Kathon Induces Fibrotic Inflammation in Lungs: The First Animal Study Revealing a Causal Relationship between Humidifier Disinfectant Exposure and Eosinophil and Th2-Mediated Fibrosis Induction
Currently available toxicity data on humidifier disinfectants are primarily limited to polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate-induced lung fibrosis. We, therefore, investigated whether the sterilizer component Kathon, which is a mixture of chloromethylisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone, induce...
Main Authors: | Mi-Kyung Song, Dong Im Kim, Kyuhong Lee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/20/4684 |
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