Population of sensory neurons essential for asthmatic hyperreactivity of inflamed airways
Tränkner D, Hahne N, Sugino K, Hoon MA, Zuker C
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2014
Key finding
These neurons are found in the vagal ganglia and are characterized by the expression of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) ion channel.
- Condition
- Respiratory
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Tränkner, D., Hahne, N., Sugino, K., Hoon, M. A., & Zuker, C. (2014). Population of sensory neurons essential for asthmatic hyperreactivity of inflamed airways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(31), 11515-11520. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1411032111
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