Effects of controlled diesel exhaust exposure on apoptosis and proliferation markers in bronchial epithelium - an in vivo bronchoscopy study on asthmatics, rhinitics and healthy subjects

Background Epidemiological evidence demonstrates that exposure to traffic-derived pollution worsens respiratory symptoms in asthmatics, but controlled human exposure studies have failed to provide a mechanism for this effect. Here we investigated whether diesel exhaust (DE) would induce apoptosis o...

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Main Authors: Behndig, Annelie F. (Author), Shanmuganathan, Karthika (Author), Whitmarsh, Laura (Author), Stenfors, Nikolai (Author), Brown, Joanna L. (Author), Frew, Anthony J. (Author), Kelly, Frank J. (Author), Mudway, Ian S. (Author), Sandström, Thomas (Author), Wilson, Susan J. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-08-25.
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