title: An inflammation-independent contraction mechanophenotype of airway smooth muscle in asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Electronic address: san3@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: An
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mitzner
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Wan-Yee
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
authors.forename: Kwangmi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: A-Rum
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Jessie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Hwan Mee
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Cullman Chemoprotection Center, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Jed W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fahey
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Sarvesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: Shyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswal
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Holgate
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, Airways Biology Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Reynold A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Panettieri
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Solway
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, and the Center for Personalized Medicine and Genomics, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla. Electronic address: sliggett@health.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Liggett
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D019044:Image Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D032389:Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010641:Phenotype; D061251:Primary Cell Culture; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D059010:Single-Cell Analysis / Q000379:methods