Inhalation exposure of nano-scaled titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles alters the inflammatory responses in asthmatic mice

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 179-191

  Jonasson, Sofia ^a   Gustafsson, Åsa ^a,b   Koch, Bo ^a   Bucht, Anders ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inflammation; Nanomaterial; Respiratory mechanics; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; NANOPARTICLE; OVALBUMIN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SENSITIZATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NANOPARTICLES; OVALBUMIN; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TITANIUM; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

EID: 84875168998     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2013.770939     Document Type: Article

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