Open AccessInflammation but no DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) damage in mice exposed to airborne dust from a biofuel plant
Author(s) -
Anne Mette Madsen,
Anne Thoustrup Saber,
Pernille Nordly,
Anoop Sharma,
Håkan Wallin,
Ulla Vogel
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1272
Subject(s) - indoor bioaerosol , inflammation , chemistry , dna damage , immunology , toxicology , food science , environmental chemistry , biology , biochemistry , dna
Particles in ambient air are associated with such health effects as lung diseases and cancer of the lung. Exposure to bioaerosols has been found to be associated with respiratory symptoms. The toxic properties of exposure to combustion and bioaerosol particles from biofuel plants have not been studied in detail. This study investigated whether exposure to dust from biofuel plants induces DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) damage and inflammation in exposed mice.