metabasites and serpentinites of the ophiolitic sequence of the gimigliano-mount reventino unit(calabria, southern italy), also known as greenstones, are employed and marketed for building and ornamentalpurposes since prehistorical times. the main topic of our research focuses on the occurrence, within the abovelithotypes, of asbestiform minerals that may be potentially harmful for human health...

Both cigarette smoke (CS) and asbestos cause lung inflammation and lung cancer, and at high asbestos exposure levels, populations exposed to both of these carcinogens display a synergistic increase in the development of lung cancer. The mechanisms through which these two toxic agents interact to promote lung tumorigenesis are poorly understood. Here, we begin to dissect the inflammatory signals...

worldwide, asbestos fibers utilized in fiber cement boards, have been recognized as harmful materials regarding the public health and environmental pollutions. these concerns motivate the researchers to find the appropriate alternatives to substitute the asbestos material towards the sustainability policies. in this paper, the applicability of asbestos replacement with three types of agricultur...

Asbestos is a ubiquitous, naturally occurring fiber that has been linked to the development of malignant and fibrotic lung diseases. Asbestos exposure leads to apoptosis, followed by compensatory proliferation, yet many of the signaling cascades coupled to these outcomes are unclear. Because CREs (Ca(2+)/cAMP-response elements) are found in the promoters of many genes important for regulation o...

The association between occupational asbestos exposure and the development of both pulmonary fibrosis or asbestosis and pulmonary carcinomas is well documented. It has been suggested that the two pathological conditions are associated with asbestos-related carcinomas developing from areas of asbestosis and not occurring when exposure has been too low to produce this type of pulmonary scarring. ...

BACKGROUND Asbestos related diseases include a number of conditions due to inhalation of asbestos fibres at work, at home or in the environment, such as pleural mesothelioma, asbestosis and calcified pleural plaques. Few epidemiological studies have established the incidence of asbestos related diseases in our area. The present proposal is based on a retrospective study externally funded in 200...

Asbestos-related diseases, such as malignancies and asbestosis, remain a significant occupational and public health concern. Asbestos is still widely used in many developing countries despite being a recognized carcinogen that has been banned over 50 countries. The prevalence and mortality from asbestos-related diseases continue to pose challenges worldwide. Many countries are now experiencing ...