Transcriptional regulation of cytokine function in airway smooth muscle cells
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Transcriptional regulation of cytokine function in airway smooth muscle cells.
The immuno-modulatory properties of airway smooth muscle have become of increasing importance in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying chronic inflammation and structural remodeling of the airway wall in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ASM cells respond to many cytokines, growth factors and lipid mediators to produce a wide array of immuno-modulatory molecules ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1094-5539
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2009.04.003