Ultrafine particles affect the balance of endogenous pro- and anti-inflammatory lipid mediators in the lung: <it>in-vitro</it> and <it>in-vivo</it> studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Exposure to ultrafine particles exerts diverse harmful effects including aggravation of pulmonary diseases like asthma. Recently we demonstrated in a mouse model for allergic airway inflammation that particle-derived oxidative stress...

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Main Authors: Beck-Speier Ingrid, Karg Erwin, Behrendt Heidrun, Stoeger Tobias, Alessandrini Francesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Particle and Fibre Toxicology
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Online Access:http://www.particleandfibretoxicology.com/content/9/1/27