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Table 2 Cell, macrophage and neutrophil concentration in BALF

From: Impact of agglomeration state of nano- and submicron sized gold particles on pulmonary inflammation

 

Total cell (10E6/ml)

Macrophage 10E6/ml)

Neutrophil (10E5/ml)

Treatment

3 hrs

24 hrs

3 hrs

24 hrs

3hrs

24 hrs

- control

0.29 ± 0.05

0.72 ± 0.17

0.23 ± 0.06

0.61 ± 0.14

0.09 ± 0.02

0.57 ± 0.44

50 single

0.29 ± 0.04

0.71 ± 0.20

0.22 ± 0.04

0.55 ± 0.19

0.14 ± 0.07

0.99 ± 0.49

250 single

0.30 ± 0.11

0.74 ± 0.19

0.26 ± 0.11

0.49 ± 0.13

0.22 ± 0.16

1.5 ± 0.84*

50 agg

0.30 ± 0.10

0.54 ± 0.23

0.25 ± 0.10

0.39 ± 0.20

0.17 ± 0.13

1.0 ± 0.59

250 agg

0.36 ± 0.08

1.02 ± 0.45

0.30 ± 0.06

0.84 ± 0.42

0.19 ± 0.18

1.0 ± 0.76

quartz

0.54 ± 0.31*

2.16 ± 0.62*

0.47 ± 0.28*

0.32 ± 0.15

0.27 ± 0.14

17.2 ± 7.6*

  1. Average concentration ± sd. Statistical significant differences P < 0.05 are indicated by *
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

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