Chlamydophila pneumoniae enhances secretion of VEGF, TGF-β and TIMP-1 from human bronchial epithelial cells under Th2 dominant microenvironment

PURPOSE: Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection in the airways is thought to be associated with the pathogenesis of asthma, especially in non-atopic severe asthma with irreversible airway obstruction that may be related to airway remodeling. Here, we investigated whether C. pneumoniae infection enhances...

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Autores principales: Park, Chan-Sun, Kim, Tae-Bum, Moon, Keun Ae, Bae, Yun-Jeong, Lee, Hee Ran, Jang, Min Kyoung, Moon, Hee-Bom, Cho, You Sook
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology; The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2831610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20224677
http://dx.doi.org/10.4168/aair.2010.2.1.41

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