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Early immunopathological events in acute model of mycobacterial hypersensitivity pneumonitis in mice.
Journal of immunotoxicology - 1 Dec 2017
Johansson Elisabet, Boivin Gregory P, Yadav Jagjit S
Abstract excerpt
Prolonged exposure to antigens of non-tuberculous mycobacteria species colonizing industrial metalworking fluid (MWF), particularly Mycobacterium immunogenum (MI), has been implicated in chronic forms of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) in machinists based on epidemiology studies and long-term exposure of mouse models. However, a role of short-term acute exposure to these antigens has not been described in the...
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