Comparing Heat-treated Silica Particle with Silica Particles for the Ability to Induce Superoxide Release from Rat Alveolar Macrophages

Masayuki Ohyama^1*, Hideki Tachi², Chika Minejima³ and Takayuki Kameda⁴

¹Department of Environmental Health, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Japan

²Department of Textile & Polymer Section, Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture, Japan

³Department of Material Science, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian university, Japan

⁴Department of Socio-Environmental Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan

^*Corresponding Author: Masayuki Ohyama, 1-3-69, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-0025, 1-3-69, Nakamichi, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-0025, Japan, Tel: +81-6-6972-1321 Email: