Thrombin in the Airways of Asthmatic Patients Tập 177 - Trang 253-262 - 1999
E. C. Gabazza, O. Taguchi, S. Tamaki, H. Takeya, H. Kobayashi, H. Yasui, T. Kobayashi, O. Hataji, H. Urano, H. Zhou, K. Suzuki, Y. Adachi
The mechanism of airway remodeling in asthmatic patients is poorly understood.
Thrombin is a multifunctional protease that, in addition to its critical role in
thrombotic processes, has also been described as inducing cellular and molecular
events relevant to tissue remodeling. The present investigation was undertaken
to evaluate the activity of thrombin in the sputum of asthmatic patients and its... hiện toàn bộ