Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Eosinophilic and Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation in Asthma

• Main Authors: Girolamo Pelaia (Author), Alessandro Vatrella (Author), Maria Teresa Busceti (Author), Luca Gallelli (Author), Cecilia Calabrese (Author), Rosa Terracciano (Author), Rosario Maselli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Asthma is a phenotypically heterogeneous chronic disease of the airways, characterized by either predominant eosinophilic or neutrophilic, or even mixed eosinophilic/neutrophilic inflammatory patterns. Eosinophilic inflammation can be associated with the whole spectrum of asthma severity, ranging fr...