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Pro-inflammatory mechanisms of muscarinic receptor stimulation in airway smooth muscle

BACKGROUND: Acetylcholine, the primary parasympathetic neurotransmitter in the airways, plays an important role in bronchoconstriction and mucus production. Recently, it has been shown that acetylcholine, by acting on muscarinic receptors, is also involved in airway inflammation and remodelling. The...

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Autores principales: Oenema, Tjitske A, Kolahian, Saeed, Nanninga, Janke E, Rieks, Daniëlle, Hiemstra, Pieter S, Zuyderduyn, Suzanne, Halayko, Andrew J, Meurs, Herman, Gosens, Reinoud
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2955662/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20875145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-130