Pharmacology and therapeutics of bronchodilators

M Cazzola, CP Page, L Calzetta, MG Matera… - Pharmacological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Bronchodilators are central in the treatment of of airways disorders. They are the mainstay of
the current management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and are critical in …

Airway smooth muscle in airway reactivity and remodeling: what have we learned?

YS Prakash - American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
It is now established that airway smooth muscle (ASM) has roles in determining airway
structure and function, well beyond that as the major contractile element. Indeed, changes in …

Emerging concepts in smooth muscle contributions to airway structure and function: implications for health and disease

YS Prakash - American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Airway structure and function are key aspects of normal lung development, growth, and
aging, as well as of lung responses to the environment and the pathophysiology of important …

Biological effects of metal-based nanomaterials for tumor metalloimmunotherapy

H Lei, G Hou, M Chen, J Ji, L Cheng - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Tumor immunotherapy as a new tumor therapy has been intensively studied and reported.
However, the expected utilization and therapeutic effects have not been achieved due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms underlying airway smooth muscle contraction and proliferation: implications for asthma

G Pelaia, T Renda, L Gallelli, A Vatrella, MT Busceti… - Respiratory …, 2008 - Elsevier
Airway smooth muscle (ASM) plays a key role in bronchomotor tone, as well as in structural
remodeling of the bronchial wall. Therefore, ASM contraction and proliferation significantly …

Matrix stiffness-modulated proliferation and secretory function of the airway smooth muscle cells

A Shkumatov, M Thompson, KM Choi… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Multiple pulmonary conditions are characterized by an abnormal misbalance between
various tissue components, for example, an increase in the fibrous connective tissue and …

Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in sarcoplasmic reticulum of airway smooth muscle. Implications for airway contractility

DP Cook, MV Rector, DC Bouzek… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: An asthma-like airway phenotype has been described in people with cystic
fibrosis (CF). Whether these findings are directly caused by loss of CF transmembrane …

Oxygen dose responsiveness of human fetal airway smooth muscle cells

WR Hartman, DF Smelter, V Sathish… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Maintenance of blood oxygen saturation dictates supplemental oxygen administration to
premature infants, but hyperoxia predisposes survivors to respiratory diseases such as …

Estrogen receptors differentially regulate intracellular calcium handling in human nonasthmatic and asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells

S Bhallamudi, J Connell, CM Pabelick… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Asthma is defined as chronic inflammation of the airways and is characterized by airway
remodeling, hyperresponsiveness, and acute bronchoconstriction of airway smooth muscle …

Selective targeting of the α5-subunit of GABAA receptors relaxes airway smooth muscle and inhibits cellular calcium handling

G Gallos, GT Yocum, ME Siviski… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
The clinical need for novel bronchodilators for the treatment of bronchoconstrictive diseases
remains a major medical issue. Modulation of airway smooth muscle (ASM) chloride via …