Cellular and Molecular Basis of the Asbestos-related Diseases

Characterization of the Lower Respiratory Tract Inflammation of Nonsmoking Individuals with Interstitial Lung Disease Associated with Chronic Inhalation of Inorganic Dusts

1987 • 262 citations

Alveolar macrophages release an insulin-like growth factor I-type molecule.

1988 • 255 citations

Bronchoalveolar lavage in pulmonary fibrosis: comparison of cells obtained with lung biopsy and clinical features

1980 • 254 citations

Upregulation of platelet-derived growth factor-A and -B gene expression in alveolar macrophages of individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

1990 • 179 citations

Leukotriene B4 induces human suppressor lymphocytes

1982 • 175 citations

Asbestos Fibers and Silica Particles Stimulate Rat Alveolar Macrophages To Release Tumor Necrosis Factor: Autoregulatory Role of Leukotriene B₄

1989 • 173 citations

Incorporation of tritiated thymidine by epithelial and interstitial cells in bronchiolar-alveolar regions of asbestos-exposed rats.

1989 • 111 citations

Progressive lung cell reactions and extracellular matrix production after a brief exposure to asbestos.

1988 • 99 citations

Chromosomal abnormalities and their correlations with asbestos exposure and survival in patients with mesothelioma

1989 • 97 citations

Asbestos-Induced Epithelial Changes in Organ Cultures of Hamster Trachea: Inhibition by Retinyl Methyl Ether

1980 • 86 citations

Asbestos fibers mediate transformation of monkey cells by exogenous plasmid DNA.

1988 • 82 citations

Asbestos induced diffuse pleural fibrosis: pathology and mineralogy.

1987 • 75 citations

Phagocytosis of chrysotile fibers by pleural mesothelial cells in culture.

1979 • 65 citations

Alveolar Macrophages from Patients with Asbestos Exposure Release Increased Levels of Leukotriene B₄

1989 • 63 citations

Reaction of Rat Lungs to Inhaled Chrysotile Asbestos Following Acute and Subchronic Exposures

1983 • 58 citations

Clinical features to stage alveolitis in asbestos workers

1985 • 55 citations

Pleural Mesothelial Cells Stimulated by Asbestos Release Chemotactic Activity for NeutrophilsIn Vitro

1989 • 47 citations

Asbestos Content in Lungs of Occupationally and Nonoccupationally Exposed Individuals

1984 • 38 citations

Transplantation of human malignant mesothelioma into nude mice.

1980 • 37 citations

Binding of immunoglobulin and activation of complement by asbestos fibers

1979 • 36 citations

The alveolar macrophage: immune derangement and asbestos-related malignancy.

1981 • 34 citations

Tumorigenicity of Human Mesothelial Cell Line Transfected With EJ-ras Oncogene

1989 • 31 citations

Presence of fibronectin in pneumoconiotic lesions.

1982 • 29 citations

Impairments in functional subsets of T-suppressor (CD8) lymphocytes, monocytes, and natural killer cells among asbestos-exposed workers

1988 • 29 citations

Actin-Containing Microfilaments of Pulmonary Epithelial Cells Provide a Mechanism for Translocating Asbestos to the Interstitium

1983 • 26 citations

Increased Alveolar Plasminogen Activator in Early Asbestosis

1989 • 23 citations

Immunologic Investigations in Asbestos-exposed Workers

1986 • 16 citations

Comparative studies of human malignant mesothelioma In Vivo , in xenografts in nude mice, and In Vitro . Cell origin of malignant mesothelioma

1987 • 15 citations

Comparative studies of human malignant mesotheliomaIn Vivo, in xenografts in nude mice, andIn Vitro. Cell origin of malignant mesothelioma

1987 • 12 citations

Comparison of Phagocytosis of Uncoated Versus Coated Asbestos Fibers by Cultured Human Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophages

1981 • 11 citations

Immunogenetic factors as determinants of asbestosis

1987 • 8 citations

Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase induction in mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes by benzanthracene or cigarette tars adsorbed to asbestos fibers

1979 • 7 citations

Early biochemical reactions in the lung of sheep exposed to asbestos: Evidence for cyclic AMP accumulation in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids

1981 • 7 citations

Nitroblue Tetrazolium Test in the Diagnosis of Pleural Effusions

1981 • 4 citations

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