Airway Surfactant Protein D Deficiency in?Adults With Severe Asthma

摘要

FOR EDITORIAL COMMENT SEE PAGE 1121Asthma is a chronic airway disorder that is characterized pathologically by airway inflammation and structural tissue remodeling. Airway inflammation in asthma is typically eosinophilic, with elevated levels of type 2 cytokines such as IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13.