Nitrogen Dioxide-Induced Eosinophilia and Mucosal Injury in the Trachea of the Guinea Pig
作者:
Yoshihiro Ohashi,
Yoshiaki Nakai,
Yoshikazu Sugiura,
Yoshiharu Ohno,
Hideki Okamoto,
期刊:
ORL
(Karger Available online 1993)
卷期:
Volume 55,
issue 1
页码: 36-40
ISSN:0301-1569
年代: 1993
DOI:10.1159/000276350
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Nitrogen dioxide;Ciliary activity;Trachea;Eosinophilia
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Nitrogen dioxide exposure-induced mucosal pathology of the guinea pig trachea was studied. Exposure to 3 or 9 ppm of nitrogen dioxide for 6 h a day, 6 times weekly for 2 weeks resulted in decreased ciliary activity as well as a dramatic eosinophil accumulation to the epithelium and submucosal layer. Especially exposure to 9 ppm of nitrogen dioxide induced epithelial injury through the activation of eosinophils accumulated in the tracheal mucosa. The epithelial damage induced by nitrogen dioxide could lead to hyperresponsiveness and prolonged allergic inflammation. Our study suggests that environmental nitrogen dioxide could contribute to the hyperresponsiveness and could most probably be involved in the development and chronicity of airway allergic disorders.
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