The airway smooth muscle as a driving force for asthma
Symposium Chairs: R. Gosens (Groningen, Netherlands), J. Ward (London, United Kingdom)
Aims: The aims of this session are to: review the abnormalities and pathophysiological roles of the airway smooth muscle in asthma; discuss how targeting the airway smooth muscle and its direct environment can mitigate the remodelling process in asthma; and review the role of mesenchymal progenitor cells in the remodelling process.