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Eunice I. Bloomquist, Ph.D. |
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Professor of Physiology
Physiology
eunice.bloomquist@tufts.edu
Our research centers on neuroimmune interactions which initiate and perpetuate inflamatory responses, such as edema and smooth muscle contraction, in the lung airways and in the gastrointestinal tract. The long-term goal is to define the specific role of sensory nerves in the development, amplification, dissemination, and maintenance of inflammatory processes important in the etiology of diseases such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. The laboratory was the first to show release of the tachykinin, substance P (SP), by a sulfidopeptide leukotriene (leukotriene D4, LTD4) in intestinal smooth muscle. More recently we have shown the same interaction in guinea pig airways.
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