Augmented acetylcholine-induced, Rho-mediated Ca2+ sensitization of bronchial smooth muscle contraction in antigen-induced airway hyperresponsive rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 597-600

  Chiba, Yoshihiko ^a   Takada, Yuka ^a   Miyamoto, Shigeki ^b   Mitsui Saito, Minori ^b   Karaki, Hideaki ^b   Misawa, Miwa ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

escin; Airway hyperresponsiveness; Asthma; Ca2+ sensitization; Intrapulmonary bronchial smooth muscle; Rho

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANTIGEN; BETA ESCIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM ION; RHO FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CALCIUM; ESCIN; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MALE; MICROFILAMENTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033024335     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702585     Document Type: Article

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