title: PAF, eosinophils and asthma.
abstract: PAF has many inflammatory effects in the airways and closely mimics the pathophysiology of asthma. PAF is a potent stimulus to eosinophil accumulation and activation and may be involved in the eosinophilic inflammation which characterises asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness.
authors.affiliation: National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000473:pathology*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor