<prompt> Not a feature of bronchial asthma:Thickening of bronchial wallIncrease in number of goblet glandsHypertrophy of smooth muscleIncreased Ig E  <response>: Ref: Robbin E-book, P 502-504 Increased numbers of goblet cells goblet cell hyperplasia is part of airway remodelling in asthma. The remodelling also includes epithelial proliferation, thickening of the reticular basement membrane, increased bronchial vascularity and hypertrophy of smooth muscle and submucosal glands. Thickening of bronchial wall is seen in bronchiectasis. 