| Type | MGI:General | Description | at 8 weeks of age, 52% display prominent eosinophil infiltration in the lungs which also include mononuclear phagocytes and occasionally include lymphocytesin the interstitium around the blood vessels and airways vascular cuffs formed by eosinophils are seen in severe cases the infiltrate may expand into the alvolar septae and fill the alveolar spaces; however, inflammation is transient and is rarely seen in 2 to 6 month old mice at 8 - 11 weeks of age, bronchoalveolar lavage revealed increased eosinophils and increased levels of IL-5 following exposure to sub-optimal doses of OVA, increased accumulation of dendritic cells is seen in bronchoalveolar lavages |
