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Overexpression of soluble ADAM33 promotes a hypercontractile phenotype of the airway smooth muscle cell in rat.
Experimental cell research - 15 Nov 2016
Duan Yiyuan, Long Jiaoyue, Chen Jun, Jiang Xuemei, Zhu Jian, Jin Yang, Lin Feng, Zhong Jun, Xu Rong, Mao Lizheng, Deng Linhong
Abstract excerpt
A disintegrin and metalloproteinase 33 (ADAM33) has been identified as a susceptibility gene for asthma, but details of the causality are not fully understood. We hypothesize that soluble ADAM33 (sADAM33) overexpression can alter the mechanical behaviors of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) via regulation of the cell's contractile phenotype, and thus contributes to airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in asthma. To...
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