Figure 8From: Cardiovascular and inflammatory effects of intratracheally instilled ambient dust from Augsburg, Germany, in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs)A schematic summarization of the results obtained from Augsburg dust exposures in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) in different organs are presented. BALF: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; IL-6: Interleukin-6; MIP-2: Macrophage inflammatory protein-2; ACE: Angiotensin converting enzyme; ET-1: Endothelin-1; PAI-1: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TF: Tissue factor; VCAM-1: Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor.Back to article page