Myofibroblasts are increased in the lung parenchyma in asthma.

Myofibroblasts are increased in the lung parenchyma in asthma.

<h4>Background</h4>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 positiv...

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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:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182378&type=printable

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