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Fig. 5

From: Cerium oxide and barium sulfate nanoparticle inhalation affects gene expression in alveolar epithelial cells type II

Fig. 5

Gene expression of Mmp12 in AEII cells in response to nanoparticle exposure.Gene expression of Mmp12 in AEII cells of rats exposed to 0.1, 0.3, 1.0 or 3.0 mg/m3 CeO2 or 50.0 mg/m3 BaSO4 nanoparticles for one, 28 or 90 days is illustrated. Values are expressed as mean fold regulation of clean air control ± SD; cut-off: fold regulation ≤ − 2.0 or ≥ 2.0 (dotted line), *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; n ≤ 5; Student’s T-test analysis of the replicate 2−∆Ct values for each gene in the control and treatment groups

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