Repeated pulmonary exposures to zinc ions enhance inflammatory responses to subsequent metal exposures.

Christa Watson-WrightPriscila QueirozSylvia RodriguesThomas C DonagheyJoseph D BrainRamon M Molina

Published in: Experimental lung research (2018)

Previous exposure to zinc ions increases responsiveness to subsequent exposures to zinc and cerium ions. These findings suggest enhanced sensitization possibly due to a reduction in antioxidant defenses.

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