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Identification of BPIFA1/SPLUNC1 as an epithelium-derived smooth muscle relaxing factor
Asthma is a chronic airway disease characterized by inflammation, mucus hypersecretion and abnormal airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction. Bacterial permeability family member A1, BPIFA1, is a secreted innate defence protein. Here we show that BPIFA1 levels are reduced in sputum samples from asthma...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5303822/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28165446 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14118 |