Upregulation of MUC5AC by VEGF in human primary bronchial epithelial cells: implications for asthma

Airway mucus hypersecretion is an important pathophysiological feature in asthma. Mucins are glycoproteins that are mainly responsible for the viscoelastic property of mucus, and MUC5AC is a major mucin glycop...

Source: Respiratory Research - December 12, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sung-Ho Kim, Qing-Mei Pei, Ping Jiang, Juan Liu, Rong-Fei Sun, Xue-Jiao Qian and Jiang-Bo Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research