Cellular distribution and functions of P2 receptor subtypes in different systems

G Burnstock, GE Knight - Int Rev Cytol, 2004‏ - books.google.com
In 1929 Drury and Szent-Györgyi published a seminal paper describing the potent actions of
adenine compounds. Some decades later, adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) was proposed …

Sinonasal mucociliary clearance in health and disease

NA Cohen - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2006‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Although much has been elucidated in the past 170 years concerning the precise
mechanism of ciliary function in the healthy or diseased human respiratory system …

Constitutive release of ATP and evidence for major contribution of ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase and nucleoside diphosphokinase to extracellular nucleotide …

ER Lazarowski, RC Boucher, TK Harden - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000‏ - jbc.org
Nucleotides are important extracellular signaling molecules. At least five mammalian P2Y
receptors exist that are specifically activated by ATP, UTP, ADP, or UDP. Although the …

Control of epithelial transport via luminal P2 receptors

J Leipziger - American Journal of Physiology-Renal …, 2003‏ - journals.physiology.org
P2 membrane receptors are specifically activated by extracellular nucleotides like ATP,
ADP, UTP, and UDP. P2 receptors are subdivided into metabotropic P2Y and ionotropic P2X …

Purinergic signaling in the airways

G Burnstock, I Brouns, D Adriaensen… - Pharmacological …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Evidence for a significant role and impact of purinergic signaling in normal and diseased
airways is now beyond dispute. The present review intends to provide the current state of …

Cigarette smoke condensate inhibits transepithelial chloride transport and ciliary beat frequency

NA Cohen, S Zhang, DB Sharp, E Tamashiro… - The …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: Although the pathophysiology leading to rhinosinusitis is
complex, evidence indicates that decreased mucociliary clearance (MCC) is a major …

Cigarette smoke-induced Ca2+ release leads to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) dysfunction

JE Rasmussen, JT Sheridan, W Polk, CM Davies… - Journal of Biological …, 2014‏ - jbc.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects 64 million people and is currently the fourth
leading cause of death worldwide. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes both …

[HTML][HTML] Memantine ameliorates pulmonary inflammation in a mice model of COPD induced by cigarette smoke combined with LPS

Q Cheng, L Fang, D Feng, S Tang, S Yue… - Biomedicine & …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
An enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways has been regarded as a critical
characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Memantine, an N-methyl-d …

Regulation of ciliary beat frequency by the nitric oxide–cyclic guanosine monophosphate signaling pathway in rat airway epithelial cells

D Li, G Shirakami, X Zhan, RA Johns - American journal of …, 2000‏ - atsjournals.org
Nitric oxide (NO) upregulates ciliary beat frequency (CBF). The present study evaluates
mechanisms of the NO–cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway regulation of …

Airway hydration and COPD

A Ghosh, RC Boucher, R Tarran - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2015‏ - Springer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the prevalent causes of worldwide
mortality and encompasses two major clinical phenotypes, ie, chronic bronchitis (CB) and …