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SUBMITTER: Su CL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3742529 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Su Chien-Ling CL Chen Tzu-Tao TT Chang Chih-Cheng CC Chuang Kai-Jen KJ Wu Cheng-Kuan CK Liu Wen-Te WT Ho Kin Fai KF Lee Kang-Yun KY Ho Shu-Chuan SC Tseng Hsiu-Er HE Chuang Hsiao-Chi HC Cheng Tsun-Jen TJ
International journal of nanomedicine 20130802
<h4>Background</h4>Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been associated with the exacerbation of asthma; however, the immunological basis for the adjuvant effects of AgNPs is not well understood.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of the study reported here was to investigate the allergic effects of AgNP inhalation using proteomic approaches.<h4>Methods</h4>Allergen provoked mice were exposed to 33 nm AgNPs at 3.3 mg/m(3). Following this, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and plasma were collected to deter ...[more]