The Impact of 3D Nichoids and Matrix Stiffness on Primary Malignant Mesothelioma Cells

Genes 2024 February 1 [Link] Stefania Oliveto, Paolo Ritter, Giorgia Deroma, Annarita Miluzio, Chiara Cordiglieri, Mauro Roberto Benvenuti, Luciano Mutti, Manuela Teresa Raimondi, Stefano Biffo Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is a type of cancer that affects the mesothelium. It is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer that is often caused by exposure to asbestos. At…

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Pleural Mesothelioma: Advances in Blood and Pleural Biomarkers

Journal of Clinical Medicine 2023 November 9 [Link] Claudio Sorino, Michele Mondoni, Giampietro Marchetti, Sergio Agati, Riccardo Inchingolo, Federico Mei, Sara Flamini, Filippo Lococo, David Feller-Kopman Abstract Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a type of cancer that is highly related to exposure to asbestos fibers. It shows aggressive behavior, and the current therapeutic approaches are usually…

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The role of single nucleotide polymorphisms related to iron homeostasis in mesothelioma susceptibility after asbestos exposure: a genetic study on autoptic samples

Frontiers in Public Health 2023 October 24 [Link] Pierangela Grignani, Silvia Damiana Visonà, Maria Vittoria Fronda, Paola Borrelli, Maria Cristina Monti, Barbara Bertoglio, Adelaide Conti, Paolo Fattorini, Carlo Previderè Abstract Asbestos-related diseases still represent a major public health problem all over the world. Among them, malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a poor-prognosis cancer, arising from the…

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Preventive and therapeutic opportunities: targeting BAP1 and/or HMGB1 pathways to diminish the burden of mesothelioma

Journal of Translational Medicine 2023 October 25 [Link] Michele Carbone, Michael Minaai, Yasutaka Takinishi, Ian Pagano, Haining Yang Abstract Mesothelioma is a cancer typically caused by asbestos. Mechanistically, asbestos carcinogenesis has been linked to the asbestos-induced release of HMGB1 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, where HMGB1 promotes autophagy and cell survival, and to the…

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FOXM1 Promotes Mesothelioma Cell Migration and Invasion via Activation of SMAD Signaling

Anticancer Research 2023 September [Link] Ihiro Endo, Vishwa Jeet Amatya, Kei Kushitani, Takahiro Kambara, Tetsuya Nakagiri, Kohei Aoe, Yukio Takeshima Abstract Background/aim: Forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) is a transcription factor closely associated with various human malignancies and is considered an attractive target for cancer therapy. Mesothelioma is a malignancy primarily due to asbestos exposure and…

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Chronic Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Plasticity: Three Players Driving the Pro-Tumorigenic Microenvironment in Malignant Mesothelioma

Cells 2023 August 11 [Link] Irene Fiorilla, Simona Martinotti, Alberto Maria Todesco, Gregorio Bonsignore, Maria Cavaletto, Mauro Patrone, Elia Ranzato, Valentina Audrito Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a lethal and rare cancer, even if its incidence has continuously increased all over the world. Asbestos exposure leads to the development of mesothelioma through multiple mechanisms,…

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APE-1/Ref-1 Inhibition Blocks Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cell Proliferation and Migration: Crosstalk between Oxidative Stress and Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Driving Carcinogenesis and Metastasis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023 August 8 [Link] Valeria Ramundo, Giada Zanirato, Maria Luisa Palazzo, Chiara Riganti, Elisabetta Aldieri Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer associated with asbestos exposure. MPM pathogenesis has been related both to oxidative stress, evoked by and in response to asbestos fibers exposure, and epithelial mesenchymal transition…

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Expression of stathmin in asbestos-like fibers-induced mesothelioma: A preliminary report

Histology and Histopathology 2023 June 30 [Link] Claudia Lombardo, Giuseppe Broggi, Ermanno Vitale, Caterina Ledda, Carla Loreto, Serena Matera, Maria Hagnas, Rosario Caltabiano, Veronica Filetti Abstract Background: Mesothelioma is strongly associated with exposure to asbestos fibers, however, recent studies have also linked exposure to “naturally occurring asbestos” fibers with this disease. Fluoro-edenite, a silicate mineral…

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Asbestos accelerates disease onset in a genetic model of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Frontiers in Toxicology 2023 June 27 [Link] Pooyeh Farahmand, Katarina Gyuraszova, Claire Rooney, Ximena L Raffo-Iraolagoitia, Geeshath Jayasekera, Ann Hedley, Emma Johnson, Tatyana Chernova, Gaurav Malviya, Holly Hall, Tiziana Monteverde, Kevin Blyth, Rodger Duffin, Leo M Carlin, David Lewis, John Le Quesne, Marion MacFarlane, Daniel J Murphy Abstract Hypothesis: Asbestos-driven inflammation contributes to malignant pleural…

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