Objective: To explore the relationship between different components of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emitted from coal combustion and their cytotoxic effect in the vascular endothelial cells.
Methods: Coal-fired PM(2.
Background: Mast cells in the gut play an important role in the innate and adaptive immune responses that are relevant to human inflammatory bowel disease. However, the contribution of mast cells to the development of inflammatory bowel disease is not well understood. This study aimed to determine the role of mast cells in oxazolone-induced colitis and to explore whether the mast cell membrane stabiliser tranilast could ameliorate colonic inflammation.
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Objective: To explore the toxicity of joint exposure to diazinon, propoxur and bisphenol A on phagocytosis.
Methods: Flow cytometer was employed to detect the influence of diazinon and bisphenol A, propoxur and bisphenol A in mixture (mixed according to ratio of IC(50)) on mouse macrophage RAW264.7 cells' function to phagocyte fluorescent microspheres, adopting the percentage of phagocytic cells (PP) and the phagocytic index (PI) as measurement indicators.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
April 2005
World J Gastroenterol
June 2004