Airway Epithelium
Ultrafine carbon black particles cause proliferation of human airway epithelium
Published in Respiratory Therapeutics Week, January 17th, 2005
"Exposure to ambient ultrafine particles induces airway inflammatory reactions and tissue remodeling. In this experiment, to determine whether ultrafine carbon black (ufCB) affects proliferation of airway epithelium and, if so, what the mechanism of action is, we studied human primary bronchial epithelial cell cultures.
"Incubation of cells in the serum-free medium with ufCB increased incorporations of 3H-thymidine and...
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