4 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1983
Reaction of mineral dusts with primary lung fibroblast cultures
This laboratory study, which also reviewed the authors' earlier work, tested nine mineral dusts on rabbit lung fibroblast cultures (collagen-making cells). Single doses of 10 to 1000 µg per culture were added on day 3. DNA and cell-layer collagen…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Effects of Chrysotile Exposure in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells: Insights into the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Asbestos-Related Diseases
…glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), and Akt were performed to confirm their involvement in asbestos-induced EMT. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blotting, and gelatin zymography were performed to detect mRNA…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1983
Effects of chrysotile on a lysosomal enzyme preparation and on the hydrolytic enzyme activity of cultured alveolar macrophages
…inhibit or enhance lysosomal enzyme activity at either pH but may preferentially absorb specific enzymes and that the binding reaction between any given enzyme and mineral can be dependent on the presence of other organic compounds…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1983
Interactions of chrysotile asbestos with erythrocyte membranes
…cells and bind to cell membranes which may become wrapped around the fibers. This reaction is prevented by pretreatment of the cells with neuraminidase. The distribution of lectins which bind to membrane glycoproteins is altered by…