CXCL1 and asthma: To the best of our knowledge the increased release of this set of CXCR2 ligands (ENA-78, GRO-α and IL-8) from BSMC from asthmatic patients stimulated with FCS has not been reported before; neither has this release been linked to the induction of angiogenesis in the context of asthma airway remodelling.