IgE induces transcriptional regulation of thymic stromal lymphopoietin in human airway smooth muscle cells

To the Editor:Human airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) are considered “inflammatory-like cells” by virtue of expressing cell adhesion, costimulatory molecules, and secretion of cytokines and chemokines that may initiate or perpetuate the airway inflammation and the development of airway remodeling.1Tliba O. Panettieri Jr., R.A. Noncontractile functions of airway smooth muscle cells in asthma.Annu Rev Physiol. 2009; 71: 509-535Crossref PubMed...