incidences and severity of asthma in children and adults, and inflammatory effects have
been suggested as a possible mechanism. Recent studies report that phthalates may
activate mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase p38 and various peroxisome proliferator-
activated receptor (PPAR) isoforms. Here we confirm and extend these findings by
investigating possible signalling pathways activated in the murine monocyte-macrophage …