Effects of Asian dust event particles on inflammation markers in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage in pulmonary hypertensive rats

Environmental Research

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Lei, Yu Chen ^a   Chan, Chang Chuan ^a   Wang, Peng Yau ^b   Lee, Chung Te ^b   Cheng, Tsun Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ambient particles; Concentrator; Dust storm; Inflammation markers; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; INTERLEUKIN 6; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST STORM; HEALTH IMPACT; POLLUTION EFFECT; RODENT;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DUST EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INHALATION TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RAT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUST; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMONIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1842611736     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(03)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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