Myofibroblasts are increased in the lung parenchyma in asthma.

Myofibroblasts are increased in the lung parenchyma in asthma.

Increased airway smooth muscle is observed in large and small airways in asthma. Semi-quantitative estimates suggest that cells containing alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) are also increased in the lung parenchyma. This study quantified and characterized α-SMA positive cells (α-SMA+) in the lung pa...

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Main Authors: Stacey R Boser, Thais Mauad, Bianca Bergamo de Araújo-Paulino, Ian Mitchell, Grishma Shrestha, Andrea Chiu, John Butt, Margaret M Kelly, Elia Caldini, Alan James, Francis H Y Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5546673?pdf=render

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