The pulmonary inflammatory response to multiwalled carbon nanotubes is influenced by gender and glutathione synthesis

The pulmonary inflammatory response to multiwalled carbon nanotubes is influenced by gender and glutathione synthesis

Inhalation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) during their manufacture or incorporation into various commercial products may cause lung inflammation, fibrosis, and oxidative stress in exposed workers. Some workers may be more susceptible to these effects because of differences in their ability...

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Main Authors: Megan M. Cartwright, Stefanie C. Schmuck, Charlie Corredor, Bingbing Wang, David K. Scoville, Claire R. Chisholm, Hui-Wen Wilkerson, Zahra Afsharinejad, Theodor K. Bammler, Jonathan D. Posner, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan, Donald R. Baer, Somenath Mitra, William A. Altemeier, Terrance J. Kavanagh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Redox Biology
Subjects:
Gender differences
Glutathione
Inflammation
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Nanotoxicology
Oxidative stress
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231716301203

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