Cadmium induces lung inflammation independent of lung cell proliferation: a molecular approach

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cadmium is one of the inflammation-related xenobiotics and has been regarded as a potent carcinogen. The relationship between inflammation and cell proliferation due to chronic infection has been studied, but the mechanism is not ful...

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Main Authors: Kundu Subhadip, Sengupta Suman, Chatterjee Soumya, Mitra Soham, Bhattacharyya Arindam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/6/1/19