Environmental Health 2022 December 21 [Link] Kenneth T Bogen Abstract Alterations in complex cellular phenotype each typically involve multistep activation of an ultrasensitive molecular switch (e.g., to adaptively initiate an apoptosis, inflammasome, Nrf2-ARE anti-oxidant, or heat-shock activation pathway) that triggers expression of a suite of target genes while efficiently limiting false-positive switching from a baseline…

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Thorax 2022 November 10 [Link] Danila Azzolina, Dario Consonni, Daniela Ferrante, Dario Mirabelli, Stefano Silvestri, Ferdinando Luberto, Alessia Angelini, Francesco Cuccaro, Anna Maria Nannavecchia, Enrico Oddone, Massimo Vicentini, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Tiziana Cena, Lucia Mangone, Francesca Roncaglia, Orietta Sala, Simona Menegozzo, Roberta Pirastu, Sara Tunesi, Elisabetta Chellini, Lucia Miligi, Patrizia Perticaroli, Aldo Pettinari, Vittoria Bressan, Enzo…

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Histopathology 2022 August 25 [Link] Andrew Churg, Julia R Naso Abstract Separation of mesothelioma from metastatic carcinoma requires immunohistochemical support, with small batteries of stains recommended as a starting-point, but these numbers commonly expand to 10, 12 or more stains, a process that is not only expensive but frequently generates anomalous or confounding results, leading…

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European Journal of Cancer 2022 July 11 [Link] Daphne W Dumoulin, Luca Cantini, Robin Cornelissen, Madelief Vink, Larissa Klaase, Kick Sloof, Nura Tebayna, Joanne M Mankor, Sara J Baart, Rudi Hendriks, Anne-Marie C Dingemans, Marcella Willemsen, Joachim G J V Aerts Abstract Purpose: Lurbinectedin is a promising new drug being investigated in pre-treated patients with…

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American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2022 June 1 [Link] Dirk Taeger, Katharina Wichert, Martin Lehnert, Swaantje Casjens, Beate Pesch, Daniel G Weber, Thomas Brüning, Georg Johnen, Thomas Behrens Abstract Background: Asbestos causes mesothelioma and lung cancer. In the European Union, asbestos was banned in 2005, but it is still in use in many other countries.…

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Frontiers in Oncology 2022 May 6 [Link] Eline Janssens, Zoë Mol, Lore Vandermeersch, Sabrina Lagniau, Karim Y Vermaelen, Jan P van Meerbeeck, Christophe Walgraeve, Elly Marcq, Kevin Lamote Abstract Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a lethal cancer for which early-stage diagnosis remains a major challenge. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in breath proved to be…

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Scientific Reports 2022 May 23 [Link] Misa Ichikawa, Naomi Muramatsu, Wataru Matsunaga, Takahiro Ishikawa, Tomoyuki Okuda, Hirokazu Okamoto, Akinobu Gotoh Abstract Gene therapy using vectors has attracted attention in recent years for the treatment of cancers caused by gene mutations. Besides, new treatments are imperative for lung cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and…

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Medicine 2022 January 7 [Link] Takeshi Saraya, Kosuke Ohkuma, Masachika Fujiwara, Haruyuki Ishii Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is difficult to diagnose because of the lack of parenchymal opacities, often revealing minimal or absent pleural thickening. Furthermore, pleural effusion has diverse differential diagnoses, including malignancies, infections, as well as collagen vascular and other benign diseases. In…

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Biomedical Chromatography 2021 November 5 [Link] Eleonora W J van Ewijk-Beneken Kolmer, Marga J A Teulen, Rene J Boosman, Nikki de Rouw, Jacobus A Burgers, Rob Ter Heine Abstract Pemetrexed is an antifolate drug approved for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer and mesothelioma. Assessing pemetrexed pharmacokinetics after administration of a microdose (100 μg) may…

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021 July 10 [Link] Li Yuan, Boshu Sun, Liangliang Xu, Limin Chen, Wenbin Ou Abstract SET domain bifurcated 1 (SETDB1) is a histone H3 lysine 9 (H3K9) methyltransferase that exerts important effects on epigenetic gene regulation. SETDB1 complexes (SETDB1-KRAB-KAP1, SETDB1-DNMT3A, SETDB1-PML, SETDB1-ATF7IP-MBD1) play crucial roles in the processes of histone…

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