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SUBMITTER: Kong X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663556 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kong Xiaomei X Bennett William C WC Jania Corey M CM Chason Kelly D KD German Zachary Z Adouli Jennifer J Budney Samuel D SD Oby Brandon T BT van Heusden Catharina C Lazarowski Eduardo R ER Jaspers Ilona I Randell Scott H SH Hedgespeth Barry A BA Cruse Glenn G Hua Xiaoyang X Schworer Stephen A SA Smith Gregory J GJ Kelada Samir Np SN Tilley Stephen L SL
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Ozone is a highly reactive environmental pollutant with well-recognized adverse effects on lung health. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is one consequence of ozone exposure, particularly for individuals with underlying lung disease. Our data demonstrated that ozone induced substantial ATP release from human airway epithelia in vitro and into the airways of mice in vivo and that ATP served as a potent inducer of mast cell degranulation and BHR, acting through P2X7 receptors on mast cells. Bot ...[more]