Interleukin-4 and -13 expression is co-localized to mast cells within the airway smooth muscle in asthma.

BACKGROUND: Airway smooth muscle infiltration by mast cells is a feature of asthma and not eosinophilic bronchitis. In asthma, Th2 cytokines have been implicated as playing a critical role in the development of airway inflammation and hyper-responsiveness. Whether inflammatory cells within the airwa...

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Main Authors: Brightling, C, Symon, F, Holgate, S, Wardlaw, A, Pavord, I, Bradding, P
格式: Journal article
语言:English
出版: 2003