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Volcanic Ash Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Murine and Human Macrophages

Volcanic ash is a heterogeneous mineral dust that is typically composed of a mixture of amorphous (glass) and crystalline (mineral) fragments. It commonly contains an abundance of the crystalline silica (SiO(2)) polymorph cristobalite. Inhalation of crystalline silica can induce inflammation by stim...

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Autores principales: Damby, David E., Horwell, Claire J., Baxter, Peter J., Kueppers, Ulrich, Schnurr, Max, Dingwell, Donald B., Duewell, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29403480
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.02000