Abraham William M
Department of Research, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA.
Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Oct;21(5):743-54. doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2008.01.010. Epub 2008 Feb 6.
Sheep naturally allergic to Ascaris suum antigen have been used to study the pathophysiology of asthma and more recently allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. The utility of the model as it relates to the study of these diseases is discussed.
对猪蛔虫抗原天然过敏的绵羊已被用于研究哮喘的病理生理学,以及最近对过敏性鼻炎、慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)和囊性纤维化的研究。本文讨论了该模型在这些疾病研究中的实用性。