Sung-Hwa Sohn, Ki-Nam Kim, In Kyoung Kim, Eun-Il Lee, Jae-Jun Ryu, Meyoung-Kon Kim
The goal of this study was to determine the effects of tobacco compounds on gene expression in a human fetal lung cell line (WI38). In the present study, we investigated the effects of tobacco compounds (nicotine, benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P), and 2-Naphthylamine) on gene expression profiles in human fetal fibroblasts using cDNA microarray and real-time PCR. WI38 cells were cultured in Eagle's minimum essential medium (MEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 2% 200 mM L-glutamine, and a 2% penicillin and streptomycin solution...
August 2008: Environmental Toxicology