The effects of nanoparticles toward on the male reproductive system of mice were investigated.
Three sizes (14, 56 and 95 nm) of carbon black nanoparticles were intratracheally …

… The X-ray transmission of the Be foils has been measured in vacuum with Al-K (1.49 keV)
and Mg-K (1.25 keV) lines at 14 positions before they were glued to the window flange. The …

Asian sand dust (ASD) containing microbiological materials, sulfate (SO 4 2 ), and nitrate (NO
3 − ) derived from air pollutants in East China, reportedly cause adverse respiratory health …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of fetal nanoparticle exposure on reproductive function
in male mice offspring. DESIGN: Animal study. SETTING: Academic research laboratory. …

Background Recently, manufactured nano/microparticles such as fullerenes (C 60 ), carbon
black (CB) and ceramic fiber are being widely used because of their desirable properties in …

Asian yellow dust (Kosa) causes adverse respiratory health effects in humans. The objective
of this study was to clarify the lung toxicity of Kosa. ICR mice (5 weeks of age) were …

… In 18 animals, combined topical superfusion of elevated [K + ] ACSF with the NOS inhibitor
L-NAME mildly decreased CBF to 94 ± 8.5% (cilostazol group, n = 9) and 90 ± 9.3% (vehicle …

Asian sand dust (ASD) containing sulfate (SO 4 2− ) reportedly causes adverse respiratory
health effects but there is no experimental study showing the effect of ASD toward allergic …

The lung is an organ that is sensitive to mutations induced by chemicals in ambient air, and
transgenic mice harboring guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (gpt) gene as a target gene …

Background Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) enhance allergic airway inflammation in mice (Takano
et al., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997; 156: 36–42). DEP consist of carbonaceous …