Pulmonary surfactant in the airway physiology: A direct relaxing effect on the smooth muscle
Highlights • Airway surfactant has an important role in the respiratory physiology. • Surfactant directly relaxes airway smooth muscle. • Surfactant dysfunction may be included in the pathophysiology of asthma, COPD or other diseases with bronchial obstruction.
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Veröffentlicht in: | Respiratory physiology & neurobiology 2015-04, Vol.209, p.95-105 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Highlights • Airway surfactant has an important role in the respiratory physiology. • Surfactant directly relaxes airway smooth muscle. • Surfactant dysfunction may be included in the pathophysiology of asthma, COPD or other diseases with bronchial obstruction. |
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ISSN: | 1569-9048 1878-1519 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.resp.2015.01.004 |