Expression of protease activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) in central airways of smokers and non-smokers

Thorax

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 146-151

  Miotto, D ^a   Saetta, M ^d   Maestrelli, P ^d   Fabbri, L M ^e   Mapp, C E ^a   Hollenberg, M D ^b   Bunnett, N W ^c   Papi, A ^a   Braccioni, F ^a   Boschetto, P ^a   Rea, F ^d   Zuin, A ^d   Geppetti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRONCHI; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECEPTOR, PAR-2; RECEPTORS, THROMBIN; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SMOKING; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0036159183     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.2.146     Document Type: Article

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