N-acetylcysteine prevents lung inflammation after short-term inhalation exposure to concentrated ambient particles

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 296-303

  Rhoden, Claudia Ramos ^a   Lawrence, Joy ^a   Godleski, John J ^a   González Flecha, Beatriz ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CAPs; Inflammation; Oxidative stress; Particulate air pollution; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALUMINUM; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM; IRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN; SILICON; SODIUM; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHITIS; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INHALATION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PNEUMONIA; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; METALS; NEUTROPHILS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMONIA; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2942744826     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfh122     Document Type: Article

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