Nicotine plays a protective role in rats with induced viral pneumonia with polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid through α7nAChR
Objective: To study the effect of nicotine in rat model of pneumonia induced by polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid [Poly (I:C)] and explore the underlying mechanism. Methods: Twenty-four healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats (200–250 g) were randomly divided into normal saline control group (NS g...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023088758 |