Our in vitro alveolar model can discriminate respiratory sensitizers from irritants based on the increased expression of at least one of the three cell surface markers, TSLPr, CD54 and CD86.
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The model correctly identifies the pro-haptens Ethylenediamine (EDA) and Piperazine (Pip) as respiratory sensitizers, chemicals which have been reported as false negative in other assays.
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The cell viability and the increased expression of the evaluated cell surface markers on DC-THP-1 cells demonstrates the capacity of the in vitro model to mimic the complexity of the alveolar barrier.
