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Yamada A, Taiji R, Nishimoto Y, Itoh T, Marugami A, Yamauchi S, Minamiguchi K, Yanagawa M, Tomiyama N, Tanaka T. Pictorial Review of Pleural Disease: Multimodality Imaging and Differential Diagnosis. Radiographics 2024; 44:e230079. [PMID: 38547031 DOI: 10.1148/rg.230079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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The pleura is a thin, smooth, soft-tissue structure that lines the pleural cavity and separates the lungs from the chest wall, consisting of the visceral and parietal pleurae and physiologic pleural fluid. There is a broad spectrum of normal variations and abnormalities in the pleura, including pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pleural thickening. Pneumothorax is associated with pulmonary diseases and is caused by iatrogenic or traumatic factors. Chest radiography and US help detect pneumothorax with various signs, and CT can also help assess the causes. Pleural effusion occurs in a wide spectrum of diseases, such as heart failure, cirrhosis, asbestos-related diseases, infections, chylothorax, and malignancies. Chest US allows detection of a small pleural effusion and evaluation of echogenicity or septa in pleural effusion. Pleural thickening may manifest as unilateral or bilateral and as focal, multifocal, or diffuse. Various diseases can demonstrate pleural thickening, such as asbestos-related diseases, neoplasms, and systemic diseases. CT, MRI, and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT can help differentiate between benign and malignant lesions. Knowledge of these features can aid radiologists in suggesting diagnoses and recommending further examinations with other imaging modalities. The authors provide a comprehensive review of the clinical and multimodality imaging findings of pleural diseases and their differential diagnoses. ©RSNA, 2024 Test Your Knowledge questions for this article are available in the supplemental material.
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- Aya Yamada
- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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- From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara-city, Nara 634-8522, Japan (A.Y., R.T., T.I., A.M., S.Y., K.M., T.T.); Department of Radiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan (Y.N.); Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex (K.M.); and Department of Radiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan (M.Y., N.T.)
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Bolan S, Kempton L, McCarthy T, Wijesekara H, Piyathilake U, Jasemizad T, Padhye LP, Zhang T, Rinklebe J, Wang H, Kirkham MB, Siddique KHM, Bolan N. Sustainable management of hazardous asbestos-containing materials: Containment, stabilization and inertization. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 881:163456. [PMID: 37062308 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Asbestos is a group of six major silicate minerals that belong to the serpentine and amphibole families, and include chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, anthophyllite, tremolite and actinolite. Weathering and human disturbance of asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) can lead to the emission of asbestos dust, and the inhalation of respirable asbestos fibrous dust can lead to 'mesothelioma' cancer and other diseases, including the progressive lung disease called 'asbestosis'. There is a considerable legacy of in-situ ACMs in the built environment, and it is not practically or economically possible to safely remove ACMs from the built environment. The aim of the review is to examine the three approaches used for the sustainable management of hazardous ACMs in the built environment: containment, stabilization, and inertization or destruction. Most of the asbestos remaining in the built environment can be contained in a physically secured form so that it does not present a significant health risk of emitting toxic airborne fibres. In settings where safe removal is not practically feasible, stabilization and encapsulation can provide a promising solution, especially in areas where ACMs are exposed to weathering or disturbance. Complete destruction and inertization of asbestos can be achieved by thermal decomposition using plasma and microwave radiation. Bioremediation and chemical treatment (e.g., ultrasound with oxalic acid) have been found to be effective in the inertization of ACMs. Technologies that achieve complete destruction of ACMs are found to be attractive because the treated products can be recycled or safely disposed of in landfills.
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- Shiv Bolan
- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) National Research Network, Australia
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- Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), University of Wollongong, Australia
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- Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), University of Wollongong, Australia
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- Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University, Belihuloya 70140, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311300, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) National Research Network, Australia.
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Gualtieri AF. Journey to the centre of the lung. The perspective of a mineralogist on the carcinogenic effects of mineral fibres in the lungs. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 442:130077. [PMID: 36209608 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This work reviews the bio-chemical mechanisms leading to adverse effects produced when mineral fibres are inhaled and transported in the lungs from the perspective of a mineralogist. The behaviour of three known carcinogenic mineral fibres (crocidolite, chrysotile, and fibrous-asbestiform erionite) during their journey through the upper respiratory tract, the deep respiratory tract and the pleural cavity is discussed. These three fibres have been selected as they are the most socially and economically relevant mineral fibres representative of the classes of chain silicates (amphiboles), layer silicates (serpentine), and framework silicates (zeolites), respectively. Comparison of the behaviour of these fibres is made according to their specific crystal-chemical assemblages and properties. Known biological and subsequent pathologic effects which lead and contribute to carcinogenesis are critically reviewed under the mineralogical perspective and in relation to recent progress in this multidisciplinary field of research. Special attention is given to the understanding of the cause-effect relationships for lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. Comparison with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, or "asbestosis", will also be made here. This overview highlights open issues, data gaps, and conflicts in the literature for these topics, especially as regards relative potencies of the three mineral fibres under consideration for lung cancer and mesothelioma. Finally, an attempt is made to identify future research lines suitable for a general comprehensive model of the carcinogenicity of mineral fibres.
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- Alessandro F Gualtieri
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via G. Campi 103, Modena I-41125, Italy.
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Köhler F, Heule M, Jäggi M, Dutheil P, Brand A, Walter N, Mayer S. Microscopic and radioanalytical investigation of asbestos-containing decommissioning waste. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-022-08544-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractDuring decommissioning of nuclear facilities, possibly contaminated asbestos containing materials (ACM) emerge. In this work, we propose an analytical method to characterize ACM contaminated with alpha and beta nuclides by microscopic (light and electron microscopy) and radioanalytical techniques. For this purpose, a chromatographic separation is applied after decomposition of ACM by a lithium borate fusion at 1065 °C. The subsequent separation is performed with UTEVA-TRU-Sr chromatographic resins. Recovery rates for analyzed radionuclides were on an average of 80–90% for Am, Cm, Pu isotopes, and Sr-90. Compared to sample pre-treatment with hydrofluoric acid, the lithium borate fusion proves more suitable, while providing higher working safety.
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Tandon YK, Walkoff L. Imaging Patterns in Occupational Lung Disease—When Should I Consider? Radiol Clin North Am 2022; 60:979-992. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2022.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gallet J, Laurent F, Paris C, Clin B, Gislard A, Thaon I, Chammings S, Gramond C, Ogier G, Ferretti G, Andujar P, Brochard P, Delva F, Pairon JC, Lacourt A. Pleural plaques and risk of lung cancer in workers formerly occupationally exposed to asbestos: extension of follow-up. Occup Environ Med 2022; 79:oemed-2022-108337. [PMID: 35922129 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2022-108337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Occupational asbestos exposure is associated with pleural plaques (PP), a benign disease often seen as a marker of past exposure to asbestos and lung cancer. The association between these two diseases has not been formally proved, the aim of this study was to evaluate this association in the asbestos-related disease cohort (ARDCO) cohort. METHODS ARDCO is a French multicentric cohort including workers formerly occupationally exposed to asbestos from 2003 to 2005. CT scan was performed to diagnose PP with double reading and lung cancer (incidence and mortality) was followed through health insurance data and death certificates. Cox models were used to estimate the association between PP and lung cancer adjusting for occupational asbestos exposure (represented by cumulative exposure index, time since first exposure and time since last exposure) and smoking status. RESULTS A total of 176 cases (of 5050 subjects) and 88 deaths (of 4938 subjects) of lung cancer were recorded. Smoking status was identified as an effect modifier. Lung cancer incidence and mortality were significantly associated with PP only in non-smokers, respectively, HR=3.13 (95% CI 1.04 to 9.35) and HR=16.83 (95% CI 1.87 to 151.24) after adjustment for age, occupational asbestos exposure and smoking status. CONCLUSIONS ARDCO study was the first to study this association considering equal asbestos exposure, and more specifically, our study is the first to test smoking as an effect modifier, so comparison with scientific literature is difficult. Our results seem to consolidate the hypothesis that PP may be an independent risk factor for lung cancer but they must be interpreted with caution.
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- Justine Gallet
- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Equipe EPICENE, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Université de Bordeaux, Faculté de Médecine, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
- Service d'imagerie médicale radiologie diagnostique et thérapeutique, CHU de Bordeaux, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
- Centre de recherche cardiothoracique de Bordeaux, INSERM U1045, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Service de santé au travail et pathologie professionnelle, CHU Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France
- Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail, INSERM U1085, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Service de santé au travail et pathologie professionnelle, CHU Caen, F-14000 Caen, France
- Faculté de médecine, Université de Caen Normandie, F-14000 Caen, France
- U1086 « ANTICIPE », INSERM, F-14000 Caen, France
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- Centre de consultations des pathologies professionnelles, CHU Rouen, F-76000 Rouen, France
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- Centre de consultations des pathologies professionnelles, CHRU Nancy, Université de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Institut Interuniversitaire de Médecine du Travail de Paris Ile de France, CHI Créteil, F-94010 Créteil, France
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Equipe EPICENE, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Echelon régional du service médical, Assurance maladie, F69000 Lyon, France
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- Service de radiologie diagnostique et thérapeutique, CHU Grenoble, F-38000 Grenoble, France
- Université de Grenoble Alpes, F-38700 La Tranche, France
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- INSERM, IMRB, Université Paris Est Créteil, F-94010 Créteil, France
- Service de Pathologies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement, CHI Créteil, F-94010 Créteil, France
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Equipe EPICENE, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Equipe EPICENE, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
- Service Santé Travail Environnement, CHU Bordeaux, F-33000, France
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- INSERM, IMRB, Université Paris Est Créteil, F-94010 Créteil, France
- Service de Pathologies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement, CHI Créteil, F-94010 Créteil, France
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Equipe EPICENE, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U1219, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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The Impact of Ambient Environmental and Occupational Pollution on Respiratory Diseases. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19052788. [PMID: 35270479 PMCID: PMC8910713 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ambient pollutants and occupational pollutants may cause and exacerbate various lung and respiratory diseases. This review describes lung and respiratory diseases in relation to ambient pollutants, particularly particulate matter (PM2.5), and occupational air pollutants, excluding communicable diseases and indoor pollutants, including tobacco smoke exposure. PM2.5 produced by combustion is an important ambient pollutant. PM2.5 can cause asthma attacks and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the short term. Further, it not only carries a risk of lung cancer and death, but also hinders the development of lung function in children in the long term. It has recently been suggested that air pollution, such as PM2.5, is a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Asbestos, which causes asbestosis, lung cancer, and malignant mesothelioma, and crystalline silica, which cause silicosis, are well-known traditional occupational pollutants leading to pneumoconiosis. While work-related asthma (WRA) is the most common occupational lung disease in recent years, many different agents cause WRA, including natural and synthetic chemicals and irritant gases. Primary preventive interventions that increase awareness of pollutants and reduce the development and exacerbation of diseases caused by air pollutants are paramount to addressing ambient and occupational pollution.
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Hajj GNM, Cavarson CH, Pinto CAL, Venturi G, Navarro JR, Lima VCCD. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: an update. J Bras Pneumol 2021; 47:e20210129. [PMID: 34909922 PMCID: PMC8836658 DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20210129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Malignant mesotheliomas are rare types of cancers that affect the mesothelial surfaces, usually the pleura and peritoneum. They are associated with asbestos exposure, but due to a latency period of more than 30 years and difficult diagnosis, most cases are not detected until they reach advanced stages. Treatment options for this tumor type are very limited and survival ranges from 12 to 36 months. This review discusses the molecular physiopathology, current diagnosis, and latest therapeutic options for this disease.
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- Glaucia N M Hajj
- Instituto International de Pesquisa, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo (SP), Brasil.,Instituto Nacional de Oncogenômica e Inovação Terapêutica, São Paulo (SP), Brasil
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- Instituto International de Pesquisa, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo (SP), Brasil.,Instituto Nacional de Oncogenômica e Inovação Terapêutica, São Paulo (SP), Brasil
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- Instituto International de Pesquisa, A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo (SP), Brasil.,BP Mirante, São Paulo (SP), Brasil
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- Instituto Nacional de Oncogenômica e Inovação Terapêutica, São Paulo (SP), Brasil.,Rede D'Or, São Paulo (SP), Brasil
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Kuroda A. Recent progress and perspectives on the mechanisms underlying Asbestos toxicity. Genes Environ 2021; 43:46. [PMID: 34641979 PMCID: PMC8507173 DOI: 10.1186/s41021-021-00215-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Most cases of mesothelioma are known to result from exposure to asbestos fibers in the environment or occupational ambient air. The following questions regarding asbestos toxicity remain partially unanswered: (i) why asbestos entering the alveoli during respiration exerts toxicity in the pleura; and (ii) how asbestos causes mesothelioma, even though human mesothelial cells are easily killed upon exposure to asbestos. As for the latter question, it is now thought that the frustrated phagocytosis of asbestos fibers by macrophages prolongs inflammatory responses and gives rise to a “mutagenic microenvironment” around mesothelial cells, resulting in their malignant transformation. Based on epidemiological and genetic studies, a carcinogenic model has been proposed in which BRCA1-associated protein 1 mutations are able to suppress cell death in mesothelial cells and increase genomic instability in the mutagenic microenvironment. This leads to additional mutations, such as CDKN2A [p16], NF2, TP53, LATS2, and SETD2, which are associated with mesothelioma carcinogenesis. Regarding the former question, the receptors involved in the intracellular uptake of asbestos and the mechanism of transfer of inhaled asbestos from the alveoli to the pleura are yet to be elucidated. Further studies using live-cell imaging techniques will be critical to fully understanding the mechanisms underlying asbestos toxicity.
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- Akio Kuroda
- Unit of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan.
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Khatib S, Asad O, Asad H, Sabobeh T. A Rare Case of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in a Young Healthy Male Without Asbestos Exposure. Cureus 2021; 13:e17199. [PMID: 34540427 PMCID: PMC8439404 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive malignant tumor that arises from mesothelial cells of pleural cavity. The main risk factor for MPM is asbestos exposure with most cases discovered in elderly males after a long latency period. However, here we report a rare case of MPM diagnosed in a healthy young male patient without significant asbestos exposure. We report the case of an otherwise healthy 47-year-old male who presented with one week of exertional dyspnea and chest pain. Chest X-ray showed unilateral large pleural effusion. Chest CT scan revealed confluent right hilar mass and pleural thickening. Pleural fluid analysis showed exudative features. Cytology was negative for malignant cells. Core tissue biopsy showed features of epithelioid mesothelioma. Although most cases of MPM have been reported in elderly male patients with significant asbestos exposure, more research is needed to explain the pathogenesis of MPM in young patients without asbestos exposure.
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- Sohaib Khatib
- Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, JOR
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA
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Tatsuta T, Nakasato A, Sugawara S, Hosono M. Transcriptomic alterations in malignant pleural mesothelioma cells in response to long‑term treatment with bullfrog sialic acid‑binding lectin. Mol Med Rep 2021; 23:467. [PMID: 33880588 PMCID: PMC8097763 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a universally lethal type of cancer that is increasing in incidence worldwide; therefore, the development of new drugs for MPM is an urgent task. Bullfrog sialic acid-binding lectin (cSBL) is a multifunctional protein that has carbohydrate-binding and ribonuclease activities. cSBL exerts marked antitumor activity against numerous types of cancer cells, with low toxicity to normal cells. Although in vitro and in vivo studies revealed that cSBL was effective against MPM, the mechanism by which cSBL exerts antitumor effects is not fully understood. To further understand the mechanism of action of cSBL, the present study aimed to identify the key molecules whose expression was affected by cSBL. The present study established cSBL-resistant MPM cells. Microarray analyses revealed that there were significant pleiotropic changes in the expression profiles of several genes, including multiple genes involved in metabolic pathways in cSBL-resistant cells. Furthermore, the expression of some members of the aldo-keto reductase family was revealed to be markedly downregulated in these cells. Among these, it was particularly interesting that cSBL action reduced the level of AKR1B10, which has been reported as a biomarker candidate for MPM prognosis. These findings revealed novel aspects of the effect of cSBL, which may contribute to the development of new therapeutic strategies for MPM.
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- Takeo Tatsuta
- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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Jumat MI, Hayati F, Syed Abdul Rahim SS, Saupin S, Awang Lukman K, Jeffree MS, Lasimbang HB, Kadir F. Occupational lung disease: A narrative review of lung conditions from the workplace. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2021; 64:102245. [PMID: 33854771 PMCID: PMC8027683 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Occupational lung diseases are lung conditions caused or made worse by materials when a person is exposed to a workplace. The diagnosis of an occupational disease is important for workers' decision to continue work and for their eligibility under compensation programmes. We revisit the existing lung diseases that are closely associated with the occupation at the workplace namely occupational asthma, silicosis, black lung disease, farmers' lung disease, asbestos-linked disease, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Occupational lung diseases contribute toward global health and economic impacts. Prevention and control of occupational lung diseases require a collaborative effort among employers, workers, occupational physicians, pulmonary physicians, industrial hygienists, and members from other disciplines.
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- Mohd Iskandar Jumat
- Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Community and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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NLRP3 and CARD8 polymorphisms influence risk for asbestos-related diseases. J Med Biochem 2020; 39:91-99. [PMID: 32549782 DOI: 10.2478/jomb-2019-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to investigate the association between NLRP3 rs35829419 and CARD8 rs2043211 polymorphisms and the risk of developing pleural plaques, asbestosis, and malignant mesothelioma (MM), and to study the influence of the interactions between polymorphisms and asbestos exposure on the risk of developing these diseases. Methods The case-control study included 416 subjects with pleural plaques, 160 patients with asbestosis, 154 subjects with MM and 149 subjects with no asbestos disease. The NLRP3 rs35829419 and CARD8 rs2043211 polymorphisms were determined using real-time PCR-based methods. In the statistical analysis, standard descriptive statistics was followed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression modelling. Results Asbestos exposure (medium and high vs low) was associated with the risk for each studied asbestos-related disease. An increased risk of pleural plaques was found for CARD8 rs2043211 at + TT genotypes (OR = 1.48, 95% CI 1.01-2.16, p = 0.042). When the analysis was performed for MM patients as cases, and pleural plaques patients as controls, a decreased MM risk was observed for carriers of CARD8 rs2043211 TT genotype (OR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.27-1.00, p = 0.049). The interactions between NLRP3 rs35829419 and CARD8 rs2043211 genotypes did not influence the risk of any asbestos-related disease. However, when testing interactions with asbestos exposure, a decreased risk of asbestosis was found for NLRP3 CA+AA genotypes (OR = 0.09, 95% CI 0.01-0.60, p = 0.014). Conclusions The results of our study suggest that NLRP3 and CARD8 polymorphisms could affect the risk of asbestos-related diseases.
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Joshi N, Watanabe S, Verma R, Jablonski RP, Chen CI, Cheresh P, Markov NS, Reyfman PA, McQuattie-Pimentel AC, Sichizya L, Lu Z, Piseaux-Aillon R, Kirchenbuechler D, Flozak AS, Gottardi CJ, Cuda CM, Perlman H, Jain M, Kamp DW, Budinger GRS, Misharin AV. A spatially restricted fibrotic niche in pulmonary fibrosis is sustained by M-CSF/M-CSFR signalling in monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages. Eur Respir J 2020; 55:1900646. [PMID: 31601718 PMCID: PMC6962769 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00646-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ontologically distinct populations of macrophages differentially contribute to organ fibrosis through unknown mechanisms.We applied lineage tracing, single-cell RNA sequencing and single-molecule fluorescence in situ hybridisation to a spatially restricted model of asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis.We demonstrate that tissue-resident alveolar macrophages, tissue-resident peribronchial and perivascular interstitial macrophages, and monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages are present in the fibrotic niche. Deletion of monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages but not tissue-resident alveolar macrophages ameliorated asbestos-induced lung fibrosis. Monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages were specifically localised to fibrotic regions in the proximity of fibroblasts where they expressed molecules known to drive fibroblast proliferation, including platelet-derived growth factor subunit A. Using single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics in both humans and mice, we identified macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (M-CSFR) signalling as one of the novel druggable targets controlling self-maintenance and persistence of these pathogenic monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages. Pharmacological blockade of M-CSFR signalling led to the disappearance of monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages and ameliorated fibrosis.Our findings suggest that inhibition of M-CSFR signalling during fibrosis disrupts an essential fibrotic niche that includes monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages and fibroblasts during asbestos-induced fibrosis.
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- Nikita Joshi
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa, Japan
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dept of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dept of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Advanced Microscopy, Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dept of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dept of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dept of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dept of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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Gong C, Qi L, Huo Y, Zhang S, Ning X, Bai L, Wang Z. Anticancer effect of Limonin against benzo(a)pyrene-induced lung carcinogenesis in Swiss albino mice and the inhibition of A549 cell proliferation through apoptotic pathway. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2019; 33:e22374. [PMID: 31702096 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.22374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The main purpose of the current study is to reveal the anticancer action of limonin against benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P]-treated lung carcinogenesis in Swiss albino mice and A549 lung cancer cells. B(a)P was orally supplemented (50 mg/kg body weight) twice a week for four weeks induction of lung cancer in mice. The lung weight, body weight, incidence of tumor, lipid peroxidation, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants (superoxide dismutase, GPx, glutathione, glutathione reductase, catalase, and glutathione S-transferase), serum marker enzymes (aryl hydroxylase, lactate dehydrogenase, 5'-nucleotidases, and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase), and inflammatory mediators (interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α) were estimated. Moreover, a histopathological study of lung tissues was supported by the biochemical analysis. Furthermore, the anticancer activity of limonin on A549 cells was measured by cell viability, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), apoptotic morphological changes by AO/EtBr staining. Additionally, the status of apoptosis protein (caspase-9 and -3) expressions was analyzed by the colorimetric analysis. B(a)P-induced mice showed increased lipid peroxidation, CEA, serum marker enzymes and inflammatory cytokines levels with simultaneously decreased in the nonenzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants levels. Limonin supplements significantly reverted back to all these changes in this manner, showing the efficiency of anticancer effect. Furthermore, our in vitro study also supported the anticancer effect of the treatment of limonin-enhanced apoptosis by loss of cell viability, improved ROS production, apoptotic morphological changes, and apoptosis protein expression were analyzed. Overall, these results suggest the anticancer potential of limonin against B(a)P-induced lung cancer in Swiss albino mice and A549 lung cancer cells.
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- Cuike Gong
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai City, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai City, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai City, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Huanghua Boai Hospital, Cangzhou City, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai City, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai City, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xingtai People's Hospital, Xingtai City, China
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Catino A, de Gennaro G, Di Gilio A, Facchini L, Galetta D, Palmisani J, Porcelli F, Varesano N. Breath Analysis: A Systematic Review of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Pleural Mesothelioma. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:E831. [PMID: 31207975 PMCID: PMC6627570 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11060831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare neoplasm related to asbestos exposure and with high mortality rate. The management of patients with MPM is complex and controversial, particularly with regard to early diagnosis. In the last few years, breath analysis has been greatly implemented with this aim. In this review the strengths of breath analysis and preliminary results in searching breath biomarkers of MPM are highlighted and discussed, respectively. Through a systematic electronic literature search, collecting papers published from 2000 until December 2018, fifteen relevant scientific papers were selected. All papers considered were prospective, comparative, observational case-control studies although every single one pilot and based on a relatively small number of samples. The identification of diagnostic VOCs pattern, through breath sample characterization and the statistical data treatment, allows to obtain a strategic information for clinical diagnostics. To date the collected data provide just preliminary information and, despite the promising results and diagnostic accuracy, conclusions cannot be generalized due to the limited number of individuals included in each cohort study. Furthermore none of studies was externally validated, although validation process is a necessary step towards clinical implementation. Breathomics-based biomarker approach should be further explored to confirm and validate preliminary findings and to evaluate its potential role in monitoring the therapeutic response.
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- Annamaria Catino
- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Clinical Cancer Centre "Giovanni Paolo II", 70124 Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Clinical Cancer Centre "Giovanni Paolo II", 70124 Bari, Italy.
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- Thoracic Oncology Unit, Clinical Cancer Centre "Giovanni Paolo II", 70124 Bari, Italy.
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Aron A, Urban AE, Lanfranco JA, Freire AX, Romero-Legro IH. An 80-Year-Old Man With Asbestos Exposure Presenting With Respiratory Distress. Chest 2019; 152:e25-e28. [PMID: 28797396 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Anirudh Aron
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Tennessee HSC, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Tennessee HSC, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Tennessee HSC, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Tennessee HSC, Memphis, TN.
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Mazzei MA, Sartorelli P, Bagnacci G, Gentili F, Sisinni AG, Fausto A, Mazzei FG, Volterrani L. Occupational Lung Diseases: Underreported Diagnosis in Radiological Practice. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2018; 40:36-50. [PMID: 30686366 DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Underreporting of occupational lung diseases is a widespread problem in clinical practice. In Europe there is not a common regulation even for the recognition of occupational cancers. Furthermore epidemiologic data on occupational interstitial lung diseases, in general, is limited by no standardized diagnostic criteria, varied physician awareness and training, limitations inherent to the various data sources, and the long latency period. Therefore, to optimize the management of the patient with occupational pathology, the collaboration and skills of the multidisciplinary at the service of the patient, play a fundamental role. In particular, radiologists should give substance to a clinical suspicion on an anamnestic basis and at the same time should recognize patterns of illness that can lead to the emergence of stories of misunderstood exposures. This article aims to provide an overview of the main occupational lung diseases with attention to diagnostic possibilities of the different imaging techniques. The issue of the radiological error is investigated, providing tools to minimize it in the daily practice.
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- Maria Antonietta Mazzei
- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Occupational Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Italy; Department of Medical Biotechnology, Unit of Occupational Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Italy.
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- Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences, Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, University of Siena, Italy
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Ciaramella V, Della Corte CM, Di Mauro C, Tomassi S, Di Maro S, Troiani T, Martinelli E, Bianco R, Cosconati S, Pierantoni R, Meccariello R, Chianese R, Ciardiello F, Morgillo F. Antitumor efficacy of Kisspeptin in human malignant mesothelioma cells. Oncotarget 2018; 9:19273-19282. [PMID: 29721201 PMCID: PMC5922395 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Purpose Kisspeptin signaling, via its receptors GPR54, could be an essential players in the inhibition of mesothelioma progression, invasion and metastasis formation. The loss of KiSS1 by tumor cells has been associated with a metastatic phenotype but the mechanistic insights of this process are still unknown. Experimental design The blockade of the metastatic process at early stage is a hot topic in cancer research. We studied the role of KiSS1 on proliferation, invasiveness, migration abilities of mesothelioma cell lines focusing on the effect on epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Results Treatment with the KiSS1 peptide or with a synthesis peptide with longer half-life, the FTM080, significantly inhibited cell proliferation, migration and invasion of mesothelioma cell lines; the same treatment reduced the activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 determining consequently a marked reduction in the invasiveness of primary tumors and metastases. Thespecificexpression of EMT markers, as E-caderin, Vimentin, Slug and Snail, suggested the inhibition of EMT after treatment with KiSS1 as well as the preservation of epithelial components. Conclusion Our results support anti-proliferative effect of KiSS1 in cancer cells and suggest that targeting the KiSS1/GPR54 system may represent a novel therapeutic approach for mesothelioma.
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- Vincenza Ciaramella
- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi", Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi", Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- DISTABIF, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- DISTABIF, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi", Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi", Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- DISTABIF, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale sez 'F. Bottazzi', Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università di Napoli Parthenope, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale sez 'F. Bottazzi', Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi", Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale "F. Magrassi", Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Tamura A, Funakoshi M, J-P NA, Hasegawa K, Ishimine A, Koike A, Tannai N, Fujii M, Hattori M, Hirano H, Nakamura K, Funakoshi M, Satomi K, Yamashita Y, Fukuchi Y, Suganuma N. Potential asbestos exposure among patients with primary lung cancer in Japan. J Occup Health 2018; 60:236-245. [PMID: 29563365 PMCID: PMC5985347 DOI: 10.1539/joh.2017-0199-oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objective: To investigate the extent of asbestos exposure among patients with primary lung cancer in Japan. Methods: A retrospective estimation of potential asbestos-exposed individuals, as determined by the presence of pleural plaques identified on chest computed tomography (CT), was conducted on 885 pathologically confirmed primary lung cancer patients (mean age 71.3 years, 641 males). All patients were diagnosed at 29 hospitals across Japan between 2006 and 2007. Since these hospitals belong to the Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions (MIN-IREN), an organization of medical institutions for workers, the study subjects may contain a higher proportion of workers than the general population. Results: Pleural plaques were identified in 12.8% of subjects (15.8% in males and 4.9% in females), consisting exclusively of cases older than 50 years. They were found most frequently on the chest wall pleura (96.5%), followed by the diaphragm (23.9%) and mediastinum (9.7%). Calcifications were seen in 47 cases (41.6%). The highest prevalence of pleural plaques was seen among workers from construction-related fields (37.7%). No distinct lung cancer histology was observed in patients with pleural plaques. Coexistence of pleural plaques and small irregular opacities was observed in 2.5% of subjects. Conclusion: In a Japanese population representing more workers than general Japanese, 12.8% of patients with primary lung cancer may have experienced asbestos exposure at some time in the past. Special medical attention should be paid to individuals with a history of employment in construction-related occupations, as workers in this sector showed the highest prevalence of pleural plaques.
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- Akihiko Tamura
- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Kyushu Institute for Social Medicine
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Kyushu Institute for Social Medicine
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Chiba Kensei Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Kin-ikyo Chuo Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Saitama Cooperative Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Tachikawa Sogo Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Shiba Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Jouhoku Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Koyo Seikyo Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Osaka Institute of Social Medicine
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Shioe Clinic
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Mizushima Kyodo Hospital
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- Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Multicenter Asbestos Study Group.,Kokubu Seikyo Hospital
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive and generally incurable cancer. Current anti-MPM chemotherapy-based treatments are only marginally effective, and long-term survival remains an unmet goal. Nonetheless, in selected cases, personalized surgery-based multimodality treatments (MMT) have been shown to significantly extend survival. The design of MMT and selection of patients are challenging, and optimal results require accurate presurgical diagnosis, staging, and risk stratification. Further, meticulous surgical techniques and advanced radiation protocols must be applied. We review key principles and evolving concepts in the care of MPM patients with a focus on the expanding role of MMT in MPM.
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- Ori Wald
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.,Lung Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA;
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Hillerdal CO, Ötvös R, Szatmári T, Own SA, Hillerdal G, Dackland ÅL, Dobra K, Hjerpe A. Ex vivo evaluation of tumor cell specific drug responses in malignant pleural effusions. Oncotarget 2017; 8:82885-82896. [PMID: 29137310 PMCID: PMC5669936 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.20889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The effect of chemotherapy may be improved by combining the most effective drugs based on testing the sensitivity of the individual tumor ex vivo. Such estimations of tumor cells from effusions have so far not been implemented in the clinical routine as a basis for individualized choice of therapy. One obstacle for such analyses is the admixture of benign cells that might obscure the results. In this paper we test and compare two ways of performing the analysis specifically on tumor cells. First we enrich the tumor cells, using antibody labeled magnetic separation, and measure the effects of subsequent drug exposure with the metabolic activity assays WST-1 and alamar blue. The second way of estimating drug effects specifically on tumor cells employs multi parameter flow cytometry, measuring apoptosis with the propidium iodide / AnnexinV technique and, particularly for pemetrexed, possible effects on cell cycle progression in immunologically identified tumor cells. The two techniques produce similar results, indicating a possible use in personalized medicine. The possible predictive role of the analysis remains to be shown.
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- Carl-Olof Hillerdal
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Gävle Hospital, Department of Lung Medicine, 803 24 Gävle, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
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Environmental Health: Lessons from the Past and Looking to the Future. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017; 14:1378-1382. [PMID: 28820615 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201706-455ps] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them-Asbestos Exposure Still Exists. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:6797826. [PMID: 28656146 PMCID: PMC5474542 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6797826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pleural plaques (PPs) may be a risk factor for mortality from lung cancer in asbestos-exposed workers and are considered to be a marker of exposure. Diagnosing PPs is also important because asbestos-exposed patients should be offered a health surveillance that is mandatory in many countries. On the other hand PPs are useful for compensation purposes. In this study we aimed to evaluate the prevalence, as incidental findings, and the underreporting rate of PPs in chest CT scans (CTs) performed in a cohort of patients (1512) who underwent chest CT with a slice thickness no more than 1.25 mm. PPs were found in 76 out of 1482 patients (5.1%); in 13 out of 76 (17,1%) CTs were performed because of clinical suspicion of asbestos exposure and 5 of them (38%) were underreported by radiologist. In the remaining 63 cases (82.9%) there was no clinical suspicion of asbestos exposure at the time of CTs (incidental findings) and in 38 of these 63 patients (60.3%) PPs were underreported. Reaching a correct diagnosis of PPs requires a good knowledge of normal locoregional anatomy and rigorous technical approach in chest CT execution. However the job history of the patient should always be kept in mind.
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Mezei G, Chang ET, Mowat FS, Moolgavkar SH. Epidemiology of mesothelioma of the pericardium and tunica vaginalis testis. Ann Epidemiol 2017; 27:348-359.e11. [PMID: 28527639 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Malignant mesothelioma most commonly arises in the pleura and peritoneum but also occurs rarely at other anatomical sites with mesothelial tissue, namely, the pericardium and tunica vaginalis testis (TVT). This review provides a better understanding of the epidemiology of mesothelioma of these extrapleural sites. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of the epidemiologic and clinical literature on pericardial mesothelioma and mesothelioma of the TVT. We also analyzed U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry data to describe incidence patterns of these malignancies. RESULTS An etiologic role of asbestos exposure has been hypothesized for pericardial and TVT mesotheliomas, but no analytical case-control epidemiologic studies exist to test this relationship. A substantial proportion of cases with these malignancies report no known asbestos exposure. In large occupational cohorts with heavy asbestos exposures, no cases of pericardial or TVT mesothelioma have been reported. Trends in the incidence of these malignancies do not match those of pleural mesothelioma, which correspond to historical trends of commercial asbestos use. A male preponderance of pericardial mesothelioma is not evident. CONCLUSIONS In the absence of analytic epidemiologic studies, the etiologic role of environmental risk factors for mesothelioma of the pericardium and TVT remains elusive.
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- Gabor Mezei
- Health Sciences Center, Exponent, Inc., Menlo Park, CA.
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- Health Sciences Center, Exponent, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
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Bintcliffe OJ, Lee GYC, Rahman NM, Maskell NA. The management of benign non-infective pleural effusions. Eur Respir Rev 2017; 25:303-16. [PMID: 27581830 PMCID: PMC9487207 DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0026-2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The evidence base concerning the management of benign pleural effusions has lagged behind that of malignant pleural effusions in which recent randomised trials are now informing current clinical practice and international guidelines. The causes of benign pleural effusions are broad, heterogenous and patients may benefit from individualised management targeted at both treating the underlying disease process and direct management of the fluid. Pleural effusions are very common in a number of non-malignant pathologies, such as decompensated heart failure, and following coronary artery bypass grafting. Pleural fluid analysis forms an important basis of the diagnostic evaluation, and more specific assays and imaging modalities are helpful in specific subpopulations. Options for management beyond treatment of the underlying disorder, whenever possible, include therapeutically aspirating the fluid, talc pleurodesis and insertion of an indwelling pleural catheter. Randomised trials will inform clinicians in the future as to the risks and benefits of these options providing a guide as to how best to manage patient symptoms in this challenging clinical setting. Benign pleural effusion management is challenging and based on limited evidence. Treatment options are discussedhttp://ow.ly/10EOSN
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- Oliver J Bintcliffe
- Academic Respiratory Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Asthma, Allergy & Respiratory Research, School of Medicine & Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Academic Respiratory Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Ledda C, Costa C, Matera S, Puglisi B, Costanzo V, Bracci M, Fenga C, Rapisarda V, Loreto C. Immunomodulatory effects in workers exposed to naturally occurring asbestos fibers. Mol Med Rep 2017; 15:3372-3378. [PMID: 28339042 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Natural asbestiform fibers are defined 'naturally occurring asbestos' (NOA) and refer to the mineral as a natural component of soils or rocks. The release of NOA fibers into the air from rocks or soils by routine human activities or natural weathering processes represents a risk for human beings. Fluoro-edenite (FE) is a NOA fiber detected in the benmoreitic lava in the area of Biancavilla, South-west slope of Mt. Etna. The aim of the present study was to investigate FE immunotoxicity pathways in a group of 38 occupationally exposed construction workers, in order to find any biological markers of its effect. Subjects underwent respiratory function tests and HRCT total chest scanning. Serum IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α were measured. The presence of PPs was significantly greater in subjects exposed than in the control (25 vs. 2). In subjects exposed to FE, IL-1β and TNF-α values were significantly higher than the controls. The previously observed increase of IL-1β and IL-18 showed a probable involvement of the proteic complex defined inflammosome by FE fibers.
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- Caterina Ledda
- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Odontoiatric, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Biomedical, Odontoiatric, Morphological and Functional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnology Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Ledda C, Pomara C, Bracci M, Mangano D, Ricceri V, Musumeci A, Ferrante M, Musumeci G, Loreto C, Fenga C, Santarelli L, Rapisarda V. Natural carcinogenic fiber and pleural plaques assessment in a general population: A cross-sectional study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2016; 150:23-29. [PMID: 27236568 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Natural carcinogenic fibers are asbestos and asbestiform fibers present as a natural component of soils or rocks. These fibers are released into the environment resulting in exposure of the general population. Environmental contamination by fibers are those cases occurred in: rural regions of Turkey, in Mediterranean countries and in other sites of the world, including northern Europe, USA and China. Fluoro-edenite(FE) is a natural mineral species first isolated in Biancavilla, Sicily. The fibers are similar in size and morphology to some amphibolic asbestos fibers, whose inhalation can cause chronic inflammation and cancer. The aim of the current study is to assess the presence and features of pleural plaques (PPs) in Biancavilla's general population exposed to FE through a retrospective cross-sectional study. All High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) chest scans carried out between June 2009 and June 2015 in Biancavilla municipality hospital site (exposed subjects) were reviewed. The exposed groups were 1:1 subjects, matched according to age and sex distributions, with unexposed subjects (n.1.240) randomly selected among HRCT chest scans carried out in a Hospital 30km away from Biancavilla. Subjects from Biancavilla with PPs were significantly more numerous than the control group ones (218 vs 38). Average age of either group was >60 years; the age of exposed subjects was significantly (p=0.0312) lesser than the unexposed group. In exposed subjects, in most PPs thickness ranged between 2 and 4.9cm(38%, n=83); while in unexposed ones PPs thickness was less than 2cm (55%, n=21). As to the size of PPs in exposed subjects, in most cases it ranged between 1cm and 24% of chest wall (53%, n=116); while in unexposed ones the size of PPs was lesser than 1cm (23%, n=58). Among exposed subjects, 36 cases (17%) PPs were detected with calcification, whereas in unexposed ones only three (8%) presented calcification. 137 lung parenchymal abnormalities were observed in exposed group; whereas, 12 lung parenchymal involvement were registered in unexposed subjects. The RR for PPs is 6,74 CI 95% (4,47-9,58) p<0,0001 in the exposed population. These findings, suggested the urge to extend the screening on the possible involvement of the respiratory tract to all Biancavilla's population, particularly in those aged more than 30. Besides, it seems essential to start indoor monitoring Biancavilla's municipality.
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- Caterina Ledda
- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; Hygiene and Public Health, Department Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
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- Legal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Radiology - Hospital of Biancavilla "Maria SS. Addolorata", ASP Catania, Biancavilla, Italy
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- Division of Radiology - University Hospital "Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Hygiene and Public Health, Department Medical Sciences, Surgical and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnology Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnology Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of the Environment, Safety, Territory, Food and Health Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Zu K, Tao G, Goodman JE. Pleural plaques and lung function in the Marysville worker cohort: a re-analysis. Inhal Toxicol 2016; 28:514-9. [DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2016.1210704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Ke Zu
- Gradient, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Gradient, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Cha YK, Kim JS, Kim Y, Kim YK. Radiologic Diagnosis of Asbestosis in Korea. Korean J Radiol 2016; 17:674-83. [PMID: 27587956 PMCID: PMC5007394 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.5.674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Asbestosis is the most important change noted in the lung parenchyma after environmental and occupational exposure to asbestos fibers. It is characterized by diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. In Korea, the incidence of asbestosis will continue to increase for many years to come and the government enacted the Asbestos Damage Relief Law in 2011 to provide compensation to those suffering from asbestos-related diseases. Radiologic evaluation is necessary for diagnosis of asbestosis, and radiologists play a key role in this process. Therefore, it is important for radiologists to be aware of the various imaging features of asbestosis.
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- Yoon Ki Cha
- Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang 10326, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang 10326, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul 07985, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, Incheon 21565, Korea
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Clarke CP, Knight SR, Daniel FJ, Seevanayagam S. Management of Malignant Mesothelioma by Decortication and Adjunct Phototherapy. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016; 14:206-9. [PMID: 16714696 DOI: 10.1177/021849230601400307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Malignant mesothelioma is a relatively rare tumor that originates in the pleural space and almost invariably results from exposure to asbestos. Between September 1989 and December 1999, 100 patients were managed with curative intent using a combination of full decortication, adjunct phototherapy after administration of hematoporphyrin derivative, and strip radiotherapy to any areas where adequate clearance was not obtained. The survival curve was compared to that of 17 matched patients treated by decortication alone. Median survival increased from 250 to 440 days in the combined treatment group.
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Thanh TD, Tho NVAN, Lam NS, Dung NH, Tabata C, Nakano Y. Simian virus 40 may be associated with developing malignant pleural mesothelioma. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:2051-2056. [PMID: 26998120 PMCID: PMC4774595 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with a history of heavy, long-term exposure to asbestos. However, MPM may also be associated with simian virus 40 (SV40), a polyomavirus. The association between SV40 and MPM remains unclear. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the proportion of SV40 presence in the histological specimens of Vietnamese patients with MPM. Histological specimens were obtained from 45 patients (19 men and 26 women) with MPM at the Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The specimens were processed and examined in order to detect the presence of the SV40 large T antigen (SV40 Tag) expression using immunohistochemistry. Of the 45 patients, 23 (51%) were epithelioid, 7 (16%) were biphasic, 6 (13%) were sarcomatoid, 4 (9%) were desmoplastic, 4 (9%) were well-differentiated papillary and 1 (2%) was the anaplastic subtype. In total, 9/45 patients (20%) demonstrated SV40 Tag expression. The proportion of patients that demonstrated SV40 Tag expression was not significantly different between the epithelioid subtype and the other subtypes (22 vs. 18%; P=1.000) or between the patients with stage IV disease and other stages (20 vs. 20%; P=1.000). The median survival time was not significantly different between the patients with or without SV40 Tag expression (196 vs. 236 days, P=0.8949). In summary, a 5th of the Vietnamese patients with MPM were associated with infection with SV40. SV40 may be a potential cause of MPM in Vietnam and this potential association requires additional studies.
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- Tran Dinh Thanh
- Department of Oncology, Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City 00848, Vietnam
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- Department of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Oncology, Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City 00848, Vietnam
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- Department of Oncology, Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City 00848, Vietnam; Department of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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- Cancer Center, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
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Kim Y, Myong JP, Lee JK, Kim JS, Kim YK, Jung SH. CT Characteristics of Pleural Plaques Related to Occupational or Environmental Asbestos Exposure from South Korean Asbestos Mines. Korean J Radiol 2015; 16:1142-52. [PMID: 26357506 PMCID: PMC4559786 DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2015.16.5.1142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective This study evaluated the CT characteristics of pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed individuals and compared occupational versus environmental exposure groups. Materials and Methods This study enrolled 181 subjects with occupational exposure and 98 with environmental exposure from chrysotile asbestos mines, who had pleural plaques confirmed by a chest CT. The CT scans were analyzed for morphological characteristics, the number and distribution of pleural plaques and combined pulmonary fibrosis. Furthermore, the CT findings were compared between the occupational and environmental exposure groups. Results Concerning the 279 subjects, the pleural plaques were single in 2.2% and unilateral in 3.6%, and showed variable widths (range, 1-20 mm; mean, 5.4 ± 2.7 mm) and lengths (5-310 mm; 72.6 ± 54.8 mm). The chest wall was the most commonly involved (98.6%), with an upper predominance on the ventral side (upper, 77.8% vs. lower, 55.9%, p < 0.001) and a lower predominance on the dorsal side (upper, 74.9% vs. lower, 91.8%, p = 0.02). Diaphragmatic involvement (78.1%) showed a right-side predominance (right, 73.8% vs. left, 55.6%, p < 0.001), whereas mediastinal plaques (42.7%) were more frequent on the left (right, 17.6% vs. left, 39.4%, p < 0.001). The extent and maximum length of plaques, and presence and severity of combined asbestosis, were significantly higher in the occupational exposure group (p < 0.05). Conclusion Pleural plaques in asbestos-exposed individuals are variable in number and size; and show a predominant distribution in the upper ventral and lower dorsal chest walls, right diaphragm, and left mediastinum. Asbestos mine workers have a higher extent of plaques and pulmonary fibrosis versus environmentally exposed individuals.
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- Yookyung Kim
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 07985, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang 10326, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon 21565, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Korea
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Maxim LD, Niebo R, Utell MJ. Are pleural plaques an appropriate endpoint for risk analyses? Inhal Toxicol 2015; 27:321-34. [DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2015.1051640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Damiran N, Davaajav K, Erdenebayar E, Gomboloi B, Frank AL. Mesothelioma in Mongolia: case report. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2015; 21:166-8. [PMID: 25582747 DOI: 10.1179/2049396714y.0000000101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND More than 80% of cases of mesothelioma worldwide have a history of asbestos exposure. In Mongolia, workers in coal burning thermal power plants (TPP) have widely utilized asbestos as an insulation material. METHODS We describe the case of a 47-year-old woman diagnosed with a malignant pleural mesothelioma. She worked in a TPP in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for 28 years. RESULTS A computer tomography (CT) scan showed a circumferential ring around her left lung, and tissues' samples had a biphasic variant of mesothelioma with epithelioid and sarcomatoid components. DISCUSSION This is the first reported case of mesothelioma in Mongolia. We expect additional cases of mesothelioma, as well as other asbestos related diseases, will be identified in the future. In order to properly track asbestos related diseases in the country, we recommend the creation of an asbestos related disease registry.
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Cely-García MF, Torres-Duque CA, Durán M, Parada P, Sarmiento OL, Breysse PN, Ramos-Bonilla JP. Personal exposure to asbestos and respiratory health of heavy vehicle brake mechanics. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2015; 25:26-36. [PMID: 24496218 DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Asbestos brake linings and blocks are currently used in heavy vehicle brake repair shops (BRSs) in Bogotá, Colombia. Some brake products are sold detached from their supports and without holes, requiring manipulation before installation. The aim of this study was to assess asbestos exposures and conduct a preliminary evaluation of respiratory health in workers of heavy vehicles in BRSs. To estimate asbestos exposures, personal and area samples were collected in two heavy vehicle BRSs. Each shop was sampled during six consecutive days for the entire work shift. Personal samples were collected on 10 workers including riveters, brake mechanics, and administrative staff. Among workers sampled, riveters had the highest phase contrast microscopy equivalent (PCME) asbestos concentrations, with 8-h time-weighted average (TWA) personal exposures ranging between 0.003 and 0.157 f/cm(3). Respiratory health evaluations were performed on the 10 workers sampled. Three workers (30%) had circumscribed pleural thickening (pleural plaques), with calcifications in two of them. This finding is strongly suggestive of asbestos exposure. The results of this study provide preliminary evidence that workers in heavy vehicle BRSs could be at excessive risk of developing asbestos-related diseases.
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- 1] Research Department, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia [2] Medical Department, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Medical Department, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Research Department, Fundación Neumológica Colombiana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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Dale MT, McKeough ZJ, Munoz PA, Corte P, Bye PTP, Alison JA. Exercise training for asbestos-related and other dust-related respiratory diseases: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pulm Med 2014; 14:180. [PMID: 25407957 PMCID: PMC4247671 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The study aimed to determine the short and long-term effects of exercise training on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to usual care in people with dust-related pleural and interstitial respiratory diseases. No previous studies have specifically evaluated exercise training in this patient population. Methods Participants with a diagnosis of a dust-related respiratory disease including asbestosis and asbestos related pleural disease were recruited and randomised to an eight-week exercise training group (EG) or a control group (CG) of usual care. Six-minute walk distance (6MWD), St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ) were measured at baseline, eight weeks and 26 weeks by an assessor blinded to group allocation. Results Thirty-three of 35 male participants completed the study. Sixty-nine percent of participants had asbestos related pleural disease. At eight weeks, compared to the CG, the EG showed a significantly increased 6MWD (mean difference (95%CI)) 53 metres (32 to 74), improved SGRQ total score, -7 points (-13 to -1) and increased CRQ total score, 6.4 points (2.1 to 10.7). At 26 weeks significant between-group differences were maintained in 6MWD, 45 metres (17 to 73) and CRQ total score, 13.1 points (5.2 to 20.9). Conclusion Exercise training improved short and long-term exercise capacity and HRQoL in people with dust-related pleural and interstitial respiratory diseases. Clinical trial registration number ANZCTR12608000147381. Date trial registered: 27.03.2008.
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- Marita T Dale
- Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Thompson JK, Westbom CM, Shukla A. Malignant mesothelioma: development to therapy. J Cell Biochem 2014; 115:1-7. [PMID: 23959774 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive cancer of the mesothelium caused by asbestos. Asbestos use has been reduced but not completely stopped. In addition, natural or man-made disasters will continue to dislodge asbestos from old buildings into the atmosphere and as long as respirable asbestos is available, MM will continue to be a threat. Due to the long latency period of MM development, it would still take decades to eradicate this disease if asbestos was completely removed from our lives today. Therefore, there is a need for researchers and clinicians to work together to understand this deadly disease and find a solution for early diagnosis and treatment. This article focuses on developmental mechanisms as well as current therapies available for MM.
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- Joyce K Thompson
- Pathology Department, University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
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Clark KA, Flynn JJ, Goodman JE, Zu K, Karmaus WJ, Mohr LC. Pleural Plaques and Their Effect on Lung Function in Libby Vermiculite Miners. Chest 2014; 146:786-794. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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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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Lin Z, Liu T, Kamp DW, Wang Y, He H, Zhou X, Li D, Yang L, Zhao B, Liu G. AKT/mTOR and c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathways are required for chrysotile asbestos-induced autophagy. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 72:296-307. [PMID: 24735948 PMCID: PMC4075764 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Chrysotile asbestos is closely associated with excess mortality from pulmonary diseases such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. Although multiple mechanisms in which chrysotile asbestos fibers induce pulmonary disease have been identified, the role of autophagy in human lung epithelial cells has not been examined. In this study, we evaluated whether chrysotile asbestos induces autophagy in A549 human lung epithelial cells and then analyzed the possible underlying molecular mechanism. Chrysotile asbestos induced autophagy in A549 cells based on a series of biochemical and microscopic autophagy markers. We observed that asbestos increased expression of A549 cell microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3-II), an autophagy marker, in conjunction with dephosphorylation of phospho-AKT, phospho-mTOR, and phospho-p70S6K. Notably, AKT1/AKT2 double-knockout murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) had negligible asbestos-induced LC3-II expression, supporting a crucial role for AKT signaling. Chrysotile asbestos also led to the phosphorylation/activation of Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAPK. Pharmacologic inhibition of JNK, but not p38 MAPK, dramatically inhibited the protein expression of LC3-II. Moreover, JNK2(-/-) MEFs but not JNK1(-/-) MEFs blocked LC3-II levels induced by chrysotile asbestos. In addition, N-acetylcysteine, an antioxidant, attenuated chrysotile asbestos-induced dephosphorylation of P-AKT and completely abolished phosphorylation/activation of JNK. Finally, we demonstrated that chrysotile asbestos-induced apoptosis was not affected by the presence of the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine or autophagy-related gene 5 siRNA, indicating that the chrysotile asbestos-induced autophagy may be adaptive rather than prosurvival. Our findings demonstrate that AKT/mTOR and JNK2 signaling pathways are required for chrysotile asbestos-induced autophagy. These data provide a mechanistic basis for possible future clinical applications targeting these signaling pathways in the management of asbestos-induced lung disease.
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- Ziying Lin
- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Xi׳an Jiaotong University, Xi׳an 710004, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524001, China.
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Mahmoud HF. Early detection of malignant pleural mesothelioma. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BRONCHOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.4103/1687-8426.137342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Lim CK, Chen YF. Asbestos-related pleural plaques. QJM 2014; 107:403-4. [PMID: 24082154 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lamote K, Nackaerts K, van Meerbeeck JP. Strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of diagnostic breathomics in pleural mesothelioma-a hypothesis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2014; 23:898-908. [PMID: 24706728 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Past and present asbestos use will reflect in increasing numbers of mesothelioma cases in the next decades, diagnosed at a late stage and with a dismal prognosis. This stresses the need for early detection tools, which could improve patients' survival. Recently, breath analysis as a noninvasive and fast diagnostic tool has found its way into biomedical research. High-throughput breathomics uses spectrometric, chromatographic, and sensor techniques to diagnose asbestos-related pulmonary diseases based upon volatile organic compounds (VOC) in breath. This article reviews the state-of-the-art available breath analyzing techniques and provides the insight in the current use of VOCs as early diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers of mesothelioma to stimulate further research in this field. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 23(6); 898-908. ©2014 AACR.
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- Kevin Lamote
- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent; Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven; and Thoracic Oncology/MOCA, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, BelgiumAuthors' Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent; Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven; and Thoracic Oncology/MOCA, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent; Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven; and Thoracic Oncology/MOCA, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Authors' Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent; Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven; and Thoracic Oncology/MOCA, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, BelgiumAuthors' Affiliations: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent; Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven; and Thoracic Oncology/MOCA, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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Venkatachalam S, Kuppusamy P, Kuppusamy B, Dhanapal S. The potency of essential nutrient taurine on boosting the antioxidant status and chemopreventive effect against benzo (a)pyrene induced experimental lung cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bionut.2013.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- David Fishwick
- Centre for Workplace Health, Health and Safety Laboratory and University of Sheffield, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
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- Centre for Workplace Health, Health and Safety Laboratory and the University of Sheffield, Buxton, Derbyshire, UK
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Mlika M, Ayadi-Kaddour A, Ksantini M, Bouraoui S, Mzabi S, El Mezni F. Is galectin-3 antibody a useful marker in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma? J Immunoassay Immunochem 2013; 34:111-25. [PMID: 23537297 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2012.690356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a challenging diagnosis characterized by the absence of real specific diagnostic markers. Positivity with the galectin-3 antibody was assessed by a cytoplasmic expression in 17 MPM. Fourteen cases expressed the galectin-3 antibody. The three negative cases consisted of epithelioid, biphasic, and sarcomatoid MPM. The 14 positive cases consisted of epithelioid MPM in 12 cases, sarcomatoid MPM in one case, and biphasic MPM in one case. In spite of our inability to prove the real diagnostic value of the galectin-3 antibody, our findings make us wonder about the implication of this antibody in the carcinogenesis of MPM.
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- Mona Mlika
- Department of Pathology, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Qureshi Z, Ramsey D, Kramer JR, Whitehead L, El-Serag HB. Occupational exposure and the risk of Barrett's esophagus: a case-control study. Dig Dis Sci 2013; 58:1967-75. [PMID: 23381104 PMCID: PMC3976431 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-013-2572-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Case-control studies in the United States and Europe have linked occupational exposure to volatile sulfur compounds, solvents, and pesticide to increased risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. However, the association between occupational exposures and the risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE) is unclear given the absence of studies in this area. METHODS This is a case-control study in patients undergoing endoscopy who were either referred directly or were eligible for screening colonoscopy and recruited from primary care clinics. All participants completed a survey on (1) self-reported occupational exposures to asbestos, metal dust, organic solvents, and pesticides, and (2) self reported longest held job and job-related activities. The latter were assigned by an industrial hygienist who was blinded to the case and control status into one of 99 standard occupational categories used by the US Department of Labor. Each occupational category was then assigned an expected level of exposure to the same four classes of agents in addition to radiation. We compared the self-reported exposure and the expected occupational exposure based on the self-reported occupation between cases with definitive BE and controls without BE. We examined the associations adjusting for age, sex, race, and patient recruitment source in a multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS We examined 226 cases of definitive BE and 1,424 controls without BE. There was a greater proportion of patients with self-reported asbestos exposure in cases than controls (16.2 % vs. 12.0 %; p = 0.08) but no significant differences in metal dust, organic solvents, or pesticides. The multivariate model did not show an independent association between self-reported asbestos exposure and BE. For the calculated occupational exposure, there were no significant differences between cases and controls for asbestos (29.6 % vs. 27.5 %; p = 0.5), metal dust, organic solvents, pesticides, or radiation exposure. Among commonly reported occupation, there were significantly greater proportion of retail sales workers in BE cases than controls (10.8 % vs. 4.9 %; p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Exposure to asbestos and sedentary jobs may be risk factors for Barrett's esophagus. Further studies are needed to confirm this finding.
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- Zeeshan Qureshi
- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd. (152), Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd. (152), Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd. (152), Houston, TX 77030, USA, Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
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- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Houston VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd. (152), Houston, TX 77030, USA, Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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DESHPANDE A, SCREATON NJ. Mesothelioma- and asbestos-related pleural disease: a review. IMAGING 2013. [DOI: 10.1259/imaging.20120027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Chae JI, Jeon YJ, Shim JH. Downregulation of Sp1 is involved in honokiol-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human malignant pleural mesothelioma cells. Oncol Rep 2013; 29:2318-24. [PMID: 23525508 DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an extremely aggressive type of cancer and is associated with a poor patient prognosis due to its rapid progression. Novel therapeutic agents such as honokiol (HNK) improve the clinical outcomes of cancer therapy, yet the mechanisms involved have not been fully elucidated. The present study examined the regulatory effects of HNK on the growth and apoptosis of MSTO-211H mesothelioma cells and investigated its anticancer mechanism. The results revealed that HNK significantly reduced the cell viability and increased the sub-G1 population in MSTO-211H cells and suppressed the expression of the specificity protein 1 protein (Sp1). HNK reduced the transcriptional activity of Sp1 regulatory proteins, including cyclin D1, Mcl-1 and survivin, and, thus, induced apoptosis signaling pathways by increasing Bax, reducing Bid and Bcl-xl and activating caspase-3 and PARP in mesothelioma cells. The results suggest that Sp1, a novel molecular target of HNK, may be related to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction through the modulation of signal transduction pathways in MPM.
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- Jung-Il Chae
- Department of Dental Pharmacology, School of Dentistry, Brain Korea 21 Project, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561‑756, Republic of Korea
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