Gender‐Dependent Differences in Serum Osteopontin Levels in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: A Link to Disease Activity in Females
Summary Female CSU patients show higher serum OPN levels than those in males, correlating with severity. OPN is a novel CSU severity marker associated with peripheral WBC, neutrophils and monocytes.
Authors
- Dan Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-6392)
- Hongshan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5519-9358)
- Luyue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0245-6431)
- Zhao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2679-5695)
- Ziyun Gao
- Weihui Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8374-7852)
- Jianing Yuan
- Jiahua Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4221-2840)
- Fujing Yang
- Songmei Geng
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical & Experimental Allergy
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.70324
- Primary Topic
- Urticaria and Related Conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province