Regulation of airway inflammation and remodeling by muscarinic receptors: Perspectives on anticholinergic therapy in asthma and COPD

Life Sciences

Volumn 91, Issue 21-22, 2012, Pages 1126-1133

  Kistemaker, Loes E M ^a   Oenema, Tjitske A ^a   Meurs, Herman ^a   Gosens, Reinoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Airway inflammation; Airway remodeling; Anticholinergics; Asthma; COPD; Non neuronal

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACLIDINIUM BROMIDE; ATROPINE; BENCYCLOQUIDIUM BROMIDE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AIRWAY REMODELING; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRONCHOSPASM; CELL ACTIVATION; CHEMOTAXIS; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG FUNCTION; METABOLISM; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 84872826158     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.02.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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