Interference of a short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide with allergic airways responses to allergenic challenges in BALB/c mice

• Main Authors: Barbara Proust (Author), Ghislaine Lacroix (Author), Franck Robidel (Author), Maryse Marliere (Author), Anthony Lecomte (Author), B. Boris Vargaftig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a common indoor and outdoor air pollutant whose role in the induction of asthma is unclear. We investigated the effects of NO2 on the development of asthma-like responses to allergenic challenge in BALB/c mice. Ovalbumin (OVA)-immunized mice were intranasally challenged wit...