Toxicological effects of PM0.25-2.0 particles collected from a photocopy center in three human cell lines

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 621-632

  Khatri, Madhu ^a,b   Bello, Dhimiter ^a,b   Pal, Anoop K ^a,b   Woskie, Susan ^a   Gassert, Thomas H ^c,d   Demokritou, Philip ^d   Gaines, Peter ^e  

^a One University Avenue   (United States)

^b Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA damage; Fine particles; Inflammation; Photocopier; Printer; Toner

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHEMOKINE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CUPROUS ION; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR RECEPTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; IRON; LIPOCORTIN 5; MAGNESIUM ION; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR; TITANIUM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VANADIUM; VASCULOTROPIN; ZINC;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOFLUOROMETRY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXICITY; DISPERSION; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; NOSE MUCOSA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; STAINING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; COMET ASSAY; CYTOKINES; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; METALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINTING;

EID: 84881457809     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2013.824525     Document Type: Article

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