Capsaicin pre-treatment prevents the development of antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in neonatally immunised rabbits

The effect of a 3-day pre-treatment regime of capsaicin (8-methyl- N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) (80 mg/kg s.c.) on airway changes induced by Alternaria tenuis aerosol challenge 3 days later was assessed in adult rabbits immunised from birth to the age of 3 months. Pre-treatment with capsaicin did not al...

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