Role of Extracellular Matrix in the Development of Airway Remodeling in Asthma
Conditions
- Allergic Asthma
- Airway Remodelling
- Extracellular Matrix Alteration
Interventions
- PROCEDURE: Bronchial challenge with allergen
- OTHER: Co-culture formation
- OTHER: Inhibition of Wnt and Smad signaling pathways
- OTHER: Extracellular matrix turnover and deposition assessment
- BIOLOGICAL: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen
- DEVICE: Dosimeter ProvoX (Ganshorn)
- BIOLOGICAL: Eosinophils
- BIOLOGICAL: Airway smooth muscle cells
- BIOLOGICAL: Fibroblasts
Sponsor
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
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