Intranasal exposure to Stachybotrys chartarum enhances airway inflammation in allergic mice

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 512-518

  Leino, Marina S ^a   Alenius, Harri T ^b   Fyhrquist Vanni, Nanna ^b   Wolff, Henrik J ^b   Reijula, Kari E ^b   Hintikka, Eeva Liisa ^b   Salkinoja Salonen, Mirja S ^b   Haahtela, Tari ^b   Mäkelä, Mika J ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Experimental model; Mold

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLERGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG LAVAGE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NOSE; PNEUMONIA; STACHYBOTRYS;

EID: 33645126424     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200503-466OC     Document Type: Article

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