TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of nerves in asthma.
AU - Undem, Bradley J.
AU - Carr, Michael J.
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PY - 2002/3
Y1 - 2002/3
N2 - Asthma is a syndrome characterized by reversible episodes of wheezing, cough, and sensations of chest tightness and breathlessness. These symptoms are secondary to changes in the activity of the nervous system. The mechanisms by which the nervous system is altered such that the symptoms of asthma occur have not yet been elucidated. Airway inflammation associated with asthma may affect neuronal activity at several points along the neural reflex pathway, including the function of the primary afferent (sensory) nerves, integration within the central nervous system, synaptic transmission within autonomic ganglia, and transmission at the level of the postganglionic neuroeffector junction. We provide a brief overview of these interactions and the relevance they may have to asthma.
AB - Asthma is a syndrome characterized by reversible episodes of wheezing, cough, and sensations of chest tightness and breathlessness. These symptoms are secondary to changes in the activity of the nervous system. The mechanisms by which the nervous system is altered such that the symptoms of asthma occur have not yet been elucidated. Airway inflammation associated with asthma may affect neuronal activity at several points along the neural reflex pathway, including the function of the primary afferent (sensory) nerves, integration within the central nervous system, synaptic transmission within autonomic ganglia, and transmission at the level of the postganglionic neuroeffector junction. We provide a brief overview of these interactions and the relevance they may have to asthma.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11882-002-0011-4
DO - 10.1007/s11882-002-0011-4
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11892096
AN - SCOPUS:0036514214
SN - 1529-7322
VL - 2
SP - 159
EP - 165
JO - Current allergy and asthma reports
JF - Current allergy and asthma reports
IS - 2
ER -