Investigating the effects of metals within particulate matter in human alveolar epithelial cells

Conclusion: These novel data show the ability of metals present in PM to modulate a range of signalling pathways to elicit differential cellular responses and activate several potentially pathological mechanisms. Future work will further explore these mechanisms.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Dean, L. S., Vethakan-Raj, H. S., Parkin, J. G., Ridley, R. A., Conforti, F., Downward, J., Wang, Y., Jones, M. G., Davies, D. E., Loxham, M. Tags: 03.02 - Airway cell biology and immunopathology Source Type: research