Streptomyces anulatus from indoor air of moldy houses induce NO and IL-6 production in a human alveolar epithelial cell-line

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-266

  Jussila, J ^a   Ruotsalainen, M ^a   Komulainen, H ^a   Savolainen, K ^b,c   Nevalainen, A ^a   Hirvonen, M R ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Interleukin; Moldy building; Nitric oxide; Streptomyces anulatus

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0032751156     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(99)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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