Role of airway smooth muscle cell phenotypes in airway tone and obstruction in guinea pig asthma model

Airway obstruction (AO) in asthma is driven by airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction. AO can be induced extrinsically by direct stimulation of ASM with contractile agonists as histamine, or by indirect provoc...

Source: Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology - January 11, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Mayra D. Álvarez-Santos, Marisol Álvarez-González, Elizabeth Eslava-De-Jesus, Angel González-López, Ivonne Pacheco-Alba, Yazmín Pérez-Del-Valle, Rodrigo Rojas-Madrid and Blanca Bazán-Perkins Tags: Research Source Type: research