Combined Beta-Agonists and Corticosteroids Do Not Inhibit Extracellular Matrix Protein Production In Vitro

Table 1

Patient details.

Patient no.	Age (yrs)	Sex	Disease	Source of tissue	Sample type
1	76	Female	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
2	43	Female	Asthma	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
3	26	Male	Asthma	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
4	66	Male	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	Resection	ASM
5	22	Male	Asthma	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
6	38	Female	Carcinoid (atypical)	Resection	ASM
7	46	Female	Carcinoma	Resection	ASM
8	58	Male	Emphysema	Explanted lungs	ASM
9	50	Female	Asthma	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
10	56	Female	Emphysema	Explanted lungs	ASM
11	40	Male	Asthma	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
12	27	Male	Asthma	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
13	68	Female	Carcinoma	Resection	ASM
14	55	Male	Emphysema	Explanted lungs	ASM
15	64	Female	Emphysema	Explanted lungs	ASM
16	21	Male	Asthma	Endobronchial biopsy	ASM
17	25	Female	Bronchiolitis Obliterans	Explanted lungs	Bronchial rings
18	48	Female	Emphysema	Explanted lungs	Bronchial rings

ASM: airway smooth muscle.