Increased numbers of alveolar mast cells with an altered phenotype are linked to peripheral airway remodelling in patients with allergic asthma

C. Andersson, M. Weitoft Lundström, A. Bergqvist, M. Mori, L. Bjermer, G. Westergren-Thorsson, J. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Mechanisms of asthma
Session: Mechanisms of asthma
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 361
Disease area: Airway diseases

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C. Andersson, M. Weitoft Lundström, A. Bergqvist, M. Mori, L. Bjermer, G. Westergren-Thorsson, J. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden). Increased numbers of alveolar mast cells with an altered phenotype are linked to peripheral airway remodelling in patients with allergic asthma. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 361

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