approaching significancep = 0.0529
Although the decrease in cell viability between the DMSO control (82.6%) and the Rx smoke PM extracts (75.6%) was approaching significance ( p = 0.0529) ( Figure ), the release of LDH from the BEAS-2B cells into the media was significantly increased following the 24 h exposure to the Rx smoke PM extracts (58% increase) compared to the DMSO control ( Figure a).