Bronchial asthma and airway remodeling markers
Asthma is an inflammatory disease with extracellular matrix remodeling and collagen deposition. Vascular alterations have been suggested to contribute to airway hyper responsiveness. Vascular endothelial growth factors and metalloproteinases are mediators of airway inflammation and remodeling in ast...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-10-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381300143X |