N-Acetylcysteine Attenuates Hexavalent Chromium-Induced Hypersensitivity through Inhibition of Cell Death, ROS-Related Signaling and Cytokine Expression

• Yu-Hsuan Lee ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yu-Hsuan Lee, Shih-Bin Su

  Affiliation Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Shih-Bin Su ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yu-Hsuan Lee, Shih-Bin Su

  Affiliations Department of Occupational Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Management, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Chien-Cheng Huang,

  Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Child Care and Education, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Hamm-Ming Sheu,

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Jui-Chen Tsai,

  Affiliation Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Chia-Ho Lin,

  Affiliations Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Taiwan, Department of Biotechnology, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Ying-Jan Wang ,

  * E-mail: pochih.wang@msa.hinet.net (BJW); yjwang@mail.ncku.edu.tw (YJW)

  Affiliations Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Bour-Jr Wang

  * E-mail: pochih.wang@msa.hinet.net (BJW); yjwang@mail.ncku.edu.tw (YJW)

  Affiliations Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Tainan, Taiwan, Department of Cosmetic Science and Institute of Cosmetic Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan

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