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The Rising Role of TRPA1 in Asthma

From: http://www.benthamscience.com/open/toddisj/articles/V002/SI0036TODDISJ/71TODDISJ.pdf The Open Drug Discovery Journal, 2010, 2, 71-80 Fabrizio Facchinetti and Riccardo Patacchini The Rising Role of TRPA1 in Asthma The authors explain the background for their study: “Asthma is an inflammatory condition of the airways triggered by exposure … Continue reading

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A Novel Mechanism of Formaldehyde Neurotoxicity: Inhibition of Hydrogen Sulfide Generation by Promoting Overproduction of Nitric Oxide

From: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0054829 Citation: Tang X-Q, Fang H-R, Zhou C-F, Zhuang Y-Y, Zhang P, et al. (2013) A Novel Mechanism of Formaldehyde Neurotoxicity: Inhibition of Hydrogen Sulfide Generation by Promoting Overproduction of Nitric Oxide. PLoS ONE 8(1): e54829. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054829 A Novel Mechanism of … Continue reading

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Cigarette Smoke Boosts Virulence in Staphylococcus Aureus

From: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121108194925.htm ScienceDaily.com, Nov. 8, 2012 Cigarette Smoke Boosts Virulence in Staphylococcus Aureus This article discusses a study by Ritwij Kulkarni of Columbia University, New York, NY, and colleagues which was published in the November 2012 issue of the journal Infection and Immunity which shows … Continue reading

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New Evidence of Harmfulness of Second-Hand Smoke: Cancer Causing Agent Present in Gaseous Phase of Cigarette Smoke

From: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120321132101.htm ScienceDaily.com, March 21, 2012 New Evidence of Harmfulness of Second-Hand Smoke: Cancer Causing Agent Present in Gaseous Phase of Cigarette Smoke This article discusses a study that was published online in the American Journal of Physiology — Lung Cell and … Continue reading

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Breathtaking TRP Channels: TRPA1 and TRPV1 in Airway Chemosensation and Reflex Control

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19074743 Physiology (Bethesda). 2008 Dec;23:360-70. Bessac BF, Jordt SE Breathtaking TRP channels: TRPA1 and TRPV1 in airway chemosensation and reflex control In the abstract for this paper, the authors state, “New studies have revealed an essential role for TRPA1, … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Impairs Cognition, Provokes Depressive-like Behaviors, and Alters Hippocampal Cytokine Expression and Morphology

From: Nature.com http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/mp201176a.html Molecular Psychiatry, (5 July 2011) | doi:10.1038/mp.2011.76 Air pollution impairs cognition, provokes depressive-like behaviors, and alters hippocampal cytokine expression and morphology L K Fonken, X Xu, Z M Weil, G Chen, Q Sun, S Rajagopalan, and R J Nelson … Continue reading

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