homeostasis/metabolism
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less) for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher hepatic aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) levels than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
• however, no significant differences in hepatic AST or ALT levels are noted after exposure to filtered air
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher Il1b and Il6 mRNA expression and IL1B and IL6 protein levels in liver samples than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher Tnf mRNA expression and TNF protein levels in liver samples than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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• after exposure to PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory factors (Il1b, Il6, Tnf and Ifnb1) in hepatic tissues than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher Ifnb1 (IFN-beta) mRNA expression in liver samples than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show accelerated hepatic injury by H&E staining and significantly higher hepatic ALT and AST levels but no change in liver weight relative to PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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immune system
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher Il1b and Il6 mRNA expression and IL1B and IL6 protein levels in liver samples than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher Tnf mRNA expression and TNF protein levels in liver samples than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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• after exposure to PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory factors (Il1b, Il6, Tnf and Ifnb1) in hepatic tissues than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly higher Ifnb1 (IFN-beta) mRNA expression in liver samples than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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liver/biliary system
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• after exposure to PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show exacerbated liver injury and dysfunction with enhanced inflammation and oxidative stress and markedly upregulated activation of TBK1 and NF-kappaB relative to PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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cardiovascular system
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• after exposure to concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show a significantly higher mean blood pressure (MBP) than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
• however, no significant differences in MBP are noted after exposure to filtered air
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cellular
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• after exposure to PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice show significantly lower mRNA levels of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes (Hmox1, Gclc and Gclm), lower superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and higher malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in liver samples than PM2.5-challenged wild-type males
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growth/size/body
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• after exposure to either filtered air or concentrated ambient PM2.5 for 24 weeks, male mice exhibit no significant body weight changes relative to similarly treated wild-type males
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