Airway remodeling in asthma

Airway remodeling is the term given to a series of structural changes characterized by chronic, irreversible airway obstruction. Structural changes in the airway wall caused by chronic inflammation of asthma. Evidence for asthma airway remodeling demonstrating an accelerated decline of lung function...

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Published in:	Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 125 - 131
Main Authors:	Naning, Roni, Darmawan, MTS
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House 30-06-2001
Subjects:	airway remodelling childhood asthma pathophysiology
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Summary:	Airway remodeling is the term given to a series of structural changes characterized by chronic, irreversible airway obstruction. Structural changes in the airway wall caused by chronic inflammation of asthma. Evidence for asthma airway remodeling demonstrating an accelerated decline of lung function that cannot be completely reversed with therapy. Combination therapy produced at least as much protection against inflammation as theuse of the higher dose of the inhaled corticosteroid.
ISSN:	0030-9311 2338-476X
DOI:	10.14238/pi41.3.2001.125-131