Hematite nanoparticles larger than 90 nm show no sign of toxicity in terms of lactate dehydrogenase release, nitric oxide generation, apoptosis, and comet assay in murine alveolar macrophages and human lung epithelial cells

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 850-861

  Freyria, Francesca Stefania ^a   Bonelli, Barbara ^a   Tomatis, Maura ^b   Ghiazza, Mara ^b   Gazzano, Elena ^b   Ghigo, Dario ^b   Garrone, Edoardo ^a   Fubini, Bice ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC OXIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NANOPARTICLE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPERATURE;

MURINAE;

EID: 84859836491     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx2004294     Document Type: Article

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