Asthma: Alternative route to airway relaxation

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 17, 241 (2018). doi:10.1038/nrd.2018.37 Author: Sarah Crunkhorn Promoting airway smooth muscle cell (ASMC) relaxation is an established therapeutic strategy for alleviating pulmonary resistance in asthma. However, current approaches, which involve the inhalation of β2-adrenoceptor agonists, do not adequately control symptoms in all patients and are associated with side effects. Writing
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