Browsing Brody School of Medicine by Author "Katwa, Pranita"
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Expansion of cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury after instillation of three forms of multi-walled carbon nanotubes
Urankar, Rakhee N.; Lust, Robert M.; Mann, Erin; Katwa, Pranita; Wang, Xiaojia; Podila, Ramakrishna; Hilderbrand, Susana C.; Harrison, Benjamin S.; Chen, Pengyu; Ke, Pu Chun; Rao, Apparao M.; Brown, Jared; Wingard, Christopher J. (2012)Background The exceptional physical-chemical properties of carbon nanotubes have lead to their use in diverse commercial and biomedical applications. However, their utilization has raised concerns about human exposure ... -
Mast cells and the IL-33/ST2 axis are essential determinants of carbon nanotube toxicity
Katwa, Pranita (East Carolina University, 2012)The rise of nanomaterial use in a variety of applications, including biomedical imaging and drug delivery, has led to concern about the potentially hazardous impacts on human health. Mast cells are critical for innate and ... -
Multi-walled carbon nanotube instillation impairs pulmonary function in C57BL/6 mice
Wang, Xiaojia; Katwa, Pranita; Podila, Ramakrishna; Chen, Pengyu; Ke, Pu Chun; Rao, Apparao M.; Walters, Dianne M.; Wingard, Christopher J.; Brown, Jared (2011)Background Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are widely used in many disciplines due to their unique physical and chemical properties. Therefore, some concerns about the possible human health and environmental ...