Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in the Drinking Water Alters the Expression of Immune Response Genes in Mouse Lung
Author(s) -
Courtney D. Kozul,
Thomas H. Hampton,
Jennifer C. Davey,
Julie A. Gosse,
Athena P. Nomikos,
Phillip L. Eisenhauer,
Daniel J. Weiss,
Jessica E. Thorpe,
Michael A. Ihnat,
Joshua W. Hamilton
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0800199
Subject(s) - toxicant , immune system , biology , receptor , innate immune system , immunology , transcriptome , inhalation exposure , lung , cytokine , gene expression , toxicity , gene , medicine , inhalation , genetics , anatomy
Chronic exposure to drinking water arsenic is a significant worldwide environmental health concern. Exposure to As is associated with an increased risk of lung disease, which may make it a unique toxicant, because lung toxicity is usually associated with inhalation rather than ingestion.
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