… We have successfully used horseradish peroxidase (HRP) for nerve backfills (Chase and
Kamil, 1983) and as an anterograde label for olfactory sensory neurons (Chase and Tolloczko, …

Complex rheology of airway smooth muscle cells and its dynamic response during contractile
stimulation involves many molecular processes, foremost of which are actomyosin cross-…

BACKGROUND: The origin of the excess airway smooth muscle in asthma and when in the
course of the disease it is acquired are uncertain. OBJECTIVES: We examined the relative …

IL-13 is a mediator of allergen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). The aim of this
study was to evaluate whether eotaxin and IL-5 were implicated in the effects of IL-13 on …

… This latter factor inhibits cyclin D that is responsible for the entry into the S phase but also
cyclin B that is responsible for the passage from the S phase to the G2/M phase, as we …

The chronicity of bronchial asthma is attributed to persistent airway inflammation and to a
variety of structural changes, or remodelling, that includes smooth muscle and goblet cell …

… B: Detected phosphorylated STAT6 band densities were measured and densitometric … B
and D: Band densities were measured and the densitometric values were normalized to the IL-…

… Individuals in moderate and severe asthma groups were all taking inhaled corticosteroids,
while people in the mild group were using B 2 -agonist. Age and predicted forced expiratory …

… B: The effect of control and JNK inhibitory peptides on Ca 2+ responses in control and IL-13-…
B: cells were treated with SP600125 or vehicle 1 h before application of IL-13, and H1 …

… of the cells at 345 and 380 nm, R, and R, are the ratios for fura-2 free acid at 345 and 380
nm in the presence of saturating calcium (with ionomycin) and EGTA, respectively, and B is the …