• DocumentCode
    2984840
  • Title

    Airway Smooth Muscle Mechanics, Remodeling and Proliferation: Effects of Aicar and Metformin

  • Author

    Ratnovsky, Anat ; An, Steven S. ; Mellema, Mathew ; Fredberg, Jeffrey J. ; Shore, Stephanie A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Environ. Health, Harvard Sch. of Public Health, Boston, MA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    16-19 Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    49
  • Lastpage
    50
  • Abstract
    Obesity is a risk factor for asthma. The purpose of this study was to determine whether metformin, an agent used in the treatment of another obesity-related condition, type II diabetes, might have therapeutic potential for airway smooth muscle (ASM) function in obesity.
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; diseases; health care; medical computing; AICAR; airway smooth muscle mechanics; asthma; metformin; obesity; risk factor; type II diabetes; Cancer; Cells (biology); Diabetes; Magnetic fields; Mechanical factors; Mechanical variables measurement; Microscopy; Muscles; Optical sensors; Public healthcare; ASM cell; Asthma; Mechanics; Obesity; Proliferation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology: Research and Education, 2006. ITRE '06. International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Tel-Aviv
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0858-X
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0859-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ITRE.2006.381532
  • Filename
    4266293
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2984840