title: [Immunologic aspects of allergic and non-allergic asthma].
abstract: METHODS
  The peripheral blood lymphocytes and lung function have been studied in 25 patients: 12 affected by atopic asthma and 13 affected by non atopic asthma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results obtained indicate that peripheral blood CD3 and CD4 cell as well as HLA-DR marker are higher in the extrinsic asthma group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings confirm that an active inflammatory process exists in the group of non-atopic and functionally more compromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università degli Studi, Torino.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anania
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fassio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cascio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000097:blood; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000097:blood; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D007136:Immunoglobulins
vernacular_title: Aspetti immunologici dell'asma allergico e non allergico.