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Sato K, Fukui H, Hagiwara Y, Ogawa R, Nishioka A, Numano T, Sugiyama T, Kawabe M, Mera Y, Yoneda T. Difference in carcinogenicities of two different vapor grown carbon fibers with different physicochemical characteristics induced by intratracheal instillation in rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 2023; 20:37. [PMID: 37770972 PMCID: PMC10537556 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-023-00547-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Carbon fibers are high aspect ratio structures with diameters on the submicron scale. Vapor grown carbon fibers are contained within multi-walled carbon tubes, with VGCF™-H commonly applied as a conductive additive in lithium-ion batteries. However, several multi-walled carbon fibers, including MWNT-7, have been reported to induce lung carcinogenicity in rats. This study investigated the carcinogenic potential of VGCF™-H fibers in F344 rats of both sexes with the vapor grown carbon fibers VGCF™-H and MWNT-7 over 2 years. The carbon fibers were administered to rats by intratracheal instillation at doses of 0, 0.016, 0.08, and 0.4 mg/kg (total doses of 0, 0.128, 0.64, and 3.2 mg/kg) once per week for eight weeks and the rats were observed for up to 2 years after the first instillation. RESULTS Histopathological examination showed the induction of malignant mesothelioma on the pleural cavity with dose-dependent increases observed at 0, 0.128, 0.64, and 3.2 mg/kg in rats of both sexes that were exposed to MWNT-7. On the other hand, only two cases of pleural malignant mesothelioma were observed in the VGCF™-H groups; both rats that received 3.2 mg/kg in male. The animals in the MWNT-7 groups either died or became moribund earlier than those in the VGCF™-H groups, which is thought related to the development of malignant mesothelioma. The survival rates were higher in the VGCF™-H group, and more carbon fibers were observed in the pleural lavage fluid (PLF) of the MWNT-7 groups. These results suggest that malignant mesothelioma is related to the transfer of carbon fibers into the pleural cavity. CONCLUSIONS The intratracheal instillation of MWNT-7 clearly led to carcinogenicity in both male and female rats at all doses. The equivocal evidence for carcinogenic potential that was observed in male rats exposed to VGCF™-H was not seen in the females. The differences in the carcinogenicities of the two types of carbon fibers are thought due to differences in the number of carbon fibers reaching the pleural cavity. The results indicate that the carcinogenic activity of VGCF™-H is lower than that of MWNT-7.
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- Kei Sato
- Chemical Management Department, Resonac Corporation, Tokyo Shiodome Bldg.,1-9-1, Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7325, Japan.
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- Chemical Management Department, Resonac Corporation, Tokyo Shiodome Bldg.,1-9-1, Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7325, Japan
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- Chemical Management Department, Resonac Corporation, Tokyo Shiodome Bldg.,1-9-1, Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7325, Japan
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- Chemical Management Department, Resonac Corporation, Tokyo Shiodome Bldg.,1-9-1, Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7325, Japan
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- Chemical Management Department, Resonac Corporation, Tokyo Shiodome Bldg.,1-9-1, Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7325, Japan
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- DIMS Institute of Medical Science, Inc., 64 Goura, Nishiazai, Azai-cho, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi, 491-0113, Japan
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- DIMS Institute of Medical Science, Inc., 64 Goura, Nishiazai, Azai-cho, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi, 491-0113, Japan
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- DIMS Institute of Medical Science, Inc., 64 Goura, Nishiazai, Azai-cho, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi, 491-0113, Japan
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- DIMS Institute of Medical Science, Inc., 64 Goura, Nishiazai, Azai-cho, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi, 491-0113, Japan
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- Chemical Management Department, Resonac Corporation, Tokyo Shiodome Bldg.,1-9-1, Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-7325, Japan
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Kasai T, Fukushima S. Exposure of Rats to Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Correlation of Inhalation Exposure to Lung Burden, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Findings, and Lung Morphology. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2598. [PMID: 37764628 PMCID: PMC10536709 DOI: 10.3390/nano13182598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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To evaluate lung toxicity due to inhalation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in rats, we developed a unique MWCNT aerosol generator based on dry aerosolization using the aerodynamic cyclone principle. Rats were exposed to MWNT-7 (also known as Mutsui-7 and MWCNT-7) aerosolized using this device. We report here an analysis of previously published data and additional unpublished data obtained in 1-day, 2-week, 13-week, and 2-year inhalation exposure studies. In one-day studies, it was found that approximately 50% of the deposited MWNT-7 fibers were cleared the day after the end of exposure, but that clearance of the remaining fibers was markedly reduced. This is in agreement with the premise that the rapidly cleared fibers were deposited in the ciliated airways while the slowly cleared fibers were deposited beyond the ciliated airways in the respiratory zone. Macrophage clearance of MWNT-7 fibers from the alveoli was limited. Instead of macrophage clearance from the alveoli, containment of MWNT-7 fibers within induced granulomatous lesions was observed. The earliest changes indicative of pulmonary toxicity were seen in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Macrophage-associated inflammation persisted from the one-day exposure to MWNT-7 to the end of the two-year exposure period. Correlation of lung tumor development with MWNT-7 lung burden required incorporating the concept of area under the curve for the duration of the study; the development of lung tumors induced by MWNT-7 correlated with lung burden and the duration of MWNT-7 residence in the lung.
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- Tatsuya Kasai
- Japan Bioassay Research Center (JBRC), Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, Hadano 257-0015, Japan
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Schneider J, Arhelger R, Brückel B, Baur X. Diagnostic limitations of lung fiber counts in asbestos-related diseases. THE JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC PRACTICE AND INTEGRITY 2023. [DOI: 10.35122/001c.70352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Background Lung dust fibre analyses have been used by some pathologists to estimate past asbestos exposure in the workplace and its related health risks. Asbestos, however, especially the predominately applied chrysotile asbestos type, undergoes translocation, clearance and degradation in the lungs. Objectives We quantified the asbestos fibre and ferruginous (asbestos) body (FB) content in human tissue with respect to the German asbestos ban in 1993 and the interim period of more than 20 years in order to evaluate the diagnostic evidence of these analyses for asbestos-related diseases (ARD). Methods Lung dust analyses have been used in empirical assessments of ARD since 1982. Tissue samples of about 2 cm3 were used and processed in standardized manner. FB was analysed by light microscopy and asbestos fibres by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Results Chrysotile and amphibole fibre concentrations in the lung tissue depend roughly on the cumulative asbestos exposure levels in the workplace. However, the concentration of lung asbestos fibre and FB depends on the year of examination and especially on the interim period. As the interim period increases, the asbestos fibre burden decreases. There is no relationship between FB and chrysotile asbestos fibre concentrations and only a weak correlation between FB and crocidolite fibre concentrations. There was no significant difference in chrysotile and amphibole fibre concentrations as well as in FB counts between the different ARD. Conclusions Due to the length of interim periods, a past exposure to chrysotile or amphibole asbestos can no longer be detected with FB or asbestos fibre measurement in lung tissue. This means that negative results of such measurements cannot disprove a qualified occupational case history of asbestos exposures and the related health risks due to the fibrogenic and carcinogenic potential of asbestos.
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Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Normal and Pathological Peritoneal Tissue-A Scoping Review. LIFE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:life12121969. [PMID: 36556334 PMCID: PMC9784698 DOI: 10.3390/life12121969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Peritoneal tissue is the second most affected site by malignant mesothelioma linked to asbestos exposure. This scoping review aims to summarize the findings of the studies in which asbestos fibers in the peritoneum were quantified by electron microscopy, occasionally associated with spectroscopy, both in neoplastic and non-neoplastic tissue. The 9 studies selected comprised 62 cases, out of whom 100 samples were analyzed. Asbestos fibers were detected in 58 samples (58%). In addition, 28 cases had diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma. For 32 cases, a lung tumor sample was available: 28/32 samples analyzed presented asbestos fibers; 18/32 reported amphiboles with a range from not detected to 14.2 million fibers per gram of dry tissue (mfgdt); 18/32 reported chrysotile, with a range of 0 to 90 mfgdt. The studies were heterogeneous for type of samples, analytical technology, and circumstances of exposure to asbestos. To evaluate asbestos fibers in the peritoneum and to better understand the association between asbestos exposure and malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, it is desirable that the search for asbestos fibers becomes a routine process every time peritoneal tissue is accessible.
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Caraballo-Arias Y, Caffaro P, Boffetta P, Violante FS. Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Normal and Pathological Pleural Tissue-A Scoping Review. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:296. [PMID: 35207583 PMCID: PMC8878760 DOI: 10.3390/life12020296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer in the general population, but it is more common in subjects occupationally exposed to asbestos. Studies with asbestos fiber quantification in pleural tissue are scarce: for this reason, we aimed at undertaking a scoping review to summarize the evidence provided by studies in which asbestos fibers were determined by electron microscopy (SEM or TEM) in human pleural tissues, whether normal or pathologic. MATERIALS AND METHODS A scoping review of articles that quantified asbestos fibers in human pleural tissue (normal or pathologic) by electron microscopy (SEM or TEM), in subjects with asbestos exposure (if any) was performed. RESULTS The 12 studies selected comprised 137 cases, out of which 142 samples were analyzed. Asbestos fibers were detected in 111 samples (78%) and were below the detectable limit in 31 samples (22%). The concentration of asbestos fibers detected in the positive samples was distributed from as low as 0.01 mfgdt (millions of fibers per gram of dry tissue) up to 240 mfgdt. However, the minimum concentration of fibers overlaps in the three types of tissues (normal pleura, pleural plaque, mesothelioma) in terms of magnitude; therefore, it is not possible to distinguish a definite pattern which differentiates one tissue from the other. CONCLUSIONS The studies included were heterogeneous as to the representativeness of the samples and analytical techniques; the possibility of false negatives must be considered. It would be desirable to systematically search for asbestos fibers to fill the knowledge gap about the presence of asbestos fibers in normal or pathological pleural tissue in order to better understand the development of the different pleural diseases induced by this mineral.
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- Yohama Caraballo-Arias
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (Y.C.-A.); (F.S.V.)
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- School of Occupational Medicine, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (Y.C.-A.); (F.S.V.)
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University, New York, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy; (Y.C.-A.); (F.S.V.)
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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Visonà SD, Capella S, Bodini S, Borrelli P, Villani S, Crespi E, Colosio C, Previderè C, Belluso E. Evaluation of Deposition and Clearance of Asbestos (Detected by SEM-EDS) in Lungs of Deceased Subjects Environmentally and/or Occupationally Exposed in Broni (Pavia, Northern Italy). Front Public Health 2021; 9:678040. [PMID: 34354974 PMCID: PMC8329042 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.678040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Biodurability is one of the main determinants of asbestos hazardousness for human health. Very little is known about the actual persistence of asbestos in lungs and its clearance, nor about differences in this regard between the different mineralogical types of asbestos. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the amount, the dimensional characteristics and the mineralogic kinds of asbestos in lungs (measured using SEM-EDS) of a series of 72 deceased subjects who were certainly exposed to asbestos (mainly crocidolite and chrysotile) during their life. Moreover, we investigated possible correlations between the lung burden of asbestos (in general and considering each asbestos type), as well as their dimension (length, width, and l/w ratio) and the duration of exposure, the latency- in case of malignant mesothelioma (MM), the survival and the time since the end of exposure. In 62.5% of subjects, asbestos burden in lungs was lower that the threshold considered demonstrative for occupational exposure. In 29.1% of cases no asbestos was found. Chrysotile was practically not detected. The mean length of asbestos fibers and the length to width ratio were significantly related to the duration of exposure to asbestos. No other statistically significant correlations were found between the amount and dimensional characteristics of asbestos (nor with the relative amount of each asbestos type) and the other chronological variables considered. In conclusion, it was pointed out that chrysotile can be completely removed from human lungs in <8 years and, instead, amphiboles persist much more time. The present results suggest, as well, that the finding of no asbestos in lungs cannot rule out the attribution of MM to asbestos (in particular, chrysotile) inhaled in an occupational setting. This point is of crucial importance from a legal point of view.
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- Silvia D. Visonà
- Unit of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and other Toxic Particulates “G. Scansetti”, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Pavia University, Pavia, Italy
- Laboratory of Biostatistics, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University “G. d'Annunzio”, Chieti, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Pavia University, Pavia, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Occupational Health Unit, Santi Paolo e Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center for Studies on Asbestos and other Toxic Particulates “G. Scansetti”, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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Baur X, Frank AL. Ongoing downplaying of the carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos by vested interests. J Occup Med Toxicol 2021; 16:6. [PMID: 33622366 PMCID: PMC7901213 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-021-00295-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Industries that mine, manufacture and sell asbestos or asbestos-containing products have a long tradition of promoting the use of asbestos, while placing the burden of economic and health costs on workers and society. This has been successfully done in recent years and decades in spite of the overwhelming evidence that all asbestos types are carcinogenic and cause asbestosis. In doing so, the asbestos industry has undermined the WHO campaign to reach a worldwide ban of asbestos and to eliminate asbestos-related diseases. Even worse, in recent years they succeeded in continuing asbestos mining and consuming in the range of about 1.3 million tons annually. Nowadays, production takes place predominantly in Russia, Kazakhstan and China. Chrysotile is the only asbestos type still sold and represents 95% of asbestos traded over the last century.The asbestos industry, especially its PR agency, the International Chrysotile Association, ICA, financed by asbestos mining companies in Russia, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe and asbestos industrialists in India and Mexico, continues to be extremely active by using slogans such as chrysotile can be used safely.Another approach of the asbestos industry and of some of its insurance agencies is to broadly defeat liability claims of asbestos victims.In doing so they systematically use inappropriate science produced by their own and/or by industry-affiliated researchers. Some of the latter were also engaged in producing defense material for other industries including the tobacco industry. Frequent examples of distributing such disinformation include questioning or denying established scientific knowledge about adverse health effects of asbestos. False evidence continues to be published in scientific journals and books.The persisting strong influence of vested asbestos-related interests in workers and public health issues including regulations and compensation necessitate ongoing alertness, corrections and appropriate reactions in scientific as well as public media and policy advisory bodies.
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- Xaver Baur
- Chair Em. of Occupational Medicine, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
- European Society for Environmental and Occupational Medicine, P.O. Box 370514, D-14135, Berlin, Germany.
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- Chair Em. of Environmental & Occupational Health, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Frank AL. Global use of asbestos - legitimate and illegitimate issues. J Occup Med Toxicol 2020; 15:16. [PMID: 32549902 PMCID: PMC7294762 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-020-00267-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure to asbestos causes non-malignant and malignant diseases including asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. The modern history of such diseases goes back more than a century. MAIN TEXT While much is known about the ability of asbestos to cause disease, the carcinogenic mechanism is not yet understood. Continuing legitimate scientific questions include such issues as potential differential toxicity and carcinogenicity of different fiber types. Illegitimate issues include the supposed "safe" use of asbestos, and the chrysotile hypothesis. CONCLUSION Asbestos disease issues are highly politicized and vested economic interests perpetuate false issues regarding the hazards of asbestos.
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- Arthur L. Frank
- Dornsife School of Public Health of Drexel University, 3215 Market Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Brandi G, Tavolari S. Asbestos and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Cells 2020; 9:E421. [PMID: 32059499 PMCID: PMC7072580 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The link between asbestos exposure and the onset of thoracic malignancies is well established. However epidemiological studies have provided evidences that asbestos may be also involved in the development of gastrointestinal tumors, including intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). In line with this observation, asbestos fibers have been detected in the liver of patients with ICC. Although the exact mechanism still remains unknown, the presence of asbestos fibers in the liver could be explained in the light of their translocation pathway following ingestion/inhalation. In the liver, thin and long asbestos fibers could remain trapped in the smaller bile ducts, particularly in the stem cell niche of the canals of Hering, and exerting their carcinogenic effect for a long time, thus inducing hepatic stem/progenitor cells (HpSCs) malignant transformation. In this scenario, chronic liver damage induced by asbestos fibers over the years could be seen as a classic model of stem cell-derived carcinogenesis, where HpSC malignant transformation represents the first step of this process. This phenomenon could explain the recent epidemiological findings, where asbestos exposure seems mainly involved in ICC, rather than extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, development.
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- Giovanni Brandi
- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Applied Biomedical Research, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, 40138 Bologna, Italy;
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Abdelgied M, El-Gazzar AM, Alexander WT, Numano T, Iigou M, Naiki-Ito A, Takase H, Hirose A, Taquahashi Y, Kanno J, Abdelhamid M, Abdou KA, Takahashi S, Alexander DB, Tsuda H. Carcinogenic effect of potassium octatitanate (POT) fibers in the lung and pleura of male Fischer 344 rats after intrapulmonary administration. Part Fibre Toxicol 2019; 16:34. [PMID: 31477126 PMCID: PMC6720102 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-019-0316-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Potassium octatitanate fibers (K2O•8TiO2, POT fibers) are used as an asbestos substitute. Their physical characteristics suggest that respirable POT fibers are likely to be carcinogenic in the lung and pleura. However, previous 2-year inhalation studies reported that respired POT fibers had little or no carcinogenic potential. In the present study ten-week old male F344 rats were left untreated or were administered vehicle, 0.25 or 0.5 mg rutile-type nano TiO2 (r-nTiO2), 0.25 or 0.5 mg POT fibers, or 0.5 mg MWCNT-7 by intra-tracheal intra-pulmonary spraying (TIPS), and then observed for 2 years. Results There were no differences between the r-nTiO2 and control groups. The incidence of bronchiolo-alveolar cell hyperplasia was significantly increased in the groups treated with 0.50 mg POT and 0.50 mg MWCNT-7. The overall incidence of lung tumors, however, was not increased in either the POT or MWCNT-7 treated groups. Notably, the carcinomas that developed in the POT and MWCNT-7 treated rats were accompanied by proliferative fibrous connective tissue while the carcinomas that developed in the untreated rats and the r-nTiO2 treated rats were not (carcinomas did not develop in the vehicle control rats). In addition, the carcinoma that developed in the rat treated with 0.25 mg POT was a squamous cell carcinoma, a tumor that develops spontaneously in about 1 per 1700 rats. The incidence of mesothelial cell hyperplasia was 4/17, 7/16, and 10/14 and the incidence of malignant mesothelioma was 3/17, 1/16, and 2/14 in the 0.25 mg POT, 0.5 mg POT, and MWCNT-7 treated groups, respectively. Neither mesothelial cell hyperplasia nor mesothelioma developed in control rats or the rats treated with r-nTiO2. Since the incidence of spontaneously occurring malignant mesothelioma in rats is extremely low, approximately 1 per 1000 animals (Japan Bioassay Research Center [JBRC] historical control data), the development of multiple malignant mesotheliomas in the POT and MWCNT-7 treated groups was biologically significant. Conclusion The incidence of pleural mesotheliomas in male F344 rats administered POT fibers and MWCNT-7 was significantly higher than the JBRC historical control data, indicating that the incidence of pleural mesothelioma in the groups administered POT fibers and MWCNT-7 fibers via the airway using TIPS was biologically significant. The incidence of type II epithelial cell hyperplasia and the histology of the carcinomas that developed in the POT treated rats also indicates that respirable POT fibers are highly likely to be carcinogenic in the lungs of male F344 rats. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12989-019-0316-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Mohamed Abdelgied
- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-Dohri, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 466- 8603, Japan.,Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-Dohri, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 466- 8603, Japan.,Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-Dohri, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 466- 8603, Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-Dohri, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 466- 8603, Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-Dohri, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 466- 8603, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Core Laboratory, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Risk Assessment, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Japan Bioassay Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-Dohri, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 466- 8603, Japan.
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-Dohri, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, 466- 8603, Japan.
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Grosso F, Croce A, Libener R, Mariani N, Pastormerlo M, Maconi A, Rinaudo C. Asbestos fiber identification in liver from cholangiocarcinoma patients living in an asbestos polluted area: a preliminary study. TUMORI JOURNAL 2019; 105:404-410. [PMID: 30915902 DOI: 10.1177/0300891619839305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess whether asbestos fibers may be observed in liver tissue of patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CC) with environmental or working asbestos exposure. METHODS Detection of fibers was performed directly on histologic sections of liver from 7 patients with CC using optical microscope and variable pressure scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (VP-SEM/EDS). All patients were from Casale Monferrato, Italy, a highly asbestos-polluted town. Due to ethical constraints, observers were blinded to patients' clinical features. RESULTS Fibers/bundles of fibers of chrysotile were detected in 5 out of 7 patients (71%). The boundary between healthy and neoplastic tissue or the fibrocollagen tissue produced by the neoplasia were identified as areas of fiber incorporation. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first report about the detection of chrysotile asbestos fibers in the liver of patients with CC. Further studies on larger cohorts are needed to corroborate our preliminary findings.
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- Federica Grosso
- Mesothelioma Unit, Oncology, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, General Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technological Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, General Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, General Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- S. Spirito Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Pathology, Casale Monferrato, Alessandria, Italy
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- Scientific Promotion, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, General Hospital, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technological Innovation, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy
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Liao D, Wang Q, He J, Alexander DB, Abdelgied M, El-Gazzar AM, Futakuchi M, Suzui M, Kanno J, Hirose A, Xu J, Tsuda H. Persistent Pleural Lesions and Inflammation by Pulmonary Exposure of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. Chem Res Toxicol 2018; 31:1025-1031. [PMID: 30212183 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Translocation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) from the lung to the pleural cavity, deposition of the fibers in the pleural tissue, induction of pleural fibrosis, and mesothelial proliferation have been found in rodents administered MWCNTs by different pulmonary exposure methods. However, whether the translocation and deposition and the subsequent pleural inflammation are associated with the pleural lesions is unclear. In the present study, male F344 rats were given 250 μg of two types of MWCNTs, with crocidolite as a positive control, 2 times/week for 4 weeks by intratracheal spraying. At 24 h and at 3 months after the last spraying, the rats were sacrificed for histological examination of the lung and chest wall; pleural cavity lavage was also collected at sacrifice for observation of pleural inflammatory reactions. The results indicated that intratracheally sprayed MWCNTs, like crocidolite fibers, translocated into the pleural cavity, deposited in the pleura, and induced persistent infiltration of immune cells into the pleural cavity, persistent pleural fibrosis, and mesothelial proliferation. The number of MWCNT fibers detected in the pleural cavity lavage was parallel to the number of infiltrating immune cells, which were mainly composed of macrophages. Analysis of cytokines in the fluids of the pleural cavity lavages by suspension array indicated that levels of IL-2, IL-18, and IP-10 were significantly increased both at 24 h and at 3 months after the last spraying. In vitro proliferation assays revealed that a mixture of IL-2, IL-18, and IP-10, but not any of these cytokines alone, promoted cell proliferation of human fibroblasts and mesothelial cells. These results suggest that translocated and deposited MWCNTs induce subsequent pleural inflammation and that increased IL-2, IL-18, and IP-10 synergistically promote the development of pleural fibrosis and mesothelial proliferation.
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- Dongping Liao
- Department of Immunology , Anhui Medical University College of Basic Medical Sciences , Meishan Road 81 , Hefei 230032 , China
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- Department of Immunology , Anhui Medical University College of Basic Medical Sciences , Meishan Road 81 , Hefei 230032 , China
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- Department of Immunology , Anhui Medical University College of Basic Medical Sciences , Meishan Road 81 , Hefei 230032 , China
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- Nanotoxicology Project , Nagoya City University , 3-1 Tanabedohri , Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603 , Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project , Nagoya City University , 3-1 Tanabedohri , Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603 , Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project , Nagoya City University , 3-1 Tanabedohri , Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603 , Japan
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- Department of Immunology , Anhui Medical University College of Basic Medical Sciences , Meishan Road 81 , Hefei 230032 , China.,Nanotoxicology Project , Nagoya City University , 3-1 Tanabedohri , Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603 , Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project , Nagoya City University , 3-1 Tanabedohri , Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8603 , Japan
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Tanaka H, Akiyama Y, Kitamura A, Matsumoto N, Tomita M, Kataoka H. Malignant mesothelioma with squamous differentiation. Histopathology 2018; 72:1216-1220. [DOI: 10.1111/his.13482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Tanaka
- Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology; Department of Pathology; University of Miyazaki; Miyazaki Japan
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- Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology; Department of Pathology; University of Miyazaki; Miyazaki Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism; Department of Internal Medicine; University of Miyazaki; Miyazaki Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism; Department of Internal Medicine; University of Miyazaki; Miyazaki Japan
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- Department of Thoracic and Breast Surgery; Faculty of Medicine; University of Miyazaki; Miyazaki Japan
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- Section of Oncopathology and Regenerative Biology; Department of Pathology; University of Miyazaki; Miyazaki Japan
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DeStefano A, Martin CF, Wallace DI. A dynamical model of the transport of asbestos fibres in the human body. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS 2017; 11:365-377. [PMID: 28770658 DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2017.1355489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a model for the transport of a single type of asbestos fibre through the human body. The model captures the transport modes that pertain particularly to the lungs and the mesothelium. Numerical solutions of the system follow observed movement in the body. We compare the accumulation of fibres in the lungs versus the mesothelium, and then we give analysis and results for various cases of exposure level and exposure time. Models, such as the one developed here, can give clues as to how asbestos fibres impact the body, and where to look for major impact.
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- b Department of Mathematics and Statistics , Texas Tech University , Lubbock , TX , USA
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Kohyama N, Fujiki M, Kishimoto T, Morinaga K. Lung cancer in a patient with predominantly short tremolite fibers in his lung. Am J Ind Med 2017; 60:831-838. [PMID: 28744908 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The carcinogenicity of short tremolite fibers in human has not been cleared and has been argued hitherto. A lung cancer patient had worked at a gabbro quarry. Particles isolated from the excised lung parenchyma of the patient were measured for asbestos bodies (ABs) and asbestos fibers (AFs). The concentrations of ABs were 3964 AB/g dry lung, and AFs were 5.60 × 106 fibers/g dry lung (>5 um in length) and 22.5 × 106 fibers/g dry lung (>1 um in length). AFs were mostly tremolite fibers and under 7 um in length (mean length 4.0 um, standard deviation 2.8 um). Almost all fibers were <10 um in length and an aspect ratio (AR) of <20:1 and ≥3:1. The patient had never smoked. His wife, who had worked with him in the quarry, had died of pleural mesothelioma. This study strongly indicates that such short tremolite fibers will induce lung cancer and possibly mesothelioma in human.
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- Norihiko Kohyama
- Former Professor of Faculty of Economics; Toyo University; Tokyo Japan
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; Kawasaki Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Asbestos-related Disease Research Center; Okayama Rosai Hospital; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Asbestos-related Disease Research Center; Okayama Rosai Hospital; Okayama Japan
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; Kawasaki Japan
- Department of the Relief for Asbestos Related Diseases; Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency; Kawasaki Japan
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[Asbestos, an epidemic that still needs to be controlled]. GACETA SANITARIA 2017; 31:365-367. [PMID: 28595991 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kido T, Morimoto Y, Yatera K, Ishimoto H, Ogoshi T, Oda K, Yamasaki K, Kawanami T, Shimajiri S, Mukae H. The utility of electron microscopy in detecting asbestos fibers and particles in BALF in diffuse lung diseases. BMC Pulm Med 2017; 17:71. [PMID: 28431523 PMCID: PMC5401470 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-017-0415-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background In patients with diffuse lung diseases, differentiating occupational lung diseases from other diseases is clinically important. However, the value of assessing asbestos and particles in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in diffuse lung diseases by electron microscopy (EM) remains unclear. We evaluated the utility of EM in detecting asbestos fibers and particles in patients with diffuse lung diseases. Methods The BALF specimens of 107 patients with diffuse lung diseases were evaluated. First, detection of asbestos by EM and light microscopy (LM) were compared. Second, the detection of asbestos using surgically obtained lung tissues of 8 of 107 patients were compared with the results of EM and LM in BALF. Third, we compared the results of mineralogical components of particles in patients with (n = 48) and without (n = 59) a history of occupational exposure to inorganic dust. Results BALF asbestos were detected in 11 of 48 patients with a history of occupational exposure by EM; whereas asbestos as asbestos bodies (ABs) were detected in BALF in 4 of these 11 patients by LM. Eight of 107 patients in whom lung tissue samples were surgically obtained, EM detected BALF asbestos at a level of >1,000 fibers/ml in all three patients who had ABs in lung tissue samples by LM at a level of >1,000 fibers/g. The BALF asbestos concentration by EM and in lung tissue by LM were positively correlated. The particle fractions of iron and phosphorus were increased in patients with a history of occupational exposure and both correlated with a history of occupational exposure by a multiple regression analysis. Conclusions EM using BALF seemed to be superior to LM using BALF and displayed a similar sensitivity to LM using surgically-obtained lung tissue samples in the detection of asbestos. Our results also suggest that detection of elements, such as iron and phosphorus in particles, is useful for evaluating occupational exposure. We conclude that the detection of asbestos and iron and phosphorus in particles in BALF by EM is very useful for the evaluation of occupational exposure.
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- Takashi Kido
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Occupational Pneumology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
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Kasai T, Umeda Y, Ohnishi M, Mine T, Kondo H, Takeuchi T, Matsumoto M, Fukushima S. Lung carcinogenicity of inhaled multi-walled carbon nanotube in rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 2016; 13:53. [PMID: 27737701 PMCID: PMC5064785 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-016-0164-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) constitute one of the most promising types of nanomaterials in industry today. With their increasing use, the potential toxicity and carcinogenicity of MWCNT needs to be evaluated in bioassay studies using rodents. Since humans are mainly exposed to MWCNT by inhalation, we performed a 104-week carcinogenicity study using whole-body inhalation exposure chambers with a fibrous straight type of MWCNT at concentrations of 0, 0.02, 0.2, and 2 mg/m3 using male and female F344 rats. RESULTS Lung carcinomas, mainly bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma, and combined carcinomas and adenomas were significantly increased in males exposed to 0.2 and 2 mg/m3 MWNT-7 and in females exposed to 2 mg/m3 MWNT-7 compared to the clean air control group. However, no development of pleural mesothelioma was observed. Concentration-dependent toxic effects in the lung such as epithelial hyperplasia, granulomatous change, localized fibrosis, and alteration in BALF parameters were found in MWNT-7 treatment groups of both sexes. There were no MWNT-7-specific macroscopic findings in the other organs, including the pleura and peritoneum. Absolute and relative lung weights were significantly elevated in male rats exposed to 0.2 and 2 mg/m3 MWNT-7 and in all exposed female groups. The lung burdens of MWNT-7 were clearly increased in a concentration-dependent as well as a duration-dependent manner. CONCLUSION There is clear evidence that MWNT-7 is carcinogenic to the lungs of male and female F344 rats, however no plural mesothelioma was observed.
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- Tatsuya Kasai
- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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Pascolo L, Gianoncelli A, Rizzardi C, de Jonge M, Howard D, Paterson D, Cammisuli F, Salomé M, De Paoli P, Melato M, Canzonieri V. Focused X-Ray Histological Analyses to Reveal Asbestos Fibers and Bodies in Lungs and Pleura of Asbestos-Exposed Subjects. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2016; 22:1062-1071. [PMID: 27619825 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927616011685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Asbestos bodies are the histological hallmarks of asbestos exposure. Both conventional and advanced techniques are used to evaluate abundance and composition in histological samples. We previously reported the possibility of using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM) for analyzing the chemical composition of asbestos bodies directly in lung tissue samples. Here we applied a high-performance synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (XRF) set-up that could allow new protocols for fast monitoring of the occurrence of asbestos bodies in large histological sections, improving investigation of the related chemical changes. A combination of synchrotron X-ray transmission and fluorescence microscopy techniques at different energies at three distinct synchrotrons was used to characterize asbestos in paraffinated lung tissues. The fast chemical imaging of the XFM beamline (Australian Synchrotron) demonstrates that asbestos bodies can be rapidly and efficiently identified as co-localization of high calcium and iron, the most abundant elements of these formations inside tissues (Fe up to 10% w/w; Ca up to 1%). By following iron presence, we were also able to hint at small asbestos fibers in pleural spaces. XRF at lower energy and at higher spatial resolution was afterwards performed to better define small fibers. These analyses may predispose for future protocols to be set with laboratory instruments.
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- Lorella Pascolo
- 1Department of Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences,University of Trieste,34149 Trieste,Italy
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- 1Department of Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences,University of Trieste,34149 Trieste,Italy
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- 3Australian Synchrotron,3168 Clayton,Melbourne,VIC,Australia
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- 3Australian Synchrotron,3168 Clayton,Melbourne,VIC,Australia
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- 3Australian Synchrotron,3168 Clayton,Melbourne,VIC,Australia
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- 1Department of Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences,University of Trieste,34149 Trieste,Italy
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- 4European Synchrotron Radiation Facility,38000 Grenoble,Cedex 9,France
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- 5Scientific Direction,Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO),National Cancer Institute,IRCCS,33081 Aviano (PN),Italy
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- 6Institute for Maternal and Child Health,IRCCS Burlo Garofolo,34137 Trieste,Italy
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- 7Division of Pathology,Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO),National Cancer Institute,IRCCS,33081 Aviano (PN),Italy
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Ohnishi M, Suzuki M, Yamamoto M, Kasai T, Kano H, Senoh H, Higashikubo I, Araki A, Fukushima S. Improved method for measurement of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in rat lung. J Occup Med Toxicol 2016; 11:44. [PMID: 27651824 PMCID: PMC5024449 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-016-0132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Previously, we have developed and reported the method of measuring multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) in the lung from rats exposed to MWCNT intratracheally. The present research was performed to improve the analytical method of MWCNT to measure multiple samples in a short period of time. For the xanalysis of MWCNTs from tissues, the existence of carbon black may interfere. Therefore, it was examined whether or not carbon black interfere the determination of MWCNT in the standard solutions. Then, MWCNTs were administered to rats and the MWCNTs were determined in the rats by the new method and the recovery rates and time for determination were calculated. The standard solutions for MWCNTs and carbon black were prepared, and the concentrations in the solutions were determined by HPLC with checking their linearity between the concentrations and signal intensities. The reproducibility of the determination was also checked. Methods The concentrations of MWCMTs in the standard solutions were determined by HPLC with a fluorescent detector. Those of carbon black were also determined using the same method. The MWCNTs were administered to rats intratracheally. The MWCNTs in the lung were determined in a newly modified method including digestion of lung tissues by strong alkali solution and marking MWCNTs by benzo[ghi]perylene. The time for the determinations was recorded and the recovery rate of MWVNTs was calculated. Results MWCNT showed linearity in a range of 0.2 to 1.0 μg/mL. In contrast, carbon black demonstrated a very low slope, showing flat pattern. Regarding the reproducibility of the analysis, the coefficient of variation was lower than 10 %. The analysis of 20 samples were completed in 1.5 h. The recovery rates of MWCNT from the lung of rats receiving intratracheal MWCNT administration were 101 to 102 %. Conclusions The improved method for measuring MWCNT allows an efficient MWCNT quantitation in a short period of time. Also, a small amount of MWCNTs can be measured without influence of carbon black.
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- Makoto Ohnishi
- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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- Occupational Health Research and Development Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, 5-35-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0014 Japan
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- Occupational Health Research and Development Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, 5-35-1 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0014 Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Organization of Occupational Health and Safety, 2445 Hirasawa, Hadano, Kanagawa 257-0015 Japan
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SUZUKI T, SAKAKIBARA Y, HISANAGA N, SAKAI K, YU IJ, LIM HS, MIKAMO H, SENO H, KOBAYASHI F, SHIBATA E. The association among ferruginous body, uncoated fibers, asbestos and non-asbestos fibers in lung tissue in terms of length. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2016; 54:370-376. [PMID: 27021059 PMCID: PMC4963550 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2015-0159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To demonstrate the correlations between the concentrations of ferruginous body as well as uncoated fiber both of which can be observed with phase-contrast microscope and the concentration of various inorganic fibers including asbestos which requires the observation with TEM or SEM, we measured those indices among Japanese and Korean cases. Though the concentration of ferruginous body in lung tissue is an important index of asbestos exposure, uncoated fibers observed with phase-contrast microscope might be another index especially in such cases with relatively low exposure due to their history of living in a general environment. However, to establish the reliability of uncoated fibers as an index of asbestos exposure, analysis with more cases and from various backgrounds must be carried out.
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- Takayoshi SUZUKI
- Department of Health and Psychosocial Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
- Department of Legal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Center for Health and Environment, Aichi University of Education, Japan
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- Institute of Nanoproduct Safety Research, Hoseo University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Korea
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- Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Health and Psychosocial Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Health and Psychosocial Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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Case reports remain an important source of data in the debate over the carcinogenic effect of asbestos-containing automotive friction products. This report documents a case of pleural mesothelioma accompanied by asbestos bodies in the lung tissue of a career auto mechanic with no other known sources of exposure. Previously unreported historical and contemporary exposure data are also discussed in the context of providing additional support for the proposition that work with asbestos-containing automotive products presents a risk of significant exposure. While there remains a body of negative epidemiology that fails to find an increased risk of disease among auto workers, those data must be approached with caution. Many of those studies have drawn technical criticisms, which are beyond the scope of this report, but they remain a key part of the legal defense mounted by defendant-companies who are involved in asbestos-related litigation. This ongoing debate provides the context for the continued relevance of case reports such as this one, as well as the presentation of new and previously unpublished exposure data.
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Baur X, Frank AL, Budnik LT, Woitowitz HJ, Oliver LC, Welch LS, Landrigan P, Lemen R. Collegium Ramazzini: Comments on the 2014 Helsinki consensus report on asbestos. Am J Ind Med 2016; 59:591-4. [PMID: 27184082 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xaver Baur
- Institute for Occupational Medicine; Charite University Medicine Berlin; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health; Drexel Univeristy School of Public Health; Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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- Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM); University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Hamburg; Hamburg Germany
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- Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin, Universitätsklinikum; Giessen Germany
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- Community and Preventive Medicine; Mount Sinai School of Medicine; New York New York
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- United States Public Health Service, Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University in Atlanta; Canton Georgia
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Suzui M, Futakuchi M, Fukamachi K, Numano T, Abdelgied M, Takahashi S, Ohnishi M, Omori T, Tsuruoka S, Hirose A, Kanno J, Sakamoto Y, Alexander DB, Alexander WT, Jiegou X, Tsuda H. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes intratracheally instilled into the rat lung induce development of pleural malignant mesothelioma and lung tumors. Cancer Sci 2016; 107:924-35. [PMID: 27098557 PMCID: PMC4946724 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 04/17/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have a fibrous structure and physical properties similar to asbestos and have been shown to induce malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum after injection into the scrotum or peritoneal cavity in rats and mice. For human cancer risk assessment, however, data after administration of MWCNT via the airway, the exposure route that is most relevant to humans, is required. The present study was undertaken to investigate the carcinogenicity of MWCNT‐N (NIKKISO) after administration to the rat lung. MWCNT‐N was fractionated by passing it through a sieve with a pore size of 25 μm. The average lengths of the MWCNT were 4.2 μm before filtration and 2.6 μm in the flow‐through fraction; the length of the retained MWCNT could not be determined. For the present study, 10‐week‐old F344/Crj male rats were divided into five groups: no treatment, vehicle control, MWCNT‐N before filtration, MWCNT‐N flow‐through and MWCNT‐N retained groups. Administration was by the trans‐tracheal intrapulmonary spraying (TIPS) method. Rats were administered a total of 1 mg/rat during the initial 2 weeks of the experiment and then observed up to 109 weeks. The incidences of malignant mesothelioma and lung tumors (bronchiolo‐alveolar adenomas and carcinomas) were 6/38 and 14/38, respectively, in the three groups administered MWCNT and 0/28 and 0/28, respectively, in the control groups. All malignant mesotheliomas were localized in the pericardial pleural cavity. The sieve fractions did not have a significant effect on tumor incidence. In conclusion, administration of MWCNT to the lung in the rat induces malignant mesothelioma and lung tumors.
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- Masumi Suzui
- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.,Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.,Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Japan Bioassay Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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- National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Nagano City, Japan
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- Division of Risk Assessment, National Institute of Health Sciences, Akihiko Hirose, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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Comments on the 2014 Helsinki consensus report on asbestos. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 2016; 54:94-7. [PMID: 26822315 PMCID: PMC4791300 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.cr03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The Collegium Ramazzini is an international scientific society that examines critical issues in occupational and environmental medicine with a view towards action to prevent disease and promote health. The Collegium derives its name from Bernardino Ramazzini, the father of occupational medicine, a professor of medicine of the Universities of Modena and Padua in the late 1600s and the early 1700s. The Collegium is comprised of 180 physicians and scientists from 35 countries, each of whom is elected to membership. The Collegium is independent of commercial interests.
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Gao Z, Hiroshima K, Wu X, Zhang J, Shao D, Shao H, Yang H, Yusa T, Kiyokawa T, Kobayashi M, Shinohara Y, Røe OD, Zhang X, Morinaga K. Asbestos textile production linked to malignant peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma in women: Analysis of 28 cases in Southeast China. Am J Ind Med 2015; 58:1040-9. [PMID: 26147229 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chrysotile had been used in asbestos textile workshops in Southeast China but a clear relation to mesothelioma is lacking. METHODS All patients diagnosed with mesothelioma from 2003 to 2010 at Yuyao People's Hospital were re-evaluated by multiple expert pathologists with immunohistochemistry and asbestos exposure data were collected. RESULTS Of 43 patients with a mesothelioma diagnosis, 19 peritoneal and nine pleural cases were finally diagnosed as mesothelioma. All were females, and the mean age of the patients with peritoneal or pleural mesothelioma was 52.4 and 58.2 years, respectively. All these cases had a history of domestic or occupational exposure to chrysotile. Two-thirds of the patients were from two adjoining towns with multiple small asbestos textile workshops. Contamination of tremolite was estimated to be less than 0.3%. CONCLUSIONS This is a report of mesothelioma in women exposed to chrysotile asbestos at home and at work, with an over-representation of peritoneal mesothelioma.
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- Zhibin Gao
- Department of Pathology; Yuyao People's Hospital; Chendong Road 800, Yuyao; Ningbo Zhejiang Province 315400 China
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- Department of Pathology; Tokyo Women's Medical University; Yachiyo Medical Center; Owada-Shinden 477-96; Yachiyo Chiba 276-8524 Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Yuyao People's Hospital; Chendong Road 800, Yuyao; Ningbo Zhejiang Province 315400 China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Yuyao People's Hospital; Chendong Road 800, Yuyao; Ningbo Zhejiang Province 315400 China
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- Yuyao Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Yangmingdong Road 129, Yuyao; Ningbo Zhejiang Province 315400 China
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- Department of Gynecology; Yuyao People's Hospital; Chendong Road 800, Yuyao; Ningbo Zhejiang Province 315400 China
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- Department of Radiology; Yuyao People's Hospital; Chendong Road 800, Yuyao; Ningbo Zhejiang Province 315400 China
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery and Asbestos Disease Center; Chiba Rosai Hospital; Tatsumidaihigashi 2-16; Ichihara Chiba 290-0003 Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Jikei University School of Medicine; Nishi-sinbashi 3-25-8; Minato-ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Tokyo Women's Medical University; Tokyo, Japan, Kawada-cho 8-1; Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8666 Japan
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- Work Environment Research Group; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; Nagao 6-21-1, Tama-ku; Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 214-8585 Japan
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Erling Skjalgssons gt. 1; Trondheim 7491 Norway
- CancerClinic, Levanger Hospital; Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust; Kirkegata 2 7600 Levanger Norway
- Department of Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research Center; Aalborg University Hospital; Hobrovej 18-22 9000 Aalborg Denmark
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences; Tianmushan Road 182; Hangzhou Zhejiang Province 310013 China
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- Department of Asbestos-related Health Damage Relief; Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan; Muza Kawasaki Central Tower, Omiya-cho 1310, Saiwai-Ku; Kawasaki-Shi Kanagawa 212-8554 Japan
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Arakawa H, Kishimoto T, Ashizawa K, Kato K, Okamoto K, Honma K, Hayashi S, Akira M. Asbestosis and other pulmonary fibrosis in asbestos-exposed workers: high-resolution CT features with pathological correlations. Eur Radiol 2015; 26:1485-92. [PMID: 26334510 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3973-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose was to identify distinguishing CT features of pathologically diagnosed asbestosis, and correlate diagnostic confidence with asbestos body burden. METHODS Thirty-three workers (mean age at CT: 73 years) with clinical diagnoses of asbestosis, who were autopsied (n = 30) or underwent lobectomy (n = 3), were collected. Two radiologists independently scored high-resolution CT images for various CT findings and the likelihood of asbestosis was scored. Two pathologists reviewed the pathology specimens and scored the confidence of their diagnoses. Asbestos body count was correlated with CT and pathology scores. RESULTS Pathologically, 15 cases were diagnosed as asbestosis and 18 cases with various lung fibroses other than asbestosis. On CT, only the score of the subpleural curvilinear lines was significantly higher in asbestosis (p = 0.03). Accuracy of CT diagnosis of asbestosis with a high confidence ranged from 0.73 to 0.79. Asbestos body count positively correlated with CT likelihood of asbestosis (r = 0.503, p = 0.003), and with the confidence level of pathological diagnosis (r = 0.637, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Subpleural curvilinear lines were the only clue for the diagnosis of asbestosis. However, this was complicated by other lung fibrosis, especially at low asbestos body burden. KEY POINTS • Various patterns of pulmonary fibrosis occurred in asbestos-exposed workers. • The fibre burden in lungs paralleled confident CT diagnosis of asbestosis. • The fibre burden in lungs paralleled confident pathological diagnosis of asbestosis. • Subpleural curvilinear lines were an important CT finding favouring asbestosis.
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- Hiroaki Arakawa
- Department of Radiology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880, Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan.
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- Asbestos Research Center, Okayama Rosai Hospital, 1-10-25 Chikkomidorimachi Ninamiku, Okayama, 702-8055, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology 2, Kawasaki Medical School, 2-1-80, Nakasange, Kita-ku, Okayama, 701-0114, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Hokkaido Chuo Hospital, 4 Joh Higashi 16, Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, 068-0004, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Dokkyo Medical University, 880, Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu, Tochigi, 321-0293, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, 1180 Nagasone-cho, Kita-ku, Sakai-city, Osaka, 591-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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Yusa T, Hiroshima K, Sakai F, Kishimoto T, Ohnishi K, Usami I, Morikawa T, Wu D, Itoi K, Okamoto K, Shinohara Y, Kohyama N, Morinaga K. Significant relationship between the extent of pleural plaques and pulmonary asbestos body concentration in lung cancer patients with occupational asbestos exposure. Am J Ind Med 2015; 58:444-55. [PMID: 25676175 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to elucidate whether there is a relationship between the extent of pleural plaques and pulmonary asbestos body concentration (PABC). METHODS The subjects were 207 lung cancer patients with occupational asbestos exposure. We determined the plaque extent by findings on chest images using our own criteria. PABCs were measured in resected or autopsy lung specimens. RESULTS There was a significant relationship between plaque extent and PABC. Seventy-five percent of the patients determined to have extensive plaques based on our criteria had a PABC of ≥5,000 asbestos bodies per gram of dry lung tissue, which is one of the certification criteria of lung cancer caused by asbestos for workers' compensation in Japan. CONCLUSIONS In lung cancer patients, the plaque extent had a significant positive relationship with the PABC. The plaque extent would be useful as a proxy for PABC for lung cancer compensation purposes.
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- Toshikazu Yusa
- Department of General Thoracic Surgery and Asbestos Disease Center; Chiba Rosai Hospital; Ichihara Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center; Yachiyo Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology; International Medical Center; Saitama Medical University; Hidaka Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Asbestos-related Disease Research Center; Okayama Rosai Hospital; Okayama Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Asbestos Disease Bloc Center; Kobe Rosai Hospital; Kobe Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Asbestos Disease Bloc Center; Asahi Rosai Hospital; Owariasahi Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Asbestos Disease Bloc Center; Yokohama Rosai Hospital; Yokohama Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Tokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical Center; Yachiyo Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery; Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Hospital; Amagasaki Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Hokkaido Chuo Rosai Hospital; Iwamizawa Japan
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- Work Environment Research Group; National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; Kawasaki Japan
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- Department of Environmental Research; Graduate School of Economics Toyo University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of the Relief for Asbestos Related Diseases; Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency; Kawasaki Japan
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Kasai T, Umeda Y, Ohnishi M, Kondo H, Takeuchi T, Aiso S, Nishizawa T, Matsumoto M, Fukushima S. Thirteen-week study of toxicity of fiber-like multi-walled carbon nanotubes with whole-body inhalation exposure in rats. Nanotoxicology 2014; 9:413-22. [DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2014.933903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Tatsuya Kasai
- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Japan Bioassay Research Center, Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association, Kanagawa, Japan
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Xu J, Alexander DB, Futakuchi M, Numano T, Fukamachi K, Suzui M, Omori T, Kanno J, Hirose A, Tsuda H. Size- and shape-dependent pleural translocation, deposition, fibrogenesis, and mesothelial proliferation by multiwalled carbon nanotubes. Cancer Sci 2014; 105:763-9. [PMID: 24815191 PMCID: PMC4317921 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have a fibrous structure similar to asbestos, raising concern that MWCNT exposure may lead to asbestos-like diseases. Previously we showed that MWCNT translocated from the lung alveoli into the pleural cavity and caused mesothelial proliferation and fibrosis in the visceral pleura. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were not found in the parietal pleura, the initial site of development of asbestos-caused pleural diseases in humans, probably due to the short exposure period of the study. In the present study, we extended the exposure period to 24 weeks to determine whether the size and shape of MWCNT impact on deposition and lesion development in the pleura and lung. Two different MWCNTs were chosen for this study: a larger sized needle-like MWCNT (MWCNT-L; l = 8 μm, d = 150 nm), and a smaller sized MWCNT (MWCNT-S; l = 3 μm, d = 15 nm), which forms cotton candy-like aggregates. Both MWCNT-L and MWCNT-S suspensions were administered to the rat lung once every 2 weeks for 24 weeks by transtracheal intrapulmonary spraying. It was found that MWCNT-L, but not MWCNT-S, translocated into the pleural cavity, deposited in the parietal pleura, and induced fibrosis and patchy parietal mesothelial proliferation lesions. In addition, MWCNT-L induced stronger inflammatory reactions including increased inflammatory cell number and cytokine/chemokine levels in the pleural cavity lavage than MWCNT-S. In contrast, MWCNT-S induced stronger inflammation and higher 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine level in the lung tissue than MWCNT-L. These results suggest that MWCNT-L has higher risk of causing asbestos-like pleural lesions relevant to mesothelioma development.
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- Jiegou Xu
- Laboratory of Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Immunology, Anhui Medical University College of Basic Medical Sciences, Hefei, China
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Inamura K, Ninomiya H, Nomura K, Tsuchiya E, Satoh Y, Okumura S, Nakagawa K, Takata A, Kohyama N, Ishikawa Y. Combined effects of asbestos and cigarette smoke on the development of lung adenocarcinoma: different carcinogens may cause different genomic changes. Oncol Rep 2014; 32:475-82. [PMID: 24926563 PMCID: PMC4091886 DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The carcinogens in cigarette smoke are distinct from asbestos. However, an understanding of their differential effects on lung adenocarcinoma development remains elusive. We investigated loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and the p53 mutation in 132 lung adenocarcinomas, for which asbestos body burden (AB; in numbers per gram of dry lung) was measured using adjacent normal lung. All cases were classified into 9 groups based on a matrix of cumulative smoking (CS in pack‑years; CS=0, 0<CS<25, ≥25 CS) and AB (AB=0, 0<AB<1,000, ≥1,000 AB). AB=0 indicates a lower level than the detection limit of ~100. LOH frequency increased only slightly with the elevation of CS in the AB=0 groups. In the AB>0 groups, LOH frequency increased as AB and/or CS was elevated and was significantly higher in the ≥1,000 AB, ≥25 CS group (p=0.032). p53 mutation frequency was the lowest in the AB=0, CS=0 group, increased as AB and/or CS rose, and was significantly higher in the ≥1,000 AB, ≥25 CS group (p=0.039). p53 mutations characteristic of smoking were frequently observed in the CS>0 groups contrary to non-specific mutations in the CS=0, AB>0 groups. Combined effects of asbestos and smoking were suggested by LOH and p53 analyses. Sole exposure to asbestos did not increase LOH frequency but increased non‑specific p53 mutations. These findings indicate that the major carcinogenic mechanism of asbestos may be tumor promotion, acting in an additive or synergistic manner, contributing to the genotoxic effect of smoking. Since this study was based on a general cancer center's experience, the limited sample size did not permit the consideration that the result was conclusive. Further investigation with a large sample size is needed to establish the mechanism of asbestos-induced lung carcinogenesis.
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- Kentaro Inamura
- Division of Pathology, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Koto-ku, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Koto-ku, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Koto-ku, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Koto-ku, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228‑8555, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Cancer Institute Hospital, JFCR, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Cancer Institute Hospital, JFCR, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan
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- Faculty of Economics, Toyo University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 12-8608, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, The Cancer Institute, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Koto-ku, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan
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Novel method using hybrid markers: development of an approach for pulmonary measurement of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. J Occup Med Toxicol 2013; 8:30. [PMID: 24160567 PMCID: PMC4177529 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-8-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kasai T, Gotoh K, Nishizawa T, Sasaki T, Katagiri T, Umeda Y, Toya T, Fukushima S. Development of a new multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) aerosol generation and exposure system and confirmation of suitability for conducting a single-exposure inhalation study of MWCNT in rats. Nanotoxicology 2013; 8:169-78. [DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2013.766277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Xu J, Futakuchi M, Shimizu H, Alexander DB, Yanagihara K, Fukamachi K, Suzui M, Kanno J, Hirose A, Ogata A, Sakamoto Y, Nakae D, Omori T, Tsuda H. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes translocate into the pleural cavity and induce visceral mesothelial proliferation in rats. Cancer Sci 2012; 103:2045-50. [PMID: 22938569 DOI: 10.1111/cas.12005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 08/20/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Multi-walled carbon nanotubes have a fibrous structure similar to asbestos and induce mesothelioma when injected into the peritoneal cavity. In the present study, we investigated whether carbon nanotubes administered into the lung through the trachea induce mesothelial lesions. Male F344 rats were treated with 0.5 mL of 500 μg/mL suspensions of multi-walled carbon nanotubes or crocidolite five times over a 9-day period by intrapulmonary spraying. Pleural cavity lavage fluid, lung and chest wall were then collected. Multi-walled carbon nanotubes and crocidolite were found mainly in alveolar macrophages and mediastinal lymph nodes. Importantly, the fibers were also found in the cell pellets of the pleural cavity lavage, mostly in macrophages. Both multi-walled carbon nanotube and crocidolite treatment induced hyperplastic proliferative lesions of the visceral mesothelium, with their proliferating cell nuclear antigen indices approximately 10-fold that of the vehicle control. The hyperplastic lesions were associated with inflammatory cell infiltration and inflammation-induced fibrotic lesions of the pleural tissues. The fibers were not found in the mesothelial proliferative lesions themselves. In the pleural cavity, abundant inflammatory cell infiltration, mainly composed of macrophages, was observed. Conditioned cell culture media of macrophages treated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes and crocidolite and the supernatants of pleural cavity lavage fluid from the dosed rats increased mesothelial cell proliferation in vitro, suggesting that mesothelial proliferative lesions were induced by inflammatory events in the lung and pleural cavity and likely mediated by macrophages. In conclusion, intrapulmonary administration of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, like asbestos, induced mesothelial proliferation potentially associated with mesothelioma development.
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- Jiegou Xu
- Laboratory of Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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Saito R, Kasajima A, Taniuchi S, Fujishima F, Ishida K, Nakamura Y, Yamanda S, Takahashi T, Hitomi H, Murakami K, Watanabe M, Sasano H. Case reports of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma with pleural spread: So-called pseudomesotheliomatous adenocarcinoma. Pathol Int 2012; 62:709-15. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2012.02860.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gemba K, Fujimoto N, Kato K, Aoe K, Takeshima Y, Inai K, Kishimoto T. National survey of malignant mesothelioma and asbestos exposure in Japan. Cancer Sci 2012; 103:483-90. [PMID: 22126592 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.02165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the present study, malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases in Japan were investigated retrospectively. We extracted records for 6030 cases of death due to MM between 2003 and 2008 to clarify the clinical features of MM, including its association with asbestos exposure (AE). Of all these cases, a clinical diagnosis of MM was confirmed for 929. The origin of MM included the pleura in 794 cases (85.5%), the peritoneum in 123 cases (13.2%), the pericardium in seven cases (0.8%), and the testicular tunica vaginalis in five cases (0.5%). The histological subtypes of MM included 396 epithelioid (55.9%), 154 sarcomatoid (21.7%), 126 biphasic (17.8%), and 33 cases (4.7%) classified as "other types". Of all the MM cases, AE was indicated in 76.8% and pleural plaques were detected in 34.2%. The number of asbestos particles was determined in 103 cases of MM. More than 1000 asbestos particles per gram dried lung tissue were detected in 74.8% of cases and more than 5000 particles were detected in 43.7% of cases. We compared patient characteristics and the diagnostic procedures for MM before and after the "Kubota shock". Compared with the early phase of this study (2003-2005), the median age at diagnosis of MM was higher, the number of cases without definite diagnosis of MM was lower, the proportion of cases diagnosed by thoracoscopy was higher, and the percentage of cases in which the occupational history was described in the medical records was significantly higher in the later phase (2006-2008). Our study confirmed that more than 70% of MM cases in Japan are associated with AE. The "Kubota shock" may affect some features pertaining to MM.
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- Kenichi Gemba
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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Borelli V, Trevisan E, Vita F, Bottin C, Melato M, Rizzardi C, Zabucchi G. Peroxidase-like activity of ferruginous bodies isolated by exploiting their magnetic property. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2012; 75:603-623. [PMID: 22712847 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.688478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ferruginous bodies (FB) are polymorphic structures whose formation is macrophage dependent, and are composed of a core, which may consist of an asbestos fiber coated with proteins, among which ferritin is the main component. Within ferritin, the ferric and ferrous ions are coordinated as ferrihydrite, which is the main iron (Fe) storage compound. However, when ferritin accumulates in some tissues following Fe overload it also contains magnetite along with ferrihydrite, which endows it with magnetic properties. Recently studies showed that magnetite exerts peroxidase-like activity, and since ferruginous bodies display magnetic properties, it was postulated that these particular structures may also contain magnetite within the ferritin coating, and thus may also exert peroxidase-like activity. Histochemical analysis for peroxidase of isolated FB smears demonstrated positive staining. Samples isolated from 4 different autopsy lung fragments were also able to oxidize 3,3',5,5'-tetramethyl-benzidine to a blue colored compound that absorbs at 655 nm. This activity was (1) azide and heat insensitive with optimal pH from 5 to 6, and (2) highly variable, changing more than 25-fold from one sample to another. These findings, together with evidence that the peroxidase-like activity of ferruginous bodies has a hydrogen peroxide and substrate requirement different from that of human myeloperoxidase, can exclude that this enzyme gives a significant contribution to the formation of FB. Standard Fe-rich asbestos fibers also express a peroxidase-like activity, but this appears negligible compared to that of ferruginous bodies. Strong acidification of standard Fe-containing asbestos fibers or magnetically isolated ferruginous bodies liberates a high amount of peroxidase-like activity, which is probably accounted for by the release of Fe ions. Further, FB also damage mesothelial cells in vitro. Data suggest that FB exert peroxidase-like activity and cytotoxic activity against mesothelial cells, and hence may be an important factor in pathogenesis of asbestos-related diseases.
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- Violetta Borelli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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Neumann V, Löseke S, Tannapfel A. Mesothelioma and analysis of tissue fiber content. Recent Results Cancer Res 2011; 189:79-95. [PMID: 21479897 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10862-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The strong relationship between mesothelioma and asbestos exposure is well established. The analysis of lung asbestos burden by light and electron microscopy assisted to understand the increased incidence of mesothelioma in asbestos mining and consuming nations.The data on the occupational exposure to asbestos are important information for the purpose of compensation of occupational disease No. 4105 (asbestos-associated mesothelioma) in Germany.However, in many cases the patients have forgotten conditions of asbestos exposure or had no knowledge about the used materials with components of asbestos. Mineral fiber analysis can provide valuable information for the research of asbestos-associated diseases and for the assessment of exposure. Because of the variability of asbestos exposure and long latency periods, the analysis of asbestos lung content is a relevant method for identification of asbestos-associated diseases. Also, sources of secondary exposure, so called "bystander exposition" or environmental exposure can be examined by mineral fiber analysis.Household contacts to asbestos are known for ten patients (1987-2009) in the German mesothelioma register; these patients lived together with family members working in the asbestos manufacturing industry.Analysis of lung tissue for asbestos burden offers information on the past exposure. The predominant fiber-type identified by electron microscopy in patients with mesothelioma is amphibole asbestos (crocidolite or amosite). Latency times (mean 42.5 years) and mean age at the time of diagnose in patients with mesothelioma are increasing (65.5 years). The decrease of median asbestos burden of the lung in mesothelioma patients results in disease manifestation at a higher age.Lung dust analyses are a relevant method for the determination of causation in mesothelioma. Analysis of asbestos burden of the lung and of fiber type provides insights into the pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma. The most important causal factor for the development of mesothelioma is still asbestos exposure.
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- Volker Neumann
- German Mesothelioma Register, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Bochum, Germany.
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Donaldson K, Murphy F, Schinwald A, Duffin R, Poland CA. Identifying the pulmonary hazard of high aspect ratio nanoparticles to enable their safety-by-design. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2011; 6:143-56. [PMID: 21182425 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.10.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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High aspect ratio, or fiber-shaped, nanoparticles (HARNs) represent a growth area in nanotechnology as their useful properties become more apparent. Carbon nanotubes, the best known and studied of the HARNs are handled on an increasingly large scale, with subsequent potential for human inhalation exposure. Their resemblance to asbestos fibers precipitated fears that they might show the same type of pathology as that caused by asbestos and there is emerging evidence to support this possibility. The large number of other HARNs, including nanorods, nanowires and other nanofibers, require similar toxicological scrutiny. In this article we describe the unusual hazard associated with fibers, with special reference to asbestos, and address the features of fibers that dictate their pathogenicity as developed in the fiber pathogenicity paradigm. This paradigm is a robust structure:toxicity model that identifies thin, long, biopersistent fibers as the effective dose for fiber-type pathogenic effects. It is likely that HARNs will in general conform to the paradigm and such an understanding of the features that make fibers pathogenic should enable us to design safer HARNs.
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- Ken Donaldson
- MRC/University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, ELEGI Colt Laboratory, Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK.
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Bunderson-Schelvan M, Pfau JC, Crouch R, Holian A. Nonpulmonary outcomes of asbestos exposure. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2011; 14:122-52. [PMID: 21534087 PMCID: PMC3118539 DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2011.556048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The adverse pulmonary effects of asbestos are well accepted in scientific circles. However, the extrapulmonary consequences of asbestos exposure are not as clearly defined. In this review the potential for asbestos to produce diseases of the peritoneum, immune, gastrointestinal (GIT), and reproductive systems are explored as evidenced in published, peer-reviewed literature. Several hundred epidemiological, in vivo, and in vitro publications analyzing the extrapulmonary effects of asbestos were used as sources to arrive at the conclusions and to establish areas needing further study. In order to be considered, each study had to monitor extrapulmonary outcomes following exposure to asbestos. The literature supports a strong association between asbestos exposure and peritoneal neoplasms. Correlations between asbestos exposure and immune-related disease are less conclusive; nevertheless, it was concluded from the combined autoimmune studies that there is a possibility for a higher-than-expected risk of systemic autoimmune disease among asbestos-exposed populations. In general, the GIT effects of asbestos exposure appear to be minimal, with the most likely outcome being development of stomach cancer. However, IARC recently concluded the evidence to support asbestos-induced stomach cancer to be "limited." The strongest evidence for reproductive disease due to asbestos is in regard to ovarian cancer. Unfortunately, effects on fertility and the developing fetus are under-studied. The possibility of other asbestos-induced health effects does exist. These include brain-related tumors, blood disorders due to the mutagenic and hemolytic properties of asbestos, and peritoneal fibrosis. It is clear from the literature that the adverse properties of asbestos are not confined to the pulmonary system.
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- Melisa Bunderson-Schelvan
- Center for Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA.
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Aust AE, Cook PM, Dodson RF. Morphological and chemical mechanisms of elongated mineral particle toxicities. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2011; 14:40-75. [PMID: 21534085 PMCID: PMC3118489 DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2011.556046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Much of our understanding regarding the mechanisms for induction of disease following inhalation of respirable elongated mineral particles (REMP) is based on studies involving the biological effects of asbestos fibers. The factors governing the disease potential of an exposure include duration and frequency of exposures; tissue-specific dose over time; impacts on dose persistence from in vivo REMP dissolution, comminution, and clearance; individual susceptibility; and the mineral type and surface characteristics. The mechanisms associated with asbestos particle toxicity involve two facets for each particle's contribution: (1) the physical features of the inhaled REMP, which include width, length, aspect ratio, and effective surface area available for cell contact; and (2) the surface chemical composition and reactivity of the individual fiber/elongated particle. Studies in cell-free systems and with cultured cells suggest an important way in which REMP from asbestos damage cellular molecules or influence cellular processes. This may involve an unfortunate combination of the ability of REMP to chemically generate potentially damaging reactive oxygen species, through surface iron, and the interaction of the unique surfaces with cell membranes to trigger membrane receptor activation. Together these events appear to lead to a cascade of cellular events, including the production of damaging reactive nitrogen species, which may contribute to the disease process. Thus, there is a need to be more cognizant of the potential impact that the total surface area of REMP contributes to the generation of events resulting in pathological changes in biological systems. The information presented has applicability to inhaled dusts, in general, and specifically to respirable elongated mineral particles.
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- Ann E. Aust
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department (Emeritus), Utah State University, Huachuca City, Arizona
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- U.S. EPA NHEERL Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, Minnesota
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- Dodson Environmental Consulting, Inc., and ERI Environmental Consulting, Inc., Tyler, Texas, USA
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Sakai Y, Ohbayashi C, Itami H, Kajimoto K, Sakuma T, Uchino K, Yoshimura M, Matsumoto S, Idei Y, Oka T. Simple quantitative analysis of asbestos body using the sediment of formalin injected into surgically resected lung cancers. Pathol Int 2010; 60:78-86. [PMID: 20398191 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02488.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A simple screening method for quantitatively analyzing asbestos bodies that can be carried out even in community hospitals, is needed in order for laborers and neighborhoods in the vicinity of asbestos factories to apply for compensation for asbestos-related injury. Eighty-eight consecutive cases of surgically resected primary lung cancer were analyzed for asbestos bodies using two methods, and the correlation between them was statistically examined. The first was the conventional technique using lung tissue digestion and phase-contrast scanning, and the second was the authors' method using light microscopy to scan the sediment of formalin-injected lung specimens. The overall correlation coefficient of the concentration of asbestos bodies between the authors' method (C(AB/SED)) and the conventional method (C(AB/DLT)) was 0.4576, a weak statistically significant correlation; in patients with occupational asbestos exposure, however, the correlation coefficient was 0.7341. Despite the cost, it may be prudent to use the conventional method under the present law for patients with C(AB/SED)>or=3.5/mL. C(AB/DLT) >3000/g dry lung tissue when C(AB/SED) is >or=3.5/mL suggests the potential for the accumulation of asbestos absorption by lung tissue.
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- Yasuhiro Sakai
- Department of Pathology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Hyogo, Japan
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Donaldson K, Murphy FA, Duffin R, Poland CA. Asbestos, carbon nanotubes and the pleural mesothelium: a review of the hypothesis regarding the role of long fibre retention in the parietal pleura, inflammation and mesothelioma. Part Fibre Toxicol 2010; 7:5. [PMID: 20307263 PMCID: PMC2857820 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8977-7-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 574] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The unique hazard posed to the pleural mesothelium by asbestos has engendered concern in potential for a similar risk from high aspect ratio nanoparticles (HARN) such as carbon nanotubes. In the course of studying the potential impact of HARN on the pleura we have utilised the existing hypothesis regarding the role of the parietal pleura in the response to long fibres. This review seeks to synthesise our new data with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) with that hypothesis for the behaviour of long fibres in the lung and their retention in the parietal pleura leading to the initiation of inflammation and pleural pathology such as mesothelioma. We describe evidence that a fraction of all deposited particles reach the pleura and that a mechanism of particle clearance from the pleura exits, through stomata in the parietal pleura. We suggest that these stomata are the site of retention of long fibres which cannot negotiate them leading to inflammation and pleural pathology including mesothelioma. We cite thoracoscopic data to support the contention, as would be anticipated from the preceding, that the parietal pleura is the site of origin of pleural mesothelioma. This mechanism, if it finds support, has important implications for future research into the mesothelioma hazard from HARN and also for our current view of the origins of asbestos-initiated pleural mesothelioma and the common use of lung parenchymal asbestos fibre burden as a correlate of this tumour, which actually arises in the parietal pleura.
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- Ken Donaldson
- University of Edinburgh, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queens Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH164TJ, UK.
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Fujimoto N, Gemba K, Asano M, Wada S, Ono K, Ozaki S, Kishimoto T. Soluble mesothelin-related protein in pleural effusion from patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Exp Ther Med 2010; 1:313-317. [PMID: 22993544 DOI: 10.3892/etm_00000048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Accepted: 12/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive neoplasm primarily arising from surface serosal cells of the pleura and is strongly associated with asbestos exposure. Patients with MPM often develop pleural fluid as initial presentation. However, cytological diagnosis using pleural fluid is usually difficult and has limited utility. A useful molecular marker for differential diagnosis particularly with lung cancer (LC) is urgently needed. The aim of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic value of soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) in pleural fluid. Pleural fluids were collected from 23 patients with MPM, 38 with LC, 26 with benign asbestos pleurisy (BAP), 5 with tuberculosis pleurisy (TP) and 4 with chronic heart failure (CHF), and the SMRP concentration was determined. All data were analyzed by using non-parametric two-sided statistical tests. The median concentration of SMRP in MPM, LC, BAP, TP and CHF were 11.5 (range 0.90-82.80), 5.20 (0.05-36.40), 6.65 (1.45-11.25), 3.20 (1.65-6.50) and 2.03 (1.35-2.80) nmol/l, respectively. The SMRP concentration was significantly higher in MPM than in the other diseases (P=0.001). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) values of the MPM diagnosis was 0.75 for the differential diagnosis from the other groups. Based on the cut-off value of 8 nmol/l, the sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of MPM were 70.0 and 68.4%, respectively. These results indicate that the SMRP concentration in pleural fluid is a useful marker for the diagnosis of MPM.
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- Nobukazu Fujimoto
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Okayama Rosai Hospital, Okayama 7028055, Japan
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Kurimoto R, Kishimoto T, Nagai Y, Takazawa H, Sakaue N, Shinohara Y, Hiroshima K. Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: quantitative analysis of asbestos burden. Pathol Int 2010; 59:823-7. [PMID: 19883435 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02452.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Malignant mesotheliomas develop commonly in the pleural cavity and rarely arise in the peritoneal cavity. It is well established that asbestos exposure is related to malignant pleural mesothelioma, but the asbestos burden in the abdominal cavity in patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma has not been well studied. The purpose of the present study was therefore to report on an autopsy case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma with quantitative analysis of the asbestos burden in tissues from the pleura and organs in the abdominal cavity. The patient was a 67-year-old man with a history of asbestos exposure. The peritoneum was thickened with diffuse tumor proliferation. This patient was diagnosed as having malignant peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma. The number of asbestos fibers was >10,000/g dry tissue in all samples examined except in the small intestine. The number of asbestos fibers in the stomach was 53,000/g, which was higher than that in a control asbestosis subject. The existence of numerous asbestos fibers found in the abdominal cavity suggests that asbestos stimuli are related to the tumorigenesis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.
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Pacurari M, Castranova V, Vallyathan V. Single- and multi-wall carbon nanotubes versus asbestos: are the carbon nanotubes a new health risk to humans? JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2010; 73:378-395. [PMID: 20155580 DOI: 10.1080/15287390903486527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes (CNT), since their discovery, have become one of the most promising nanomaterials in many industrial and biomedical applications. Due to their unique physicochemical properties, interest is growing in the manufacture of CNT-based products and their subsequent marketing. Since their discovery, the prospect of possible undesirable human health effects has been a focus of many scientific studies. Although CNT possess unique physical properties that include (1) nanoscale diameter, (2) a wide length distribution ranging from tens of nanometers to several micrometers, and (3) high aspect ratio, the fibrous-like shape and durability suggest that their toxic properties may be analogous to those observed with other fibrous particles, such as asbestos. The present study provides a summary of published findings on CNT bioactivity, such as the potential of CNT, especially of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), to activate signaling pathways modulating transcription factor activity, induce apoptosis, induce DNA damage, and initiate biological responses. Assessment of risks to human health and adoption of appropriate exposure controls is critical for the safe and successful introduction of CNT -based products for future applications.
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- Maricica Pacurari
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Egilman D. Fiber types, asbestos potency, and environmental causation: a peer review of published work and legal and regulatory scientific testimony. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2009; 15:202-28. [PMID: 19496487 DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2009.15.2.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Scientific evidence and analysis offered in litigation and public policy testimony have an important role in occupational and environmental health, but are not subject to peer review. Critique and commentary, attempts at reproduction of results, and review of data offered in such testimony is essential. Peer review of such testimony should become part of the domain of medical and scientific journals. This paper is an effort to peer review the use of certain scientific methods in tort litigation and in testimony before regulatory agencies. In this issue of IJOEH, Azuma et al. show that background asbestos exposures can be considered to have caused mesothelioma. In contrast, epidemiologic studies and testimony by Teta et al. and Price and Ware, and pathologic studies and testimony by Roggli and others, claim that background exposures are benign. These are fatally flawed because of methodological and analytic errors.
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- David Egilman
- Department of Community Medicine, Brown University, USA.
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