DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.03.004

Tollstadius BF, da Silva ACG, Oliveira BC, Pedralli, Valadares MC.

Laboratory of Education and Research in In vitro Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.

In this work, the toxicity of the fungicide Carbendazim upon A549 alveolar cells was tested in comparison of monolayer and air-liquid interface cell system exposition. 

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Dr. Monique Manche¹, Dr. Fabrice Nesslany², Tobias Krebs^3
1Laboratoires Anios, 59260 Lille-Hellemmes, France
²Laboratoire de toxicologie génétique, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
³VITROCELL Systems GmbH, 79183 Waldkirch, Germany

Genotoxicity tests (in vitro micronucleus test and comet assay) have been conducted on p53 competent pulmonary cells, with alcohol administration as vapours to obtain data under conditions more representative of actual exposure conditions via the pulmonary route.

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Following the VITROCELL® User Group Meeting 2017 in Baltimore, international scientists from Canada, Europe, Japan and USA reconvened in March 2018.

The informal event organized into short presentations and posters was followed by open discussions. It was an excellent opportunity to discuss the latest developments of VITROCELL®, to exchange your experience in working with the equipment and to meet other fellow researchers. The meeting took place prior to the international Society of Toxicology 57th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, March 11 – 15, 2018, in San Antonio, USA - one of the largest international conferences related to toxicology.

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