Ag- but Not ZnO-Nanoparticles Disturb the Airway Epithelial Barrier at Subtoxic Concentrations

• Main Authors: Helena Moratin (Author), Anna Thöle (Author), Josephine Lang (Author), Totta Ehret Kasemo (Author), Manuel Stöth (Author), Rudolf Hagen (Author), Agmal Scherzad (Author), Stephan Hackenberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inhalation is considered to be the most relevant source of human exposure to nanoparticles (NPs); however, only a few investigations have addressed the influence of exposing the respiratory mucosal barrier to subcytotoxic doses. In the nasal respiratory epithelium, cells of the mucosa represent one...