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. 2017 Sep 16;74(23):4305–4314. doi: 10.1007/s00018-017-2649-z

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Periostin secretion in asthma. Periostin is secreted from activated epithelium in a basolateral mechanism where it interacts with other mediators in the sub-epithelial space to promote airway smooth muscle remodeling and sub-epithelial fibrosis. Periostin also promotes eosinophil recruitment and mucus secretion contributing to the pathophysiology of asthma