Role of eosinophilic airway inflammation in models of asthma

Eosinophils play a central role in the establishment and outcome of bronchial inflammation in asthma. Animal models of allergy are useful to answer questions related to mechanisms of allergic inflammation. We have used models of sensitized and boosted guinea pigs to investigate the nature of bronchi...

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Main Authors: José R Lapa e Silva, C Ruffié, J Lefort, M Pretolani, BB Vargaftig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000800032