Early treatment of chlorine-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation with corticosteroids

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-174

  Jonasson, Sofia ^a   Wigenstam, Elisabeth ^a,b   Koch, Bo ^a   Bucht, Anders ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Airway hyperresponsiveness; Chemical induced lung injury; Chlorine; Corticosteroids; Mouse model; Respiratory mechanics

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; COLLAGEN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

AIRWAY HYPERRESPONSIVENESS; CHEMICAL-INDUCED LUNG INJURY; CHLORINE; CORTICOSTEROIDS; MOUSE MODEL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL COUNT; CHLORINE; COLLAGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PULMONARY EDEMA; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 84880638421     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.04.037     Document Type: Article

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