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Activation of Neutrophils by Nanoparticles
Joint Authors
de Liz, Rafael
Girard, Denis
Garcês Gonçalves, David M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The use of nanoparticles (NPs) has increased in the past few years in various fields, including defence, aerospace, electronics, biology, medicine, and so forth.
and in applications such as diagnostic technology, bioimaging, and drug/gene delivery.
Thus, human exposure to NPs and nanomaterials is unavoidable and will certainly expand in the future resulting in a growing interest in nanotoxicology, the study of toxicity of nanomaterials.
A number of studies have reported the effects of NPs in respect to pulmonary inflammation by investigating in vitro activation of pulmonary cells with NPs and in vivo in a variety of models in which neutrophils appear to be the predominant leukocyte cell type in lungs and in bronchoalveolar lavages following inhalation or intratracheal instillation of NPs.
Despite the fact that several studies have reported an increased number of neutrophils, the literature dealing with the direct activation of neutrophils by a given NP is poorly documented.
This paper will summarize the current literature in this latter area of research and will end with a perspective view in which our laboratory will be involved in the following years.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garcês Gonçalves, David M.& de Liz, Rafael& Girard, Denis. 2011. Activation of Neutrophils by Nanoparticles. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garcês Gonçalves, David M.…[et al.]. Activation of Neutrophils by Nanoparticles. The Scientific World Journal No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Garcês Gonçalves, David M.& de Liz, Rafael& Girard, Denis. Activation of Neutrophils by Nanoparticles. The Scientific World Journal. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1027895
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1027895