Influence of gender on OVA-induced airway inflammation in C57/B6J mice on a high-fat diet

• Main Authors: Gang Yu (Author), Lili Zhu (Author), Haiyan Li (Author), Youyou Shao (Author), Lei Chong (Author), Hailin Zhang (Author), Changchong Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Overweight/obesity has been suggested as a risk factor for asthma development, and prospective studies have confirmed that high body weight precedes asthma symptoms. However, the nature of the association between overweight/obese status and asthma remains unclear. Animal models of obesity-related as...