A novel regulator of lung inflammation and immunity: Pulmonary parasympathetic inflammatory reflex

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 789-792

  Yang, X ^a   Zhao, C ^a   Gao, Z ^a   Su, X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE PASTEUR OF SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR;

CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; EFFERENT NERVE; HERING BREUER REFLEX; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; INNERVATION; LUNG INFECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL; VAGUS REFLEX; ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALPHA7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84928943687     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcu005     Document Type: Review

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