Article
Strain-specific phenotypes of airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness induced by epicutaneous allergen sensitization in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2010
Kodama Motohiro, Asano Koichiro, Oguma Tsuyoshi, Kagawa Shizuko, Tomomatsu Katsuyoshi, Wakaki Misa, Takihara Takahisa, Ueda Soichiro, Ohmori Nao, Ogura Hiromi, Miyata Jun, Tanaka Kyuto, Kamiishi Nobufumi, Fukunaga Koichi, Sayama Koichi, Ikeda Eiji, Miyasho Taku, Ishizaka Akitoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Allergen sensitization through a disrupted skin barrier appears to play a prominent role in the development of atopic diseases, including allergic asthma. The role of the genetic background in immunological and physiological phenotypes induced by epicutaneous sensitization is undetermined. METHODS: BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were sensitized either epicutaneously by patch application of ovalbumin (OVA) or...
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