ReviewInternational journal of molecular medicine2017
Cellular Na+ handling mechanisms involved in airway smooth muscle contraction (Review).
Review in International journal of molecular medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Epithelial NaJournal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Characterization of the Signaling Pathways Activated by KCl-Induced RTK Stimulation in Guinea Pig Airways.Biology · 2025Article
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- Estrogenic Modulation of Ionic Channels, Pumps and Exchangers in Airway Smooth Muscle.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The Changes in Expression of NaMembranes · 2021Article
- Elucidation of Cellular Mechanisms That Regulate the Sustained Contraction and Relaxation of the Mammalian Iris.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2020Article
- Estrogen receptors differentially regulate intracellular calcium handling in human nonasthmatic and asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2020Article
- Asthma: A Loss of Post-natal Homeostatic Control of Airways Smooth Muscle With Regression Toward a Pre-natal State.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Review
- An overview of carbonic anhydrases and membrane channels of synoviocytes in inflamed joints.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2019Review
- Relaxant Action of Diclofenac Sodium on Mouse Airway Smooth Muscle.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Article
- Maintenance of intracellular Ca2+ basal concentration in airway smooth muscle (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2018Review
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Abstract
A decrease in bronchial diameter is designated as bronchoconstriction (BC) and impedes the flow of air through the airway. Asthma is characterized by inflammation of the airways, reversible BC and nonspecific hyperreactivity. These last two symptoms are dependent on airway smooth muscle. Stimuli that trigger contraction can be characterized as chemical (neurotransmitters, cytokines and terpenoids) and physical (volume inspired, air pressure). Both stimuli activate signaling pathways by acting on membrane proteins and facilitating the passage of ions through the membrane, generating a voltage change and a subsequent depolarization. Na+ plays an important role in preserving the resting membrane potential; this ion is extracted from the cells by the Na+/K+ ATPase (NKA) or introduced into the cytoplasm by the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX). During depolarization, Na+ appears to accumulate in specific regions beneath the plasma membrane, generating local concentration gradients which determine the handling of Ca2+. At rest, the smooth muscle has a basal tone that is preserved by the continuous adjustment of intracytoplasmic concentrations of Ca2+ and Na+. At homeostasis, the Na+ concentration is primarily dependent on three structures: the NKA, the NCX and non-specific cation channels (NSCC). These three structures, their functions and the available evidence of the probable role of Na+ in asthma are described in the present review.
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