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Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Genetic Polymorphism and Risk of Asbestosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Asbestos, a known occupational pollutant, may upregulate the activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and thus the production of nitric oxide (NO).
Vita Dolžan   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Asbestos and Probable Microscopic Polyangiitis

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal, 2004
Several inorganic dust lung diseases (pneumoconioses) are associated with autoimmune diseases. Although autoimmune serological abnormalities are common in asbestosis, clinical autoimmune/collagen vascular diseases are not commonly reported.
George S Rashed Philteos   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The significance of nanoparticles in particle- induced pulmonary fibrosis

open access: yesMcGill Journal of Medicine, 2020
Exposure to airborne nanoparticles contributes to many chronic pulmonary diseases. Nanoparticles, classified as anthropogenic and natural particles, and fibers of diameters less than 100 nm, have unrestricted access to most areas of the lung due to their
James Byrne, John A Baugh
doaj   +1 more source

Pleural plaques and pleural changes among lung cancer patients exposed to asbestos

open access: yesUniversa Medicina, 2022
Background Indonesia is one of the world's largest asbestos importing countries. While asbestos is the main contributor to work-related lung cancer, studies or reports regarding the CT findings of asbestos-related lung cancer have been limited in the ...
Aziza Ghanie Icksan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The 2025 ATS/ERS update of the international multidisciplinary classification of the interstitial pneumonias: implications for the pathologist

open access: yesHistopathology, Volume 89, Issue 3, Page 403-425, September 2026.
This review highlights changes relevant to pathologists in the updated multidisciplinary classification of interstitial pneumonias. Changes include expansion beyond idiopathic disease, subclassification as interstitial (fibrotic vs non‐fibrotic) and alveolar filling disorders, expansion to include additional patterns (e.g.
Andrew G Nicholson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary Malignant Mesothelioma of the Liver: Case Report and Review of the Literature

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Primary malignant mesothelioma of the liver is an extremely rare cancer, with only 16 cases reported in the literature so far. Diagnosis is challenging due to morphological similarity with common liver cancers and the extreme rarity of the ...
Subash Ghimire   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Metformin Use and Risk of Lung Cancer in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesCancer Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer‐related mortality worldwide. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the most prevalent endocrine disorder, is commonly managed with Metformin, an antidiabetic medication that has demonstrated potential anticancer properties.
Mehdi Karimi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality rates from asbestos-related diseases in Italy during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Background and aimPatients with interstitial lung diseases, including asbestosis, showed high susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a high risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms.
Lucia Fazzo   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of manganese superoxide dismutase and thioredoxin2 levels in asbestos-induced pleural mesothelioma

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2020
Asbestos is a mineral known as human carcinogenic material. Exposure to asbestos both in an occupational and environmental way causes asbestosis and mesothelioma.
Abdullah Sivrikaya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A single centre multidisciplinary team retrospective review of fifty cases of robot‐assisted surgery for diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis

open access: yesActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 105, Issue 8, Page 1614-1622, August 2026.
Robot‐assisted multidisciplinary surgery enables safe, efficient, and comprehensive treatment of diaphragmatic and thoracic endometriosis. Evaluation of DTE in specialized centers, in a multidisciplinary fashion, allows for patient‐centered operative planning and could avoid missed disease or incomplete management.
Peter Barton‐Smith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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