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Comment
. 2011 Dec;179(6):2678-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.08.031. Epub 2011 Oct 18.

Pulmonary effects of diesel exhaust: neutrophilic inflammation, oxidative injury, and asthma

Nicholas Kenyon  1 , Fu-Tong Liu
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Comment

Pulmonary effects of diesel exhaust: neutrophilic inflammation, oxidative injury, and asthma

Nicholas Kenyon et al. Am J Pathol. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

This commentary highlights the article by Kim et al that describes the pulmonary effects of diesel exhaust including exacerbation of asthma, increased expression of chemokines, and inflammation.

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