Nicotine primarily suppresses lung Th2 but not goblet cell and muscle cell responses to allergens.

Mishra NC, Rir-Sima-Ah J, Langley RJ, Singh SP, Pe?a-Philippides JC, Koga T, Razani-Boroujerdi S, Hutt J, Campen M, Kim KC, Tesfaigzi Y, Sopori ML. Nicotine primarily suppresses lung Th2 but not goblet cell and muscle cell responses to allergens. J Immunol. 2008 Jun 01; 180(11):7655-63.

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subject areas

Allergens
Ambrosia
Animals
Asthma
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Cytokines
Down-Regulation
Eosinophils
Female
Goblet Cells
Immunoglobulin E
Immunoglobulin G
Leukotriene C4
Lung
Mucin 5AC
Mucins
Muscle Cells
Nicotine
Rats
Rats, Inbred BN
Th2 Cells

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Yohannes Tesfaigzi

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