Inflammatory potential of the spores of Penicillium spinulosum isolated from indoor air of a moisture-damaged building in mouse lungs

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-145

  Jussila, Juha ^a   Komulainen, Hannu ^a   Kosma, Veli Matti ^b   Pelkonen, Jukka ^b,c   Hirvonen, Maija Riitta ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Cytokine; Inflammation; Intratracheal instillation; Nitric oxide; Penicillium spinulosum

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CYTOKINE; HEMOGLOBIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AIRWAY; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BUILDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FUNGUS SPORE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; MOISTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SPINULOSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION;

PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SPINULOSUM;

EID: 0036076637     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(02)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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