Tag: smooth
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Fatty Acids in Airway Smooth Muscle of Asthmatics
Condition: AsthmaIntervention: Dietary Supplement: coconut oilSponsors: Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Harvard School of Public HealthNot yet recruiting – verified June 2016 View full post on ClinicalTrials.gov: asthma | received in the last 14 days
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HB-EGF-Promoted Airway Smooth Muscle Cells and Their Progenitor Migration Contribute to Airway Smooth Muscle Remodeling in Asthmatic Mouse.
Related Articles HB-EGF-Promoted Airway Smooth Muscle Cells and Their Progenitor Migration Contribute to Airway Smooth Muscle Remodeling in Asthmatic Mouse. J Immunol. 2016 Jan 29; Authors: Wang Q, Li H, Yao Y, Lu G, Wang Y, Xia D, Zhou J Abstract The airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells’ proliferation, migration, and their progenitor’s migration are currently…
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MiR-23b controls TGF-?1 induced airway smooth muscle cell proliferation via TGF?R2/p-Smad3 signals.
Related Articles MiR-23b controls TGF-?1 induced airway smooth muscle cell proliferation via TGF?R2/p-Smad3 signals. Mol Immunol. 2015 Dec 31;70:84-93 Authors: Chen M, Huang L, Zhang W, Shi J, Lin X, Lv Z, Zhang W, Liang R, Jiang S Abstract BACKGROUND: Abnormal proliferation of ASM (airway smooth muscle) directly contributes to the airway remodeling during development…
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Nuclear factor-?B mediates the phenotype switching of airway smooth muscle cells in a murine asthma model.
Related Articles Nuclear factor-?B mediates the phenotype switching of airway smooth muscle cells in a murine asthma model. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015;8(10):12115-28 Authors: Qiu C, Zhang J, Su M, Fan X Abstract Airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) phenotype modulation, characterized by reversible switching between contractile and proliferative phenotypes, is considered to contribute to…
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Apigenin inhibits TGF-?1-induced proliferation and migration of airway smooth muscle cells.
Related Articles Apigenin inhibits TGF-?1-induced proliferation and migration of airway smooth muscle cells. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015;8(10):12557-63 Authors: Li LH, Lu B, Wu HK, Zhang H, Yao FF Abstract It is well known that the proliferation and migration of ASM cells (ASMCs) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of airway remodeling in…
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Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Modulators Blunt Hyperoxia Effects on Calcium Responses of Developing Human Airway Smooth Muscle.
Related Articles Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Modulators Blunt Hyperoxia Effects on Calcium Responses of Developing Human Airway Smooth Muscle. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2015 Aug 7;:ajplung.00232.2015 Authors: Britt RD, Thompson MA, Kuipers I, Stewart A, Vogel ER, Thu J, Martin RJ, Pabelick CM, Prakash YS Abstract Exposure to moderate hyperoxia in prematurity contributes…
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Nanotubes Connect CD4+ T Cells to Airway Smooth Muscle Cells: Novel Mechanism of T Cell Survival.
Related Articles Nanotubes Connect CD4+ T Cells to Airway Smooth Muscle Cells: Novel Mechanism of T Cell Survival. J Immunol. 2015 May 1; Authors: Al Heialy S, Zeroual M, Farahnak S, McGovern T, Risse PA, Novali M, Lauzon AM, Roman HN, Martin JG Abstract Contact between airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells and activated CD4(+) T…
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Emergence of airway smooth muscle mechanical behaviour through dynamic reorganisation of contractile units and force transmission pathways.
Related Articles Emergence of airway smooth muscle mechanical behaviour through dynamic reorganisation of contractile units and force transmission pathways. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2014 Jan 30; Authors: Brook BS Abstract Airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) in asthma remains poorly understood despite significant research effort to elucidate relevant underlying mechanisms. In particular, a significant body of experimental work…
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[Effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma on proliferation of airway smooth muscle cells in mice with asthma].
Related Articles [Effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma on proliferation of airway smooth muscle cells in mice with asthma]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2013 Jul;15(7):583-7 Authors: Gu MX, Liu XC, Jiang L Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR?) agonist rosiglitazone on the expression of cyclin D1 in lung…
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Inflammation signals airway smooth muscle cell proliferation in asthma … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Inflammation signals airway smooth muscle cell proliferation in asthma …7thSpace Interactive (press release)It is now well recognized that chronic inflammation, as well as airway hyper-responsiveness and remodeling of airway during inflammation, are crucial to asthma. ASM is caused by increased cell proliferation or by hypertrophy of ASM cells depending on … View full post on…