In view of the steadily increasing use of zinc oxide nanoparticles in various industrial and
consumer applications, toxicological investigations to evaluate their safety are highly justified. …

Inhalation of (nano)particles may lead to pulmonary inflammation. However, the precise
mechanisms of particle uptake and generation of inflammatory mediators by alveolar …

The carcinogenicity of respirable quartz is considered to be driven by reactive oxygen species
(ROS) generation in association with chronic inflammation. The contribution of phagocyte-…

Enhanced cytotoxicity and oxidative stress through reactive oxygen species (ROS)
formation are discussed as relevant parameters regarding potential hazardous properties of …

The mechanism of enhancement/inhibition of quartz toxicity induced by iron is still unclear.
Here the amount of iron on a fibrogenic quartz (Qz) was increased by wet impregnation (Fe(…

Exposure to cement dust, a specifically alkaline and irritant dust, is one of the most common
occupational dust exposures worldwide. Although several adverse respiratory health effects …

We have investigated whether short-term nose-only inhalation exposure to electric spark
discharge-generated carbon nanoparticles (∼60 nm) causes oxidative stress and DNA …

… To my parents Renata and Diethard Scherbart and To my sister Eva-Maria Scherbart … Most
experimental work presented, was done by Agnes M. Scherbart. The impact on authoring this …

Previous studies have shown that quartz (crystalline silica) provides a useful tool to study
experimental fibrosis in rodents. In the present study, we have investigated the involvement of …

… Anton Wessels, Damien van Berlo, Verena Wilhelmi, Agnes Scherbart, Kirsten Gerloff,
Agnes Boots, Catrin Albrecht, Roel Schins …