Investigating the link between particulate exposure and airway inflammation in the horse.

ABSTRACT: Inhalant exposure to airborne irritants commonly encountered in horse stables is implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) and recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), non-infectious, inflammatory pulmonary disorders that impact the health and performance of horses across all equine disciplines. IAD and RAO have overlapping clinical, cytological, and functional manifestations of the pulmonary response to organic dust and noxious gases encountered in the barn environment. Study of these diseases has provided important but incomplete understanding of the effect of air quality upon the respiratory health of horses. In this review, the principles of particulate exposure assessment, including health-related aerosol size fractions and size-selective sampling, the factors inf

SUBMITTER: Ivester KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4895611 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature