The putative role of ovary removal and progesterone when considering the effect of formaldehyde exposure on lung inflammation induced by ovalbumin

The putative role of ovary removal and progesterone when considering the effect of formaldehyde exposure on lung inflammation induced by ovalbumin

OBJECTIVE: Formaldehyde exposure during the menstrual cycle is known to affect the course of allergic lung inflammation. Because our previous data demonstrated that formaldehyde combined with an ovariectomy reduced allergic lung inflammation, we investigated the putative role of ovary removal and pr...

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Main Authors: Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-Franco, Renata Midori Amemiya, Ana Paula Ligeiro de Oliveira, Amilcar Sabino Damazo, Ana Cristina Breithaupt-Faloppa, Luana Beatriz Vitoretti, Beatriz Golega Acceturi, Wothan Tavares-de-Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-12-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Formaldehyde Exposure
Progesterone
Lung inflammation
Tracheal reactivity
Mast cells
Interleukin-10
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013001201528&lng=en&tlng=en

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