Soma,
• Hidetomo Nakamoto,
• Makoto Nagata

Affiliations

Toru Noguchi

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Kazuyuki Nakagome

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Corresponding author. Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama-machi, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan.

Hidetoshi Iemura

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Toshiaki Shimizu

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Takehito Kobayashi

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan; Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Yutaka Ueda

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Kazuki Katayama

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Tomoyuki Soma

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Hidetomo Nakamoto

Department of General Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan

Makoto Nagata

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan