Human respiratory epithelia function in airway mucociliary clearance and barrier function and have recently been implicated in sensory functions. The authors investigated a link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis and molecular mechanisms underlying Ca2+ influx into human airway epithelia elicited by diesel exhaust particles (DEP).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/trpv4-mediated-calcium-influx-human-bronchial-epithelia-upon-exposure-diesel-exhaust
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jinju-li
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/patrick-kanju
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/michael-patterson-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
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