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β2-Adrenoceptor agonists are required for development of the asthma phenotype in a murine model.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2013
Thanawala Vaidehi J, Forkuo Gloria S, Al-Sawalha Nour, Azzegagh Zoulikha, Nguyen Long P, Eriksen Jason L, Tuvim Michael J, Lowder Thomas W, Dickey Burton F, Knoll Brian J, Walker Julia K L, Bond Richard A
Abstract excerpt
β(2)-Adrenoceptor (β2AR) agonists are the most effective class of bronchodilators and a mainstay of asthma management. The first potent β2AR agonist discovered and widely used in reversing the airway constriction associated with asthma exacerbation was the endogenous activator of the β2AR, epinephrine. In this study, we demonstrate that activation of the β2AR by epinephrine is paradoxically required for...
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