Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online ISSN : 1347-8648
Print ISSN : 1347-8613
ISSN-L : 1347-8613
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Circadian Rhythms in the CNS and Peripheral Clock Disorders:
Function of Clock Genes: Influence of Medication for Bronchial Asthma on Circadian Gene
Naoto BuriokaYasushi FukuokaMiyako TakataMasahiro EndoMasanori MiyataHiroki ChikumiKatsuyuki TomitaMasahiro KodaniHirokazu TougeKenichi TakedaTakashi SumikawaKousuke YamaguchiYasuto UedaHirofumi NakazakiHisashi SuyamaAkira YamasakiHiroyuki SanoTadashi IgishiEiji Shimizu
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2007 Volume 103 Issue 2 Pages 144-149

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Abstract

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 suggested a role for chronotherapy. Although relationships between bronchial asthma and the function of clock genes remain unclear, some medications given for asthma such as glucocorticoids or β2-adrenoceptor agonists may influence clock genes in vivo. In our studies of clock gene mRNA expressions in human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro and peripheral blood cells in vivo, we demonstrated that glucocorticoid or β2-adrenoceptor agonist treatment strongly induced human Per1 mRNA expression both in vitro and in vivo. Human peripheral blood cells provide a useful indication of peripheral clock gene mRNA expression in vivo.

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