Figure 5From: Autocrine ligands of the epithelial growth factor receptor mediate inflammatory responses to diesel exhaust particlesThe effect of DEP on TGF-α protein expression in PBEC. PBEC were exposed to DEP 50 μg/ml for 24 h in the absence or presence of GM6001 (A), an EGFR neutralising antibody (EGFRAb) (B) and AG1478 (C). AR release into the medium was measured by ELISA. * P<0.01 ** P<0.005 n=(10) compared with SFM control.Back to article page