Ciliary motility of nasal epithelium in children with asthma and allergic rhinitis

Conclusions: The study of nasal ciliated epithelium enables to estimate bronchial epithelium indirectly. Dysfunction of ciliated epithelium in asthma and AR is defined both by CBF decrease and ciliary depletion.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: Paediatric Asthma and Allergy Source Type: research