Airway epithelial cells, eosinophils and myofibroblasts express connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in inflamed asthmatic airway

K. Yamauchi, L. H. Pan, H. Kobayashi, Y. Tanifuji, T. Sawai, T. Nakanishi, M. Takigawa, N. Tomichi, H. Inoue (Morioka, Okayama, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Innate immunity and airways disease
Session: Innate immunity and airways disease
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 251
Disease area: Airway diseases

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K. Yamauchi, L. H. Pan, H. Kobayashi, Y. Tanifuji, T. Sawai, T. Nakanishi, M. Takigawa, N. Tomichi, H. Inoue (Morioka, Okayama, Japan). Airway epithelial cells, eosinophils and myofibroblasts express connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in inflamed asthmatic airway. Eur Respir J 2001; 16: Suppl. 31, 251

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