Chapter 17

Airway Vascularity in Asthma

John W. Wilson

John W. Wilson

Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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First published: 25 July 2008

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Role in asthmatic responses

  • Descriptions of airway vessels

  • Airway blood flow

  • Impact of increased airway vascularity on airway caliber

  • Vasodilatation and angiogenesis

  • Drivers of angiogenesis

  • Bronchial vessels and the immune response

  • Angioblasts and stem cells

  • Vessel leakage

  • Pharmacologic responsiveness

  • References

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