Wollastonite fibers in vitro generate reactive oxygen species able to lyse erythrocytes and activate the complement alternate pathway

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-38

  Governa, Mario ^a   Camilucci, Lamberto ^b   Amati, Monica ^a   Visonà, Isabella ^a   Valentino, Matteo ^a   Botta, Gian Carlo ^c   Campopiano, Antonella ^b   Fanizza, Carla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b ISPESL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asbestos substitutes; Complement activation via alternate pathway; Hemolysis in vitro; Reactive Oxygen species; Wollastonite fibers

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE; COMPLEMENT; CROCIDOLITE; DEOXYRIBOSE; DIMETHYLTHIOUREA; DITHIONITE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ZYMOSAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL SUSPENSION; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; WOOL;

EID: 0031847237     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/toxs.1998.2440     Document Type: Article

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