Airway smooth muscle (ASM)

气道平滑肌

英文解释

Airway smooth muscle (ASM) is an important tissue involved in the regulation of bronchomotor tone, exists in the trachea and in the bronchial tree up to the terminal bronchioles.ASM has phenotypic modulation effect in lung development and in disease states such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

中文解释

气道平滑肌 (ASM) 是参与支气管运动张力调节的重要组织，存在于气管和支气管树直至终末细支气管中。ASM 在肺发育和哮喘、慢性支气管炎等疾病状态中具有表型调节作用 支气管炎和肺气肿。

参考文献

[1]. Yassine Amrani, et al. Airway smooth muscle: contraction and beyond. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2003 Mar;35(3):272-6.