Guest guest Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 would like this study explained. --- In , " who " <jeaninem660@...> wrote: > > http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/424114/intranasal_exposure_to_stachy > botrys_chartarum_enhances_airway_inflammation_in_allergic/index.html? > source=r_health > some one tell me if Ive got this straight. they wash these stachy spores in saline because they are testing only the effects of breathing the spores and not the mycotoxins. this study conferms that stachy C. spores, without the toxins can cause astma, upper respirtory infections , allergic alveolitis, and hypersensativity pneumonitis, to people with allergies, (but not limited to allergy sufferers???) and these mice were exposed 3 weeks, no mycotoxins, just shachy spores. Im thinking its a matter of which comes first, the chicken or the egg, or in our case to mold or the mycotoxin. wouldn't the mycotoxins mess with our immune system, and make us more suceptable to haveing (or getting) allergies from allerginic molds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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