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A Reversible, Non-invasive Method for Airway Resistance Measurements and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Sampling in Mice
Published on: April 13, 2010
[Research progress of airway microbiome and airway immune response in asthma]
Abstract:
Bronchial asthma (asthma) is one of the most common chronic airway diseases, with more than 300 million people worldwide suffering from this disease. In recent years, studies have shown that compared with healthy people, the airway microecological structure and relative abundance of various flora of asthmatic patients have changed, and are related to the airway inflammatory phenotype of asthma. Airway microecology can affect the occurrence and development of asthma through immune response. The mechanism of interaction between airway microecology and asthma can provide new ideas for the accurate treatment of asthma. This article mainly reviewed the current research on airway microecology in asthma, and puts forward prospects for the accurate treatment of asthma in the future.
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