Inhibiting crosstalk between MET signaling and mitochondrial dynamics and morphology: a novel therapeutic approach for lung cancer and mesothelioma.

Cancer Biology & Therapy 2018 October 12 [Link] Wang J, Mirzapoiazova T, Carol Tan YH, Pang KM, Pozhitkov A, Wang Y, Wang Y, Mambetsariev B, Wang E, Nasser MW, Batra SK, Raz D, Reckamp K, Kulkarni P, Zheng Abstract The receptor tyrosine kinase MET is frequently involved in malignant transformation and inhibiting its activity in…

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Inhibiting crosstalk between MET signaling and mitochondrial dynamics and morphology: a novel therapeutic approach for lung cancer and mesothelioma.

Cancer Biology and Therapy 2018 October 12 [Link] Wang J, Mirzapoiazova T, Carol Tan YH, Pang KM, Pozhitkov A, Wang Y, Wang Y, Mambetsariev B, Wang E, Nasser MW, Batra SK, Raz D, Reckamp K, Kulkarni P, Zheng Y Abstract The receptor tyrosine kinase MET is frequently involved in malignant transformation and inhibiting its activity…

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Four-miRNA signature to identify asbestos-related lung malignancies.

Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention 2018 September 26 [Link] Santarelli L, Gaetani S, Monaco F, Bracci M, Valentino M, Amati M, Rubini C, Sabbatini A, Pasquini E, Zanotta N, Comar M, Neuzil J, Tomasetti M, Bovenz Abstract BACKGROUND: Altered miRNA expression is an early event upon exposure to occupational/environmental carcinogens; thus, identification of a novel…

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Novel platinum agents and mesenchymal stromal cells for thoracic malignancies: state of the art and future perspectives.

Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents 2018 September 24 [Link Petrella F, Rimoldi I, Facchetti G, Spaggiari L Abstract Non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma represent two of the most intriguing and scrutinized thoracic malignancies, presenting interesting perspectives of experimental development and clinical applications. Areas covered: In advanced non-small cell lung cancer, molecular targeted…

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Mortality in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance.

La Medicina del Lavoro 2018 February 6 [Link] Barbiero F, Zanin T, Pisa FE, Casetta A, Rosolen V, Giangreco M, Negro C, Bovenzi M, Barbone F Abstract BACKGROUND: The coastal area of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region, north-eastern Italy, was characterized by work activities in which asbestos was used until the early 1990s, particularly in…

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The characteristics of asbestos-related disease claims made to the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) from 2011 to 2015.

Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2018 July 11 [Link] An YS, Kim HD, Kim HC, Jeong KS, Ahn YS Abstract BACKGROUND: This study aimed to enhance understanding of the epidemiologic characteristics of asbestos-related diseases, and to provide information that could inform policy-making aimed at prevention and compensation for occupational asbestos exposure, through analyzing asbestos-related…

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Measuring EMPs in the lung what can be measured in the lung: Asbestiform minerals and cleavage fragments.

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2018 June 27 [Link] Roggli VL Abstract Asbestos mineral fibers have been associated with the development of a variety of diseases in humans and experimental animals, including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Asbestos includes several mineral types divided into two mineral groups, serpentine and amphibole forms. Chrysotile is the serpentine mineral…

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