Targeting the restricted α-subunit repertoire of airway smooth muscle GABAA receptors augments airway smooth muscle relaxation

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 248-256

  Gallos, George ^a   Yim, Peter ^a   Chang, Sucie ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Xu, Dingbang ^a   Cook, James M ^b   Gerthoffer, William T ^c   Emala, Charles W ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway relaxation; CM D 45; Electrophysiology; Taurine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA4; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA5; 8 METHOXY IMIDAZOBENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; GABOXADOL; ISOPRENALINE; MESSENGER RNA; SUBSTANCE P; TAURINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRWAY SMOOTH MUSCLE; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL RING;

EID: 84855335568     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00131.2011     Document Type: Article

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