The soot of all evil

Elife. 2015 Oct 21:4:e11709. doi: 10.7554/eLife.11709.

Abstract

Nanoparticles of carbon black in cigarette smoke trigger inflammation in the lung.

Keywords: Th17; emphysema; human; human biology; immunology; inflammation; medicine; mouse.

MeSH terms

  • Nanoparticles / toxicity*
  • Pneumonia / chemically induced*
  • Smoke*
  • Soot / toxicity*

Substances

  • Smoke
  • Soot