Search Results - "Ward, Jeremy P."
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Calcium-sensing receptor antagonists abrogate airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in allergic asthma
Published in Science translational medicine (22-04-2015)“…Airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation are fundamental hallmarks of allergic asthma that are accompanied by increases in certain polycations, such as…”
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
Published in Physiological reviews (01-01-2012)“…It has been known for more than 60 years, and suspected for over 100, that alveolar hypoxia causes pulmonary vasoconstriction by means of mechanisms local to…”
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Sensory neuron downregulation of the Kv9.1 potassium channel subunit mediates neuropathic pain following nerve injury
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (28-11-2012)“…Chronic neuropathic pain affects millions of individuals worldwide, is typically long-lasting, and remains poorly treated with existing therapies. Neuropathic…”
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Mechanisms of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and their roles in pulmonary hypertension: new findings for an old problem
Published in Current opinion in pharmacology (01-06-2009)“…Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) normally optimises ventilation–perfusion matching in the lung, but leads to pulmonary hypertension (PH) under…”
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: mechanisms and controversies
Published in The Journal of physiology (01-01-2006)“…The pulmonary circulation differs from the systemic in several important aspects, the most important being that pulmonary arteries constrict to moderate…”
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Dietary soy isoflavone‐induced increases in antioxidant and eNOS gene expression lead to improved endothelial function and reduced blood pressure in vivo
Published in The FASEB journal (01-10-2005)“…ABSTRACTEpidemiological evidence suggests that populations consuming large amounts of soy protein have a reduced incidence of coronary heart disease (1–5). The…”
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in the absence of pretone: essential role for intracellular Ca2+ release
Published in The Journal of physiology (15-09-2013)“…Key points • Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is a mechanism by which pulmonary arteries maintain blood oxygenation during alveolar hypoxia. • HPV is…”
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Divergent modulation of Rho‐kinase and Ca2+ influx pathways by Src family kinases and focal adhesion kinase in airway smooth muscle
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-11-2015)“…Background and Purpose The importance of tyrosine kinases in airway smooth muscle (ASM) contraction is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to…”
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Role of src-family kinases in hypoxic vasoconstriction of rat pulmonary artery
Published in Cardiovascular research (01-12-2008)“…Aims We investigated the role of src-family kinases (srcFKs) in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and how this relates to Rho-kinase-mediated Ca2+…”
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Diminished sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ ATPase (SERCA) expression contributes to airway remodelling in bronchial asthma
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (30-06-2009)“…Phenotypic modulation of airway smooth muscle (ASM) is an important feature of airway remodeling in asthma that is characterized by enhanced proliferation and…”
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Superoxide differentially controls pulmonary and systemic vascular tone through multiple signalling pathways
Published in Cardiovascular research (01-01-2011)“…the aim of this study was to determine the relative importance of Ca(2+) sensitization, ion channels, and intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) in the mixed…”
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Interaction between src family kinases and rho-kinase in agonist-induced Ca2+-sensitization of rat pulmonary artery
Published in Cardiovascular research (01-02-2008)“…Aims We investigated the role of src family kinases (srcFK) in agonist-mediated Ca2+-sensitization in pulmonary artery and whether this involves interaction…”
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Divergent roles of glycolysis and the mitochondrial electron transport chain in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction of the rat: identity of the hypoxic sensor
Published in The Journal of physiology (01-10-2001)“…The mechanisms responsible for sensing hypoxia and initiating hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) are unclear. We therefore examined the roles of the…”
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Communication and information technology in medical education
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (10-03-2001)“…The past few years have seen rapid advances in communication and information technology (C&IT), and the pervasion of the worldwide web into everyday life has…”
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β1-Integrins mediate enhancement of airway smooth muscle proliferation by collagen and fibronectin
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Oxygen sensors in context
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (2008)“…The ability to adapt to changes in the availability of O 2 provides a critical advantage to all O 2-dependent lifeforms. In mammals it allows optimal matching…”
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Topical therapy with negative allosteric modulators of the calcium-sensing receptor (calcilytics) for the management of asthma: the beginning of a new era?
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-08-2022)“…In this review article we present the evidence to date supporting the role of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) as a key, pluripotential molecular trigger…”
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Low Concentrations of Sphingosylphosphorylcholine Enhance Pulmonary Artery Vasoreactivity: The Role of Protein Kinase Cδ and Ca2+ Entry
Published in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) (01-02-2008)“…Sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC) is a powerful vasoconstrictor, but in vitro its EC50 is ≈100-fold more than plasma concentrations. We examined whether…”
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Redox regulation of protein kinases as a modulator of vascular function
Published in Antioxidants & redox signaling (15-09-2011)“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are continuously generated in vascular tissues by various oxidoreductase enzymes. They contribute to normal cell signaling, and…”
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ROS-dependent activation of RhoA/Rho-kinase in pulmonary artery: Role of Src-family kinases and ARHGEF1
Published in Free radical biology & medicine (01-09-2017)“…The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in smooth muscle contraction is poorly understood. We hypothesised that G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) activation…”
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