L-arginine Metabolism Regulates Airways Responsiveness in Asthma and Exacerbation by Air Pollution

L-arginine Metabolism Regulates Airways Responsiveness in Asthma and Exacerbation by Air Pollution

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Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease with a high prevalence in Western countries, including Canada, and increased exacerbations have been associated with ambient air pollution. The maintenance of airways tone is critically dependent on the endogenous bronchodilator, nitric oxide (NO). The nitric...

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Main Author: North, Michelle Leanne
Other Authors: Silverman, Frances
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
Subjects:
arginase
asthma
air pollution
particulate matter
ozone
nitric oxide
nitric oxide synthase
airways hyperresponsiveness
polyamines
spermine
ADMA
inflammation
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/29829

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http://hdl.handle.net/1807/29829

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