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. 2019 Jul 10;14:1517–1526. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S190600

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Effect of CSE and UFCP on production of inflammatory cytokines and growth factors. BEAS2B cells were treated with 10% cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and/or ultrafine carbon particle (UFCP) for 24 hrs. Medium was harvested and used for quantification of cytokines and growth factors as described in the methods. (A) IL-1ß; (B) IL-6; (C) IL-8; (D) TGF-ß1. Vertical axis: concentration of cytokines or growth factor (pg/mL); horizontal axis: treatment of the cells. *p<0.05; **p<0.01.