Circadian Rhythms in the CNS and Peripheral Clock Disorders: Function of Clock Genes: Influence of Medication for Bronchial Asthma on Circadian Gene

• Main Authors: Naoto Burioka (Author), Yasushi Fukuoka (Author), Miyako Takata (Author), Masahiro Endo (Author), Masanori Miyata (Author), Hiroki Chikumi (Author), Katsuyuki Tomita (Author), Masahiro Kodani (Author), Hirokazu Touge (Author), Kenichi Takeda (Author), Takashi Sumikawa (Author), Kousuke Yamaguchi (Author), Yasuto Ueda (Author), Hirofumi Nakazaki (Author), Hisashi Suyama (Author), Akira Yamasaki (Author), Hiroyuki Sano (Author), Tadashi Igishi (Author), Eiji Shimizu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways, in which inflammation causes bronchial hyper-responsiveness and flow limitation in the presence of various stimuli. Pulmonary function in asthmatic patients frequently deteriorates between midnight and early morning, which has sugge...