Persisting remodeling and less airway wall eosinophil activation in complete remission of asthma

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 310-316

  Broekema, Martine ^a   Timens, Wim ^a   Vonk, Judith M ^a   Volbeda, Franke ^a   Lodewijk, Monique E ^a   Hylkema, Machteld N ^a   Ten Hacken, Nick H T ^a   Postma, Dirkje S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Airway pathology; Airway remodeling

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; HISTAMINE; PEROXIDASE; UVOMORULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CELL ACTIVATION; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY REMODELING; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPUTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551520313     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201003-0494OC     Document Type: Article

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