| Diminished production of dendritic cell interleukin 10 (IL-10), an anti-inflammatory cytokine previously associated with asthma, is linked to environmental tobacco smoke during infancy in a study published April 2004 edition of the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The pilot study evaluated environmental tobacco smoke in 37 healthy infants. To view the study abstract visit http://lysander.annallergy.org/vl=1987933/cl=19/nw=1/rpsv/cw/acaai/10811206/v92n4/s8/p433. |
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