Ahmed Lazrak et al.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 308(9), L891-L903 (2015-03-10)
Chlorine (Cl2) inhalation induces severe oxidative lung injury and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) that lead to asthmalike symptoms. When inhaled, Cl2 reacts with epithelial lining fluid, forming by-products that damage hyaluronan, a constituent of the extracellular matrix, causing the release of