Exhaled breath condensate cysteinyl leukotrienes and airway remodeling in childhood asthma: a pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been suggested that cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs) play an important role in airway remodeling. Previous reports have indicated that cysLTs augment human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation. Recently, cysLTs have been mea...

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Main Authors: Kharitonov Sergei A, Nicholson Andrew G, Wilson Nicola M, Payne Donald NR, Zacharasiewicz Angela, Lex Christiane, Barnes Peter J, Bush Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/7/1/63