Dexamethasone prevents virus-induced hyperresponsiveness via multiple mechanisms

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 2 29-2, 2003, Pages

  Moreno, Liliana ^a   Jacoby, David B ^a,b   Fryer, Allison D ^a,c  

^a The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Glucocorticoids; M2 receptor function; Vagus nerves

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; GUINEA PIG; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TITRATION;

EID: 0042344998     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00046.2003     Document Type: Article

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