Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Lucia Kopcova"
- Lucia Kopcova's recent research focuses on the cough response in animal models, particularly examining the effects of specific pathogen-free (SPF) conditions and estrogen signaling pathways in guinea pigs.
- One study highlights how the non-natural microbiome of SPF animals may hinder the applicability of experimental results, leading to inconsistent cough responses when compared to wild-type animals.
- Another study investigates the influence of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) on cough responses, revealing that degradation of ERα enhances cough in female guinea pigs following citric acid treatment but not in males.
