Mild steel and stainless steel welding fumes elicit pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant effects in first trimester trophoblast cells.

Nicole S OlgunAnna M MorrisLauren N BowersAleksandr B StefaniakSherri A FriendSandra E ReznikStephen S Leonard

Published in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2020)

Welding fumes are cytotoxic to extravillous trophoblasts, as is evident by the production of free radicals, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and the observed decrease in invasive capabilities.

Keyphrases

anti inflammatory
induced apoptosis
cell cycle arrest
endoplasmic reticulum stress
cell death
cell proliferation
pi k akt