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chapter 1, Oscillation of Airway Smooth Muscle as a Potential Non-Medicinal Treatment for Asthma
In Part 1: Therapy, Section 1: Respiratory System
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Biomedical Applications of Vibration and Acoustics in Therapy, Bioeffect and Modeling
Editor(s):
Ahmed Al-Jumaily,
Azra Alizad
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Table of Contents
- Part 1: Therapy, Section 1: Respiratory System
- 1. Oscillation of Airway Smooth Muscle as a Potential Non-Medicinal Treatment for Asthma
- Part 1: Therapy, Section 2: Nervous System
- 3. Ultrasound-Induced Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases across the Blood-Brain Barrier
- Part 1: Therapy, Section 3: Cell Culture
- 4. Effects of Mechanical Vibration on Cultured Osteoblasts in Relation to Fracture Healing
- Part 2: Bioeffects
- 6. Risk Factors and Interventions Associated with Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
- Part 3: Modeling, Section 1: Biological Systems
- 8. Occlusion Identification and Relief within Branched Structures
- Part 3: Modeling, Section 2: Medical Devices
- 11. Acoustic Noise in MRI Scanners
Chapter Contents
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Asthma
- 1.2.1 Medicinal Treatments
- 1.2.2 Alternative Treatments
- 1.2.3 The Role of Airway Wall Components
- 1.2.4 The Role of Lung Parenchyma
- 1.2.5 Heterogenic Behaviour of Airways
- 1.2.6 The Role of Airway Smooth Muscle
- 1.3 Dynamics in Respiratory Function
- 1.3.1 Airway and ASM Dynamics
- 1.4 Molecular Basis of Airway Smooth Muscle Contraction
- 1.4.1 The Thick Filament
- 1.4.2 The Thin Filament
- 1.4.3 Thick and Thin Filament Polymerization and Depolymerization
- 1.4.4 The Contractile Process
- 1.4.5 The Cytoskeleton
- 1.4.6 Causes of Smooth Muscle Response to Oscillations
- 1.5 Mathematical Modeling of Smooth Muscle Dynamics
- 1.5.1 Tissue-Level Empirical Contraction Models
- 1.5.2 Cross-Bridge Models
- 1.5.3 Length Adaptation Models
- 1.6 Future Directions
- References
Excerpt
In this chapter, the potential for mechanical oscillations as a novel approach for the treatment of asthma is discussed. Asthmatic attacks are induced by contraction of the smooth muscles of a human airway. These contractions can be dampened by muscle-length oscillations such as those that occur during breathing. Alteration of these breathing patterns, for instance, by superposing pressure wave oscillations, could help to reduce airway smooth muscle contraction during an asthmatic attack. The aim of this chapter is to review the influence of oscillations on airway smooth muscle including both experimental investigations and mathematical modeling.
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