The effect of eosinophils on collagen gel contraction and implications for tissue remodelling

Asthma is characterized by an eosinophilic inflammation and a subepithelial fibrosis in the airways. Eosinophils contain several cytotoxic substances, such as eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), which can promote inflammation and cause tissue damage. This has generated the hypothesis that eosinophils...

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Main Authors: ZAGAI, U, SKÖLD, C M, TRULSON, A, VENGE, P, LUNDAHL, J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2004
Subjects:
Basic Immunology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1808957/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15008974
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02396.x
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