Monocyte-derived fibrocytes induce an inflammatory phenotype in airway smooth muscle cells.

Lin, T-Y; Venkatesan, N; Nishioka, M; Kyoh, S; Al-Alwan, L; Baglole, C J; Eidelman, D H; Ludwig, M S; Hamid, Q

Lin, T-Y; Venkatesan, N; Nishioka, M; Kyoh, S; Al-Alwan, L; Baglole, C J; Eidelman, D H; Ludwig, M S; Hamid, Q.

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Lin TY; Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Clin Exp Allergy ; 44(11): 1347-60, 2014 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25255717

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Asthma/metabolism; Asthma/pathology; Monocytes/metabolism; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism; Phenotype; Actins/metabolism; Adult; Asthma/diagnosis; Asthma/immunology; Case-Control Studies; Cell Communication; Cell Differentiation; Cells, Cultured; Coculture Techniques; Collagen Type I/metabolism; Female; Humans; Interleukin-6/biosynthesis; Interleukin-8/biosynthesis; Male; Middle Aged; Monocytes/cytology; Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/metabolism; Signal Transduction

Key words

airway smooth muscle cells; asthma; fibrocytes; inflammation

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Phenotype / Asthma / Monocytes / Myocytes, Smooth Muscle Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Exp Allergy Journal subject: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan

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