preview

Smooth Muscle In The Airway: A Case Study

Satisfactory Essays

I found that both NO and ANP relax smooth muscle in the airway.

I also found that fractioned NO has been used to detect inflammation in the airways when being exhaled as an opportunity to diagnose asthma. And to monitor inhaled corticosteroid therapy. When using fractioned NO to diagnosis asthma they are measuring the amount that is exhaled because with asthma comes chronic inflammation in the airways and inflammation cells in the airway produce more nitric oxide that is exhaled and then measured. (1)

ANP plays important role in vasodilation, bronchorelaxation, pulmonary vascular permeability, and surfactant production and action in the airways. It also may have bronchoprotective effects in an asthma attack because it has been found in

Get Access