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Sensory neuropeptides are involved in cigarette smoke induced airway hyperreactivity in guinea-pig
L Daffonchio1, A Hernandez, C Omini
1Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
Acute cigarette smoke exposure in anaesthetized guinea-pigs resulted in non-specific airway hyperreactivity associated with inflammatory cell influx within the lung. Sensory neuropeptides seem to be involved in the genesis of smoke induced airway hyperreactivity.