Chronic exposure to hypoxia attenuates contractile responses in rat airways in vitro: A possible role for nitric oxide

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-37

  Clayton, Robert A ^a   Nally, Jane E ^b   MacLean, Margaret R ^a   Thomson, Neil C ^c   McGrath, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway reactivity; Endothelin 1; Epithelium; Indomethacin; Methacholine; Nitric oxide (NO)

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ENDOTHELIN 1; INDOMETACIN; METHACHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; TRACHEA;

ALBUTEROL; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIUM; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRACHEA;

EID: 0032785874     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00693-7     Document Type: Article

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