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ReviewRespiratory research2017

Regulation of human airway smooth muscle cell migration and relevance to asthma.

Brittany Salter, Cara Pray, Katherine Radford, James G Martin, Parameswaran Nair

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Review in Respiratory research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Brittany SalterFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare and Department of Medicine, 50 Charlton Avenue, East, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.
Cara PrayFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare and Department of Medicine, 50 Charlton Avenue, East, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.
Katherine RadfordFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare and Department of Medicine, 50 Charlton Avenue, East, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.
James G MartinMeakins Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Parameswaran NairFirestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare and Department of Medicine, 50 Charlton Avenue, East, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada. parames@mcmaster.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airway remodelling is an important feature of asthma pathogenesis. A key structural change inherent in airway remodelling is increased airway smooth muscle mass. There is emerging evidence to suggest that the migration of airway smooth muscle cells may contribute to cellular hyperplasia, and thus increased airway smooth muscle mass. The precise source of these cells remains unknown. Increased airway smooth muscle mass may be collectively due to airway infiltration of myofibroblasts, neighbouring airway smooth muscle cells in the bundle, or circulating hemopoietic progenitor cells. However, the relative contribution of each cell type is not well understood. In addition, although many studies have identified pro and anti-migratory agents of airway smooth muscle cells, whether these agents can impact airway remodelling in the context of human asthma, remains to be elucidated. As such, further research is required to determine the exact mechanism behind airway smooth muscle cell migration within the airways, how much this contributes to airway smooth muscle mass in asthma, and whether attenuating this migration may provide a therapeutic avenue for asthma. In this review article, we will discuss the current evidence with respect to the regulation of airway smooth muscle cell migration in asthma.

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Airway RemodelingAsthmaCell MovementHumansMuscle, SmoothMyocytes, Smooth MuscleAirway smooth muscleAsthmaCytokinesMigrationRemodelling

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PMID28814293
PMCPMC5559796

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