[Airway remodeling in asthma].
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in which many cell types play a role. These cells are involved in the regulation of the airways inflammation and initiate the process of remodelling by the release of cytokines and growth factors. In the article the authors describe changes in airways wall in asthmatic patients and their clinical consequences.
Zagdańska
Renata
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Kliniki Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc Instytutu Medycyny Wewnetrznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi.
Grzelewska-Rzymowska
Iwona
I
D001249:Asthma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*