caveolin proteins. Although caveolins have been found in endothelium and epithelium
(where they regulate nitric oxide synthase activity), their role in smooth muscle is still under
investigation. We and others have previously shown that caveolae of human airway smooth
muscle (ASM), which express caveolin-1, contain Ca2+ and force regulatory proteins and
are involved in mediating the effects of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α on …