Airway smooth muscle cell culture: application to studies of airway wall remodelling and phenotype plasticity in asthma.

doi:10.1183/09031936.96.09040808

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Airway smooth muscle cell culture: application to studies of airway wall remodelling and phenotype plasticity in asthma.

The European respiratory journal - 1 Apr 1996

Hirst S J

Abstract excerpt

Chronic persistent asthma is characterized by poorly reversible airway obstruction. Histopathological studies of airways removed postmortem from patients with severe asthma reveal marked inflammatory and architectural changes associated with airway wall thickening. Increased airway smooth muscle...

Topics

Animals
Asthma
Biomarkers
Cattle
Cell Culture Techniques
Dogs
Extracellular Matrix
Guinea Pigs
Humans
Inflammation
Lung
Models, Biological
Muscle, Smooth
Phenotype
Rabbits
Receptors, Cell Surface
Sheep

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