@article{Begum_Ahmed_2013, title={Eosinophilic Cationic Protein in Bronchial Asthma – current concepts}, volume={7}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMM/article/view/19331}, DOI={10.3329/bjmm.v7i2.19331}, abstractNote={<p>Bronchial asthma is a chronic and inflammatory disease of lungs.  On the basis of pathogenesis, asthma can be grouped into allergic, inflammatory, neurogenic and physical mechanisms.  It is characterized by a 50 fold increase in the number of eosinophil in relation to neutrophil in the bronchial mucosa. After allergic sensitization, regulatory Th2 cell releases IL-5.  This IL-5 is responsible for differentiation and maturation of eosinophil. On re-exposure, activation and degranulation of eosinophil occur. In this review this mechanism is described in updated way.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v7i2.19331">http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v7i2.19331</a></p> <p>Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2013; 07(02): 25-27</p>}, number={2}, journal={Bangladesh Journal of Medical Microbiology}, author={Begum, Afroza and Ahmed, Mejbah Uddin}, year={2013}, month={Jul.}, pages={25–27} }