Homeostatic Roles of Eosinophils in Asthma

Exclusion Criteria

• •Non-eosinophilic asthma
• •Coexistence of a chronic eosinophilic inflammatory condition other than asthma
• •Other respiratory conditions (cystic fibrosis, COPD, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, etc.)
• •Treatment with corticosteroids within 10 days prior to inclusion
• •Active smoking or a smoking history of more than 20 pack-years
• •Pregnant women
• •Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
• •Subject unlikely to cooperate with the study and/or with anticipated low cooperation as assessed by the investigator
• •Subject without health insurance
• •Subject currently in an exclusion period of another study or as indicated by the "national registry of volunteers."