The role of the autonomic nervous system in allergic diseases.
The autonomic nervous system plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, especially asthma. This paper details the components of the autonomic nervous system, defines the role that these individual components play in allergy and details the abnormalities found in the autonomic nervous system in allergic subjects that may contribute to the disease state.
D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000209:etiology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000294:innervation; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000648:ultrastructure
D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic