Traffic-related air pollution induces non-allergic eosinophilic airway inflammation and cough hypersensitivity in guinea-pigs
Traffic-related air pollution induces non-allergic eosinophilic airway inflammation and cough hypersensitivity in guinea-pigs
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与交通相关的空气污染引起豚鼠非过敏性嗜酸性粒细胞气道炎症和咳嗽过敏
DOI:
10.1111/cea.13308
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发表时间:
2019-03-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Lai, Kefang
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作者:
Fang, Zhangfu;Huang, Chuqin;Lai, Kefang
BackgroundThe pathogenesis and pathophysiology of eosinophilia-related chronic cough such as non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis and cough variant asthma are still not clear.ObjectiveThis study is to examine the potential role of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) in eosinophilic inflammation and cough responses.MethodsNon-sensitized guinea-pigs were exposed to TRAP in an urban traffic tunnel or kept in a filtered air environment for 7 or 14days. Reflexive cough was measured using citric acid and allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) challenges, respectively. Spontaneous cough counting was determined using audio recording and a waveform analysis. Airway inflammation was evaluated using differential cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung histopathology. To further elucidate the relationship between airway inflammation and cough hypersensitivity, a subgroup of those exposed for 14days received a dexamethasone treatment.ResultsCompared to reflexive cough count (mean (95% confidence interval) in 10minutes) provoked by the AITC challenge for the unexposed animals (3.1 (1.7-4.5)), those were increased significantly following both the 7-day (12.0 (6.8-17.2), P