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SUBMITTER: Muala A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4625445 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muala Ala A Rankin Gregory G Sehlstedt Maria M Unosson Jon J Bosson Jenny A JA Behndig Annelie A Pourazar Jamshid J Nyström Robin R Pettersson Esbjörn E Bergvall Christoffer C Westerholm Roger R Jalava Pasi I PI Happo Mikko S MS Uski Oskari O Hirvonen Maija-Riitta MR Kelly Frank J FJ Mudway Ian S IS Blomberg Anders A Boman Christoffer C Sandström Thomas T
Particle and fibre toxicology 20151029
<h4>Background</h4>Smoke from combustion of biomass fuels is a major risk factor for respiratory disease, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether exposure to wood smoke from incomplete combustion would elicit airway inflammation in humans.<h4>Methods</h4>Fourteen healthy subjects underwent controlled exposures on two separate occasions to filtered air and wood smoke from incomplete combustion with PM1 concentration at 314 μg/m(3) for 3 ...[more]