The health scourge imposed on humanity by the COVID-19 pandemic seems not to recede.
This fact warrants refined and novel ideas analyzing different aspects of the illness. One …

Transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels play critical roles in physiological and
pathological conditions. Increasing evidence has unveiled the contribution of TRP vanilloid …

Inflammation is a characteristic marker in numerous lung disorders. Several immune cells,
such as macrophages, dendritic cells, eosinophils, as well as T and B lymphocytes …

Smooth muscles are a specific muscle subtype that is widely identified in the tissues of
internal passageways. This muscle subtype has the capacity for controlled or regulated …

Asthma is defined as chronic inflammation of the airways and is characterized by airway
remodeling, hyperresponsiveness, and acute bronchoconstriction of airway smooth muscle …

Introduction. Androgen signaling comprises nongenomic and genomic pathways.
Nongenomic actions are not related to the binding of the androgen receptor (AR) and occur …

Introduction Asthma is a chronic lung disease influenced by environmental and inflammatory
triggers and involving complex signaling pathways across resident airway cells such as …

To preserve ionic homeostasis (primarily Ca2+, K+, Na+, and Cl−), in the airway smooth
muscle (ASM) numerous transporters (channels, exchangers, and pumps) regulate the influx …

Rhythmic eupneic breathing in mammals depends on the coordinated activities of the neural
system that sends cranial and spinal motor outputs to respiratory muscles. These outputs …

Introduction The use of flavors in electronic cigarettes appeals to adults and never-smoking
youth. Consumption has rapidly increased over the last decade, and in the US market alone …