5 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1970
Pulmonary talc granulomatosis. A complication of drug abuse
…who had injected methylphenidate (Ritalin) tablets into their veins. Granulomatosis here means small clusters of inflammatory cells forming in the lungs in reaction to talc particles. The authors explained that talc is used as a filler…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Asbestos-induced endothelial cell activation and injury. Demonstration of fiber phagocytosis and oxidant-dependent toxicity
…iron present within amosite asbestos fibers by deferoxamine produced a 33% reduction in asbestos cytotoxicity, suggesting a potential role for hydroxyl radical-mediated injury via the iron-catalyzed Haber-Weiss reaction.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Medical study · Medical research · 1985
Characterization of the bronchoalveolar cellular response in experimental asbestosis. Different reactions depending on the fibrogenic potential
This was an animal experiment in male Wistar rats. Each rat received a single injection into the windpipe of saline (control), 5 mg of UICC chrysotile B asbestos, or 5 mg of very short 4T30 chrysotile fibers. Lung washings (bronchoalveolar lavage)…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Cytokine regulation of lung fibroblast proliferation. Pulmonary and systemic changes in asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis
…later loss of the blood-cell inhibitor may be a consequence or amplifier of fibrosis. They noted that, given the injection method, their data do not relate to very early reactions to low-level inhaled asbestos.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1992
NHLBI workshop summary. Environmental lung diseases. Relationship between acute inflammatory responses to air pollutants and chronic lung disease
…included microdosimetry of inhaled gases and particles, the transfer of ozone and nitrogen dioxide across the air-tissue interface, oxidative reactions involving nitric oxide, early events leading to lung fibrosis, chronic injury in the proximal alveolar…