Muscarinic receptor agonists and antagonists: Effects on inflammation and immunity

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 208, Issue , 2012, Pages 403-427

  Verbout, Norah G ^a   Jacoby, David B ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Immune cells; Inflammatory disease; Non neuronal cholinergic system

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; INTERLEUKIN 2; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABSCESS; AIRWAY REMODELING; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84856663308     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23274-9_17     Document Type: Review

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