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Aberrant DNA Methylation of Phosphodiesterase [corrected] 4D Alters Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypes.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2016
Lin Amanda H Y, Shang Yan, Mitzner Wayne, Sham James S K, Tang Wan-yee
Abstract excerpt
Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a hallmark feature in asthma characterized by exaggerated airway contractile response to stimuli due to increased airway sensitivity and chronic airway remodeling. We have previously shown that allergen-induced AHR in mice is associated with aberrant DNA methylation in the lung genome, suggesting that AHR could be epigenetically regulated, and these changes might predispose the...
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