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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |