Abstract:

This article reviews the concept of airway remodeling, through various inflammatory cells, the roles of angiogenesis, vascular endothelial cell growth factor, respiratory syncytial virus, and other biomarkers, including exhaled nitric oxide. Control of allergic asthma using immunomodulation and other strategies is addressed.

Keywords: Airway remodeling; allergic; angiogenesis; asthma; biomarkers; nitric oxide

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.2952

Affiliations: 1: Division of Allergy and Immunology, Nassau University Medical Center, North Shore University-Long Island Jewish Health Care System, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York