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ReviewHandbook of experimental pharmacology2009

Sensory nerves and airway irritability.

B J Canning, D Spina

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Review in Handbook of experimental pharmacology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
10.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

B J CanningJohns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. bjc@jhmi.edu
D Spina
Johns Hopkins University · USKing's College London · GB

Funding

Reflexes and Supraesophageal Consequences Reflux DiseaseR01HL083192 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI CANNING, BRENDAN J · 2006 to 2010
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL083192
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lung, like many other organs, is innervated by a variety of sensory nerves and by nerves of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems that regulate the function of cells within the respiratory tract. Activation of sensory nerves by both mechanical and chemical stimuli elicits a number of defensive reflexes, including cough, altered breathing pattern, and altered autonomic drive, which are important for normal lung homeostasis. However, diseases that afflict the lung are associated with altered reflexes, resulting in a variety of symptoms, including increased cough, dyspnea, airways obstruction, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness. This review summarizes the current knowledge concerning the physiological role of different sensory nerve subtypes that innervate the lung, the factors which lead to their activation, and pharmacological approaches that have been used to interrogate the function of these nerves. This information may potentially facilitate the identification of novel drug targets for the treatment of respiratory disorders such as cough, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Indexed as

ReflexAction PotentialsAfferent PathwaysAnimalsBronchial HyperreactivityCoughHomeostasisHumansLungMuscle, SmoothParasympathetic Nervous SystemRespiratory MechanicsRespiratory System AgentsSensory Receptor CellsSensory ThresholdsSympathetic Nervous SystemRespiratory System Agents

Identifiers

PMID19655107
PMCPMC7120605
OpenAlexW1830605525

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