Alveolar Cytochrome P450 Mediates Butylated Hydroxytoluene-Induced Electrophilic Injury and Apoptosis
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic phenolic antioxidant utilized as a preservative in many products from foods to cosmetics. Population-based studies have detected BHT in the vast majority (>90%) of human specimens (serum, urine, fingernails) as well as home dust samples. Thus, BHT constitutes a ubiquitous e...