Indacaterol is an inhaled long-acting beta-2 adrenergic agonist used to relax bronchial smooth muscle and improve symptoms ...

Examples of involuntary muscles include: Diaphragm Stomach Eye Uterus Walls of blood vessels Most involuntary muscles are made up of smooth muscle. Smooth muscle lacks the striated structure of ...

This fundamental research conducted a molecular comparison between smooth muscle cells and adjacent fibroblast cells within lung blood vessels affected by pulmonary arterial hypertension. The study ...

Asthma is a form of bronchial disorder caused by inflammation of the bronchi. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, difficulty breathing, wheezing and coughing.

Pope Francis, 88, passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at his Vatican residence, Casa Santa Marta, confirmed Vatican ...

Researchers investigated the quantities of thousands of muscle proteins and found a possible new explanation for muscle memory. A study by the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the ...

This leads to the stimulation of the airway smooth muscle and of the mucous bronchial glands in the medium-to-large airways, with subsequent bronchoconstriction and mucus secretion; both events ...

This important study explored a molecular comparison of smooth muscle and neighboring fibroblast cells found in lung blood vessels afflicted by a disease called pulmonary arterial hypertension. In ...

Muscle rigidity is very common, and it can be uncomfortable. You can have stiff and tense muscles due to various causes—such as sitting or sleeping in the wrong position, or it can be the result of a ...

View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.

Gourgoulianis KI, Chatziparasidis G, Chatziefthimiou A, Molyvdas PA. Magnesium as a relaxing factor of airway smooth muscles. Journal of Aerosol Medicine 2001a;14:301–307. Powell C, Kolamunnage-Dona R ...