... 11:150http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/150Page 14 of 15 The data demonstrate there is expression of genes for acomplete GABAergic system in the airway epithelium.Interestingly, the expression of GAD67 was markedlymodified by smoking, ... expression only of GAD67, a genecontrolling the synthesis of GABA [2]. A strikingincrease in gene expression levels of GAD67 wasobserved in the large and small airway epithelium of healthy smokers ... only in the brain, but also in other organs, including liver,kidney,pancreas,testis,oviduct, adrenal, and lung [3,4].GABAergic System in the Lung In the lung, immunohistochemistry studies of the...