Exposure

Number of cells ×106

NL/АМ count ratio

Total

Neutrophil leukocytes (NL)

Alveolar macrophages (АМ)

Sham (drinking water)

2.16 ± 0.22

0.22 ± 0.05

1.93 ± 0.19

0.12 ± 0.02

Sham (drinking glutamate)

1.52 ± 0.13*

0.11 ± 0.02

1.40 ± 0.13

0.09 ± 0.05

Fe2O3-NPs (drinking water)

1.96 ± 0.18

0.43 ± 0.07*

1.51 ± 0.18

0.32 ± 0.07*

Fe2O3-NPs (drinking glutamate)

1.76 ± 1.53

0.24 ± 0.04+

1.52 ± 0.09

0.15 ± 0.02+