Size-dependent proinflammatory effects of ultrafine polystyrene particles: A role for surface area and oxidative stress in the enhanced activity of ultrafines

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-199

  Brown, D M ^a   Wilson, M R ^b   MacNee, W ^b   Stone, V ^a   Donaldson, K ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Polystyrene; Ultrafine

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; INTERLEUKIN 8; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; POLYSTYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TOXICITY; MODEL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMONIA; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035884016     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2001.9240     Document Type: Article

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