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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Amanda Sutcliffe
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-7406 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Sutcliffe Amanda A Hollins Fay F Gomez Edith E Saunders Ruth R Doe Camille C Cooke Marcus M Challiss R A John RA Brightling Chris E CE
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 20111122 3
<h4>Rationale</h4>Asthma is characterized by disordered airway physiology as a consequence of increased airway smooth muscle contractility. The underlying cause of this hypercontractility is poorly understood.<h4>Objectives</h4>We sought to investigate whether the burden of oxidative stress in airway smooth muscle in asthma is heightened and mediated by an intrinsic abnormality promoting hypercontractility.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined the oxidative stress burden of airway smooth muscle in bronchi ...[more]