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Airway smooth muscle remodeling is a dynamic process in severe long-standing asthma by Hassan, Muhannad, MD, Jo, Taisuke, MD, PhD, Risse, Paul-André, PhD, Tolloczko, Barbara, PhD, Lemière, Catherine, MD, MSc, Olivenstein, Ronald, MD, Hamid, Qutayba, MD, PhD, Martin, James G., MD, DSc

“…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…”
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Interleukin-13 inhibits proliferation and enhances contractility of human airway smooth muscle cells without change in contractile phenotype by Risse, Paul-André, Jo, Taisuke, Suarez, Fernando, Hirota, Nobuaki, Tolloczko, Barbara, Ferraro, Pasquale, Grutter, Peter, Martin, James G

“…IL-13 is an important mediator of allergen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness. This Th2 cytokine, produced by activated T cells, mast cells, and basophils, has…”
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MAP kinases mediate interleukin-13 effects on calcium signaling in human airway smooth muscle cells by Moynihan, Barry, Tolloczko, Barbara, Michoud, Marie-Claire, Tamaoka, Meiyo, Ferraro, Pasquale, Martin, James G

“…Interleukin-13 (IL-13) has been strongly implicated in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma through animal models that have shown that IL-13 is both necessary…”
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IL-13 may mediate allergen-induced hyperresponsiveness independently of IL-5 or eotaxin by effects on airway smooth muscle by Eum, Seok-Yong, Maghni, Karim, Tolloczko, Barbara, Eidelman, David H, Martin, James G

“…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…”
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IFN-gamma, IL-4 and IL-13 modulate responsiveness of human airway smooth muscle cells to IL-13 by Moynihan, Barry J, Tolloczko, Barbara, El Bassam, Souad, Ferraro, Pascale, Michoud, Marie-Claire, Martin, James G, Laberge, Sophie

“…IL-13 is a critical mediator of allergic asthma and associated airway hyperresponsiveness. IL-13 acts through a receptor complex comprised of IL-13Ralpha1 and…”
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LY-294002 [2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one] affects calcium signaling in airway smooth muscle cells independently of phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibition by Tolloczko, Barbara, Turkewitsch, Petra, Al-Chalabi, Mustafa, Martin, James G

“…Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) may potentially influence intracellular [Ca(2+)](i) concentration by several mechanisms. We have investigated the effects of…”
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The Structure of Relations among Neighbours in Croatia by Tołłoczko, Barbara

“…The article discusses a study carried out by Croatian researchers from the Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences. The research applied the method of…”
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Tracing neural pathways in snail olfaction: from the tip of the tentacles to the brain and beyond by Chase, R, Tolloczko, B

“…The anatomical organization of the olfactory system of terrestrial snails and slugs is described in this paper, primarily on the basis of experiments using the…”
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Probing the Viscoelastic Behavior of Cultured Airway Smooth Muscle Cells with Atomic Force Microscopy: Stiffening Induced by Contractile Agonist by Smith, Benjamin A., Tolloczko, Barbara, Martin, James G., Grütter, Peter

“…Complex rheology of airway smooth muscle cells and its dynamic response during contractile stimulation involves many molecular processes, foremost of which are…”
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Expression and Regulation of CCR1 by Airway Smooth Muscle Cells in Asthma by Joubert, Philippe, Lajoie-Kadoch, Stephane, Welman, Melanie, Dragon, Stephane, Letuvee, Severine, Tolloczko, Barbara, Halayko, Andrew J, Gounni, Abdelilah Soussi, Maghni, Karim, Hamid, Qutayba

“…C-C chemokines such as CCL11, CCL5, and CCL3 are central mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma. They are mainly associated with the recruitment and the…”
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Enhanced Ca(2+) mobilization in airway smooth muscle contributes to airway hyperresponsiveness in an inbred strain of rat by Tao, F C, Tolloczko, B, Eidelman, D H, Martin, J G

“…The mechanisms underlying airway hyperresponsiveness are still unknown but increased contractility of airway smooth muscle may play a role. This study sought…”
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Evidence for differential DNA endoreplication during the development of a molluscan brain by Chase, R, Tolloczko, B

“…The DNA content of neurons in the cerebral ganglion of Achatina fulica was determined by the two-wavelength method of microspectrophotometry using…”
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Src modulates serotonin-induced calcium signaling by regulating phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate by Tolloczko, Barbara, Turkewitsch, Petra, Choudry, Sofia, Bisotto, Sandra, Fixman, Elizabeth D, Martin, James G

“…We tested the hypothesis that, in airway smooth muscle cells, stimulation of G-protein-coupled receptors by contractile agonists activates Src kinase and that…”
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Mesenteric vascular smooth muscle cells from spontaneously hypertensive rats display increased calcium responses to angiotensin II but not to endothelin-1 by Touyz, R M, Tolloczko, B, Schiffrin, E L

“…To determine the differential calcium responses to two vasoconstrictor peptides, angiotensin II (Ang II) and endothelin-1, in vascular smooth muscle cells…”
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Tyrosine kinase-dependent calcium signaling in airway smooth muscle cells by Tolloczko, B, Tao, F C, Zacour, M E, Martin, J G

“…Contractile agonists may stimulate mitogenic responses in airway smooth muscle by mechanisms that involve tyrosine kinases. The role of contractile…”
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Insitol (1,4,5,) trisphosphate metabolism and enhanced calcium mobilization in airway smooth muscle of hyperresponsive rats by tao, Florence C, Tolloczko, Barbara, Mitchell, Christine A, Powell, William S, Martin, James G

“…Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a phenotype of asthma and can be modeled by the inbred Fisher strain of rat, which is hyperresponsive in vivo relative to…”
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Enhanced Ca 2 + Mobilization in Airway Smooth Muscle Contributes to Airway Hyperresponsiveness in an Inbred Strain of Rat by TAO, FLORENCE C., TOLLOCZKO, BARBARA, EIDELMAN, DAVID H., MARTIN, JAMES G.

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Inositol (1,4,5)Trisphosphate Metabolism and Enhanced Calcium Mobilization in Airway Smooth Muscle of Hyperresponsive Rats by Tao, Florence C, Tolloczko, Barbara, Mitchell, Christine A, Powell, William S, Martin, James G

“…Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a phenotype of asthma and can be modeled by the inbred Fisher strain of rat, which is hyperresponsive in vivo relative to…”
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Insulin Attenuates Agonist-Evoked Calcium Transients in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Touyz, Rhian M, Tolloczko, Barbara, Schiffrin, Ernesto L

“…Insulin may decrease the contractile response of vascular smooth muscle to vasoactive agents. This could be due to interactions of insulin with the effects of…”
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Nitric oxide synthesis by tracheal smooth muscle cells by a nitric oxide synthase-independent pathway by Jia, Y, Zacour, M, Tolloczko, B, Martin, J G

“…Nitric oxide (NO) is known to be synthesized from L-arginine in a reaction catalyzed by NO synthase. Liver cytochrome P-450 enzymes also catalyze the oxidative…”
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