Murine Lung Responses to Ambient Particulate Matter: Genomic Analysis and Influence on Airway Hyperresponsiveness
Author(s) -
Ting Wang,
Liliana MorenoVinasco,
Yong Huang,
Gabriel Lang,
Jered D. Linares,
Sascha N. Goonewardena,
Alayna Grabavoy,
Jonathan M. Samet,
Alison S. Geyh,
Patrick N. Breysse,
Yves A. Lussier,
Viswanathan Natarajan,
Joe G. N. Garcia
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11229
Subject(s) - immunology , bronchoalveolar lavage , eosinophil , ovalbumin , eotaxin , proinflammatory cytokine , asthma , medicine , inflammation , tumor necrosis factor alpha , lung , immune system
Asthma is a complex disease characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and chronic airway inflammation. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that exposures to environmental factors such as ambient particulate matter (PM), a major air pollutant, contribute to increased asthma prevalence and exacerbations.
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