Bo, Cunxiang
Liu, Fang
Zhang, Zewen
Du, Zhongjun
Xiu, Haidi
Zhang, Zhenling
Li, Ming
Zhang, Caiqing
Jia, Qiang
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2022MH293)
Health Commission of Shandong Province (202012040412)
Ji’nan Science and Technology Bureau (202328075)
Innovation Project of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences (none)
Academic promotion programme of Shandong First MedicalUniversity (2019QL001)
Article History
Received: 9 November 2023
Accepted: 15 April 2024
First Online: 8 May 2024
Declarations
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: All experiments were performed in accordance with the National Institutes of Health guidelines for care and use of animals and approved by the Committee on the Ethics of Animal Experiments of Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine (Protocol Number: SDZFY-EC-A2022-03). Additionally, to minimize suffering, all rats were intratracheally instilled with silicon dioxide under sodium pentobarbital anesthesia and sacrificed by carbon dioxide anesthesia after the exposure. We confirmed this study is reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.