Abstract
Asthma accounts for 1 in every 250 deaths around the world. It is an inflammatory disorder defined mainly by periodic and reversible occurrences of airway bronchoconstriction and mucus hypersecretion. The exacerbated inflammatory response, generated by the contact with an allergen, activates sensory fibers in the airways (bronchopulmonary C-fibers) and peripheral chemoreceptors (carotid b…