TGF-β: The missing link in obesity-associated airway diseases?

• Main Authors: Joanna Woo (Author), Cynthia Koziol-White (Author), Reynold Panettieri, Jr (Author), Joseph Jude (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity is emerging as a global public health epidemic. The co-morbidities associated with obesity significantly contribute to reduced quality of life, mortality, and global healthcare burden. Compared to other asthma comorbidities, obesity prominently engenders susceptibility to inflammatory airway...