Reviews and feature articleThe role of viruses in acute exacerbations of asthma
Key words
Asthma
acute exacerbation
virus
Abbreviations used
BAL
Bronchoalveolar lavage
BEC
Bronchial epithelial cell
FGF
Fibroblast growth factor
HRV
Human rhinovirus
ICAM-1
Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IP-10
Interferon-inducible protein 10
IRF
Interferon regulatory factor
NF-κB
Nuclear factor kappa B
PRR
Pattern-recognition receptor
SOCS1
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1
TLR
Toll-like receptor
VEGF
Vascular endothelial growth factor
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Series editors: Donald Y. M. Leung, MD, PhD, and Dennis K. Ledford, MD
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