Asthma Patients Treated With Bronchial Thermoplasty May Have Decreased Airway Smooth Muscle Mass And Type-1 Collagen Deposition Underneath Basement Membrane

By Dr Deepu

Healio (9/22) reports that research indicated that individuals “with asthma treated with bronchial thermoplasty demonstrated decreased airway smooth muscle mass and type-1 collagen deposition underneath the basement membrane.” The findings were published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.