IL-1β augments TGF-β inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition of epithelial cells and associates with poor pulmonary function improvement in neutrophilic asthmatics.
Shengding ZhangYu FanLu QinXiaoyu FangCong ZhangJunqing YueWenxue BaiGang WangZhihong ChenHarld RenzChrysanthi SkevakiXiansheng LiuMin XiePublished in: Respiratory research (2021)
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (IRB ID: 20150406).