Interactions between neurotransmitters and inflammatory cells in the airways.
Neuropeptides and purines are possible autonomic neurotransmitters. Both tachykinins (neurokinin A, substance P) and adenosine cause acute airway narrowing by synergistic activation of airway mast cells and postganglionic vagal nerve endings.
Pauwels
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Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Joos
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Kips
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Van Der Straeten
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D000241:Adenosine / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000503:physiopathology; D006636:Histamine Release; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D015288:Neurokinin A / Q000502:physiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats
D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D015288:Neurokinin A; D000241:Adenosine