Acrolein induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and causes airspace enlargement.

Acrolein induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and causes airspace enlargement.

BACKGROUND: Given the relative abundance and toxic potential of acrolein in inhaled cigarette smoke, it is surprising how little is known about the pulmonary and systemic effects of acrolein. Here we test the hypothesis whether systemic administration of acrolein could cause endoplasmic reticulum (E...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Kitaguchi, Laimute Taraseviciene-Stewart, Masayuki Hanaoka, Ramesh Natarajan, Donatas Kraskauskas, Norbert F Voelkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3364999?pdf=render

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