Researchers found differences between normal and asthmatic airways as well as in the ways lung cells communicate and a new cell state that produces mucus in asthmatic patients.
The maps of “The Human Cell Atlas” reveal differences between normal and asthmatic airways and indicate how cells in the lung communicate with each other. Researchers also discovered a new cell state that produces mucus in asthmatic patients. Understanding the cells and their signals may eventually lead to new drug targets for asthma treatment.