Airway Remodeling in Asthma and Irreversible Airflow Limitation —ECM Deposition in Airway and Possible Therapy for Remodeling—

Airway Remodeling in Asthma and Irreversible Airflow Limitation —ECM Deposition in Airway and Possible Therapy for Remodeling—

Airway remodeling in asthma is characterized by goblet cell hyperplasia, subepithelial fibrosis, and hyperplasia and hypertrophy of airway smooth muscle cells. The airway wall thickness increases because of subepithelial fibrosis, and hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the airway smooth muscle cells and...

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Main Authors: Kohei Yamauchi, Hiroshi Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
bone marrow-derived cells
CTGF
myofibroblast
peripheral airway
TGF-β
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015308820

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