Abstract:Airway hyperresponsiveness and obstruction are the major characteristics of asthma. Current asthma treatments using antiinflammatory agents and airway smooth muscle (ASM) relaxants are expensive, variable in effectiveness and are associated with several cardiovascular side effects. ASM behaviour in vitro has been studied by various researchers to possibly provide an explanation of its mechanical properties. Previous in vitro experiments conducted on ASM tissues suggest that length perturbations applied to cont… Show more
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