Airway smooth muscle cells respond directly to inhaled environmental factors

A misled or overreacting immune response is assumed to be the major cause of the most prevalent chronic inflammatory lung diseases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The contribution of tissue forming cells, especially of airway smooth muscle cells, to the pathologies of bot...

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Main Authors: Michael Roth, Michael Tamm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2010-08-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1166