Role of airway epithelial barrier dysfunction in pathogenesis of asthma

Bronchial asthma is characterized by persistent cough, increased sputum, and repeated wheezing. The pathophysiology underlying these symptoms is the hyper-responsiveness of the airway along with chronic airway inflammation. Repeated injury, repair, and regeneration of the airway epithelium following...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Gon, Shu Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S132389301730134X