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Shawn Castro, Ph.D. Pharmacology & Toxicology Mentor: Robert Garofalo, M.D.
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Shawn Castro, Ph.D.Pharmacology & ToxicologyMentor: Robert Garofalo, M.D. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes respiratory tract illness in children. Pulmonary inflammation is a key factor. I found that experimental down-regulation of RSV- and cigarette smoke-induced reactive oxygen species production attenuated the subsequent pulmonary inflammation.