Transforming growth factor-beta expression in mucosal biopsies in asthma and chronic bronchitis.

M Vignola, A; Chanez, P; Chiappara, G; Merendino, A; Pace, E; Rizzo, A; M la Rocca, A; Bellia, V; Bonsignore, G; Bousquet, J

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.156.2.9609066

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Transforming growth factor-beta expression in mucosal biopsies in asthma and chronic bronchitis.

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Authors:

A M Vignola

P Chanez

G Chiappara

Abstract

We assessed whether transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), a fibrogenic growth factor, may be involved in remodeling of asthma and chronic bronchitis; its expression was compared with that of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in bronchia...

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