Measuring A. alternata Protease Activity and Their Effects on Asthma
Alternaria alternata, is a key factor in childhood allergic asthma in semi-arid climates. We have shown that filtrates from A. alternata can both cause asthma symptoms in a mouse model as well as directly activate human bronchial epithelial cells, which provide the first point of contact for microbe...
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| Language: | en |
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The University of Arizona.
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/297595 |