Eosinophils promote epithelial to mesenchymal transition of bronchial epithelial cells.

Eosinophilic inflammation and remodeling of the airways including subepithelial fibrosis and myofibroblast hyperplasia are characteristic pathological findings of bronchial asthma. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a critical role in airway remodelling. In this study, we hypothesized...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Yasukawa, Koa Hosoki, Masaaki Toda, Yasushi Miyake, Yuki Matsushima, Takahiro Matsumoto, Daniel Boveda-Ruiz, Paloma Gil-Bernabe, Mizuho Nagao, Mayumi Sugimoto, Yukiko Hiraguchi, Reiko Tokuda, Masahiro Naito, Takehiro Takagi, Corina N D'Alessandro-Gabazza, Shigeru Suga, Tetsu Kobayashi, Takao Fujisawa, Osamu Taguchi, Esteban C Gabazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23700468/?tool=EBI