Airway remodelling in children: When does it start?

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 196-200

  Baena Cagnani, Carlos ^a,b   Rossi, Giovanni A ^c   Canonica, Giorgio Walter ^d  

^a Hospital Infantil Municipal de Cordoba   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Early intervention; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOSTEROID; GELATINASE B; PROTEINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

AIRWAY; ANGIOGENESIS; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 33947181307     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e328082559a     Document Type: Review

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