From: Nanosilver induces minimal lung toxicity or inflammation in a subacute murine inhalation model
Exposure | IL-6 | IL-12(p40) | TNF-α | KC | MCP-1 | MIP-1α | GM-CSF |
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Group | |||||||
Silver | pg/ml | ||||||
Controls | ND | 29.1 ± 2.9 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Ag 0 wk post exposure | ND | 64.1 ± 10.6* | ND | 4.24 ± 0.88* | ND | ND | ND |
Ag 3 wks post exposure | ND | 53.6 ± 21.9 | ND | 2.96 ± 0.54 | ND | ND | ND |
Detection limit | 0.67 | 0.73 | 44.3 | 1.77 | 9.58 | 27.31 | 1.48 |
Copper | Â | Â | Â | pg/ml | Â | Â | Â |
Controls | ND | 35.0 ± 6.8 | 21.4 ± 3.3 | 0.90 ± 0.12 | ND | ND | 0.16 ± 0.08 |
Cu 0 wk post-exposure | 82.8 ± 13.8* | 1210 ± 10.1* | 161 ± 10.4* | 215 ± 17.0* | 4400 ± 401* | 309 ± 37.2* | 70.2 ± 10.9* |
Cu 3 wk post-exposure | ND | 42.7 ± 4.8 | 17.3 ± 1.6 | 1.44 ± 0.12 | ND | ND | 0.27 ± 0.13 |
Detection limit | 0.11 | 0.08 | 13 | 0.19 | 3.44 | 2.01 | 0.08 |