Aerosolized ZnO nanoparticles induce toxicity in alveolar type II epithelial cells at the air-liquid interface

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 450-461

  Xie, Yumei ^a   Williams, Nolann G ^a   Tolic, Ana ^a   Chrisler, William B ^b   Teeguarden, Justin G ^b   Maddux, Bettye L S ^c   Pounds, Joel G ^b   Laskin, Alexander ^a   Orr, Galya ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol exposures; Air liquid interface; Alveolar epithelial cells; Toxicity; Zno nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ION; NANOPARTICLE; ZINC;

AEROSOL; AIR LIQUID INTERFACE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERFACE PRESSURE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; SUSPENSION;

EID: 84856112576     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr251     Document Type: Article

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