Intranasal exposure to a damp building mould, <i>Stachybotrys chartarum</i>, induces lung inflammation in mice by satratoxin‐independent mechanisms

Abstract

These results indicate that lung inflammation induced by i.n. instillations of S. chartarum spores is regulated by the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and leucocyte-attracting chemokines. The data also imply that S. chartarum-derived components, other than satratoxins, are mediating the development of this inflammatory response.