Roles of airway smooth muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Abstract The airway smooth muscle (ASM) plays an indispensable role in airway structure and function. Dysfunction in ASM plays a central role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and contributes to alterations of contractility, inflammatory response, immunoreaction, ph...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Translational Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-018-1635-z |