Effect of Cadmium on Human Middle Ear Epithelial Cells
Author(s) -
JaeJun Song,
Ju Yeon Kim,
AnSoo Jang,
Shin Hye Kim,
Yoon Chan Rah,
Mina Park,
Moo Kyun Park
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2015.756
Subject(s) - apoptosis , viability assay , annexin , medicine , mucin , reactive oxygen species , programmed cell death , microbiology and biotechnology , necrosis , mtt assay , fragmentation (computing) , andrology , staining , pathology , biology , biochemistry , ecology
Cadmium (Cd(2+)) exposure can occur through passive smoking, ambient air pollution, and food. Even low exposure can affect hearing and cause lung disease. Here we investigated whether cadmium causes cytotoxicity, induces inflammation, or increases mucin gene expression in immortalized human middle ear epithelial cells (HMEECs).
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