Comparison of paired human nasal and bronchial airway epithelial cell responses to rhinovirus infection and IL-13 treatment
Abstract Background Because of its advantage as a minimally invasive procedure, nasal brushings have been increasingly used and proposed as a valuable approach to study lower airway diseases in lieu of bronchial epithelial cells. However, there is limited or conflicting evidence pertaining to whethe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-05-01
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Series: | Clinical and Translational Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40169-018-0189-2 |