Abstract
Asthmatic patients present a Th2 response profile, with an increase in cells TCD4+ and increased eosinophils around the airways, while COPD patients present a Th1 immune response profile, an increase in CD8+ T cells and an increase of neutrophils (Brusselle et al., 2011; Cosio et al., 2009). Our group has already demonstrated studies in an experimental model of COPD and in tissues from CO…