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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 13.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Exp Allergy. 2014 Sep;44(9):1188–1199. doi: 10.1111/cea.12365

Table 1. Age-related response to Influenza A, Ag-sensitization, Ag-induced AHR and inflammation.

GROUP MORBIDITY OVA-IgE BALF EOSINOPHILS BALF NEUTROPHILS AHR
Young OVA NC + + + + +
Young AI/OVA + + + + + + + +
Aged OVA + + + + + + + + + +
Aged AI/OVA + + + + + + + + + + + +
*

Determined by sickness score and weight loss

Ag, antigen; AHR, airway hyperresponsiveness; OVA, ovalbumin; BALF, bronchoalveolar fluid; AI, acute infection; NC, no change.