Involvement of Fibronectin and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Migration for the Process of Airway Remodeling

Involvement of Fibronectin and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Migration for the Process of Airway Remodeling

ABSTRACT: Background: Airway remodeling is a repair process occurring after airway injury; its primary histopathological features are subepithelial fibrosis and smooth muscle thickening of the bronchi. These histopathological changes are considered to occur due to bronchial smooth muscle cells (bSM...

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Main Authors: Machiko Nishihara-Fujihara, Shunsuke Shoji, Iori Maeda, Terufumi Shimoda, Sankei Nishima, Kouji Okamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306353

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