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ARTICLE: Cytotoxicity of Chromium and Manganese to Lung Epithelial Cells In Vitro

AUTHORS: L. E. Pascal, D.M. Tessier

JOURNAL: Toxicology Letters 2004 Mar 1;147(2):143-51

SUMMARY: The researchers showed that chromium(VI) and manganese, but not nickel, are cytotoxic to normal human lung epithelial cells in vitro at concentration ranges between 0.2 and 200 micrometers. Therefore, the researchers concluded, the observed effects of chromium and manganese in lung epithelial cells demonstrate a mechanism through which the toxicity of these metals to the cells can result in recruitment of immune …