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Inflammatory mediators mediate airway smooth muscle contraction through a G protein-coupled receptor-transmembrane protein 16A-voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel axis and contribute to bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Apr 2018
Wang Pei, Zhao Wei, Sun Jie, Tao Tao, Chen Xin, Zheng Yan-Yan, Zhang Cheng-Hai, Chen Zhong, Gao Yun-Qian, She Fan, Li Ye-Qiong, Wei Li-Sha, Lu Ping, Chen Cai-Ping, Zhou Ji, Wang Da-Quan, Chen Liang, Shi Xiao-Hao, Deng Linhong, ZhuGe Ronghua, Chen Hua-Qun, Zhu Min-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Allergic inflammation has long been implicated in asthmatic hyperresponsiveness of airway smooth muscle (ASM), but its underlying mechanism remains incompletely understood. Serving as G protein-coupled receptor agonists, several inflammatory mediators can induce membrane depolarization, contract ASM, and augment cholinergic contractile response. We hypothesized that the signal cascade integrating on...
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