Capsaicin suppresses ciliary function, while inducing permeability in bronchial epithelial cell cultures of COPD patients

• Main Authors: Halil Ibrahim Toy (Author), Abdullah Burak Yildiz (Author), Demet Tasdemir Kahraman (Author), Sedat Ilhan (Author), Oner Dikensoy (Author), Hasan Bayram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Take Home Message: Capsaicin modified inflammatory response and caused toxicity in bronchial epithelial cultures from patients with COPD. More importantly, capsaicin decreased ciliary beat frequency and induced epithelial permeability and these effects were partially prevented by formoterol and rofl...