Article
Increased phenotypic differentiation and reduced corticosteroid sensitivity of fibrocytes in severe asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 May 2015
Lo Chun-Yu, Michaeloudes Charalambos, Bhavsar Pankaj K, Huang Chien-Da, Wang Chun-Hua, Kuo Han-Pin, Chung Kian Fan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with severe asthma are less responsive to corticosteroid therapy and show increased airway remodeling. The mesenchymal progenitors, fibrocytes, may be involved in the remodeling of asthmatic airways. We propose that fibrocytes in severe asthma are different from those in nonsevere asthma. OBJECTIVES: To examine the survival, myofibroblastic differentiation, and C-C chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7)...
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