Figure 1
From: Silica-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in vitro and in rat lungs
Assessment of BEAS-2B cell viability after exposure to different silica polymorphs. Cell viability assessed by the Trypan blue exclusion assay of cells exposed to indicated doses of cristobalite, DQ12 and DQ12-PVNO silica particles for 24 h. Results are expressed as mean percent viable cells ± SEM compared to unexposed controls (UC) and are representative of 3 independent experiments (N =3 for each treatment group in each experiment) * denotes p-value <0.05 compared to controls.