Urban particulate matter regulates tight junction proteins by inducing oxidative stress via the Akt signal pathway in human nasal epithelial cells

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Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +11

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Defective epithelial barrier function in asthma

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Life Sciences, Molecular Genetics, Physiology +12

Impaired barrier function in patients with house dust mite–induced allergic rhinitis is accompanied by decreased occludin and zonula occludens-1 expression

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Life Sciences, Immunology, Pathobiology +17

Long-term exposure to close-proximity air pollution and asthma and allergies in urban children

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