Open AccessDifferent types of tissue composition in inflammatory or reparative upper airway disorders
Author(s) -
Lize De Coster,
Philippe Eloy,
Liesbeth Ferdinande,
Jasmien Taildeman,
C Cuvelier,
Jean-Baptiste Watelet
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhino11.164
Subject(s) - lamina propria , medicine , laminin , extracellular matrix , pathology , elastin , fibrosis , airway , epithelium , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery
Composition changes of extracellular matrix (ECM) can lead to functional disorders of the upper airways (UA). The aim of this study was to systematically measure both the association patterns and the correlation degree between tissue composition parameters in UA inflammatory diseases.