Serum from asthmatic rat treated with acupuncture inhibits acetylcholine-induced contractile responses of airway smooth muscle cells
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DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30033-x
Abstract: Abstract OBJECTIVE To investigate the influence of serum from asthmatic rat treated with acupuncture (acupuncture serum) on the contractile responses of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs). METHODS OVA-induced asthmatic rats were subject to acupuncture treatment… read more here.
Keywords: serum asthmatic; asthmatic rat; treated acupuncture; serum ... See more keywords
Antenatal/early postnatal hypothyroidism increases the contribution of Rho-kinase to contractile responses of mesenteric and skeletal muscle arteries in adult rats
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DOI: 10.1038/s41390-018-0029-5
Abstract: BackgroundMaternal thyroid deficiency can increase Rho-kinase procontractile influence in arteries of 2-week-old progeny. Here we hypothesized that augmented role of Rho-kinase persists in arteries from adult progeny of hypothyroid rats.MethodsDams were treated with 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU)… read more here.
Keywords: con; kinase; contractile responses; rho kinase ... See more keywords
Smooth muscle contractile responses to bile acids in mouse ileum require TGR5 but not ASBT
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1334319
Abstract: Background Many disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) are more prevalent in women than men and feature alterations in gastrointestinal motility and bile acid homeostasis. Mechanisms by which bile acids regulate gastrointestinal motility are poorly characterized.… read more here.
Keywords: bile acids; contractile responses; smooth muscle; tgr5 ... See more keywords