Nanotubes, Nanofibers
Asbestos exposure and histological subtype of malignant mesothelioma
Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 August 19 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Franklin P, Alfonso H, Reid A, Olsen N, Shilkin KB, Brims F, de Klerk N, Musk AW Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) has distinct histological subtypes (epithelioid, sarcomatoid and biphasic) with variable behaviour and prognoses. It is well recognised that survival time varies…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma incidence by nation-wide cancer registry: a population-based study
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2016 July 26 [Link] Tomasson K, Gudmundsson G, Briem H, Rafnsson V Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure has a long latency period. A ban on asbestos use may not be apparent in decreased incidence in the population until after several decades. The aim was to evaluate…
Read MoreSoftware for Apportionment of Asbestos-Related Mesotheliomas
Canadian Respiratory Journal 2016 [Epub 2016 May 18] [Link] Ross RM Abstract Patients with an asbestos-related mesothelioma may be legally entitled to financial compensation. In this context, a physician may be called upon to apportion the contribution of an asbestos containing product or facility where there was asbestos exposure in the development of that individual’s…
Read MoreIncidence of malignant mesothelioma in Aboriginal people in Western Australia
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2016 Jul 3 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Franklin P, Reid A, Olsen N, Peters S, de Klerk N, Brims F, Threlfall T, Murray R, Musk AB. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To describe the incidence of malignant mesothelioma (MM) in Aboriginal people in Western Australia (WA) and determine the…
Read MoreFluoro-edenite and carbon nanotubes: The health impact of ‘asbestos-like’ fibers
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 2016 January [Link] Miozzi E, Rapisarda V, Marconi A, Costa C, Polito I, Spandidos DA, Libra M, Fenga C. Abstract Several decades have passed since Wagner et al demonstrated a causal link between asbestos fibre inhalation and the development of pleural mesothelioma in 1960. It was later suggested that pleural plaques…
Read MoreCarbon Nanotube and Asbestos Exposures Induce Overlapping but Distinct Profiles of Lung Pathology in Non-Swiss Albino CF-1 Mice
Toxicology Pathology 2016 February 2 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Frank EA, Carreira VS, Birch ME, Yadav JS. Abstract Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are emerging as important occupational and environmental toxicants owing to their increasing prevalence and potential to be inhaled as airborne particles. CNTs are a concern because of their similarities to asbestos, which include…
Read MoreAsbestos and multi-walled carbon nanotubes generate distinct oxidative responses in inflammatory cells
Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition 2015 March [Link] Funahashi S, Okazaki Y, Ito D, Asakawa A, Nagai H, Tajima M, Toyokuni S. Abstract Asbestos exposure is considered a social burden by causing mesothelioma. Despite the use of synthetic materials, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are similar in dimension to asbestos and produce mesothelioma in animals.…
Read MorePotential Occupational Risks Associated with Pulmonary Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes
Occupational Medicine & Health Affairs 2014 [Link] Manke A, Luanpitpong S, Rojanasakul Y. Abstract Given their remarkable properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have made their way through various industrial and medicinal applications and the overall production of CNTs is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years, thus requiring an additional recruitment of workers. However,…
Read MoreIntercellular communication in malignant pleural mesothelioma: properties of tunneling nanotubes
Frontiers in Physiology 2014 October 31 [Link] Ady JW, Desir S, Thayanithy V, Vogel RI, Moreira AL, Downey RJ, Fong Y, Manova-Todorova K, Moore MA, Lou E. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a particularly aggressive and locally invasive malignancy with a poor prognosis despite advances in understanding of cancer cell biology and development of new…
Read MoreThe carcinogenic effect of various multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) after intraperitoneal injection in rats
Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2014 November 20 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Rittinghausen S, Hackbarth A, Creutzenberg O, Ernst H, Heinrich U, Leonhardt A, Shaudien D. Abstract Background Biological effects of tailor-made multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) without functionalization were investigated in vivo in a two-year carcinogenicity study. In the past, intraperitoneal carcinogenicity studies in rats…
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