Substance P scavenger enhances antioxidant defenses and prevents prothrombotic effects on the rat lung after acute exposure to oil smoke

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Airborne particulate matter, from cooking oil, smoking, engine exhaust and other sources, is associated with the development of atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction. In order to explore the cellular and molecular events followin...

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Main Authors: Li-Ching Chang, Yu-Ching Lin, I-Ju Lai, Ping-Chia Li, Wen-Chung Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
Online Access:http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/16/1/58