scholarly journals Competition of NO synthases and arginase in the airways hyperreactivity

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Strapkova ◽  
M. Antosova
Keyword(s):  
Airways Hyperreactivity

PAF-induced airways hyperreactivity is modulated by mast cells in mice.

1996 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 461-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Longphre ◽  
L Y Zhang ◽  
N Paquette ◽  
S R Kleeberger
Keyword(s):  
Mast Cells ◽  
Airways Hyperreactivity

Medical Outcome in Asthmatic Patients: Effects of Airways Hyperreactivity and Symptom-Focused Anxiety

1979 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Staudenmayer ◽  
Robert A. Kinsman ◽  
Jerald F. Dirks ◽  
Sheldon L. Spector ◽  
Carolyn Wangaard
Keyword(s):  
Medical Outcome ◽  
Asthmatic Patients ◽  
Airways Hyperreactivity

scholarly journals Neuronal Modulation of Airway and Vascular Tone and Their Influence on Nonspecific Airways Responsiveness in Asthma

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan J. Canning ◽  
Ariel Woo ◽  
Stuart B. Mazzone
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Vascular Tone ◽  
Autonomic Nerves ◽  
Substantial Body ◽  
Airways Hyperreactivity ◽  
Hallmark Feature ◽  
Reactive Airways ◽  
Airways Hyperresponsiveness

The autonomic nervous system provides both cholinergic and noncholinergic neural inputs to end organs within the airways, which includes the airway and vascular smooth muscle. Heightened responsiveness of the airways to bronchoconstrictive agents is a hallmark feature of reactive airways diseases. The mechanisms underpinning airways hyperreactivity still largely remain unresolved. In this paper we summarize the substantial body of evidence that implicates dysfunction of the autonomic nerves that innervate smooth muscle in the airways and associated vasculature as a prominent cause of airways hyperresponsiveness in asthma.

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