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Biopsy markers of airway inflammation and remodelling.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Oct 2000
Jeffery P K, Laitinen A, Venge P
Abstract excerpt
Bronchial inflammation is a consistent feature of asthma and its chronicity probably determines disease progression. Clinical evaluation of drugs with potential disease-modifying activity requires measurement of their effects on the inflammatory and remodelling process using a variety of techniques including bronchial biopsy, and analysis of sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, blood, urine and exhaled air. Markers of...
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