Pulmonary reaction to long and short asbestos fibers is independent of fibroblast growth factor production by alveolar macrophages.

Secretory products of macrophages.

1987 • 2,670 citations

The Pathogenesis of Asbestos-Associated Diseases

1982 • 335 citations

The pathogenicity of long versus short fibre samples of amosite asbestos administered to rats by inhalation and intraperitoneal injection.

1986 • 257 citations

Mechanisms of pulmonary fibrosis. Spontaneous release of the alveolar macrophage-derived growth factor in the interstitial lung disorders.

1983 • 217 citations

Comparisons of the pathogenicity of long and short fibres of chrysotile asbestos in rats.

1988 • 132 citations

Pulmonary macrophage accumulation and asbestos-induced lesions at sites of fiber deposition.

1984 • 117 citations

Alveolar macrophage stimulation of lung fibroblast growth in asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis.

1986 • 79 citations

Response of mouse lung to crocidolite asbestos. 2. Pulmonary fibrosis after long fibres

1987 • 73 citations

The Regulation of Lung Fibroblast Proliferation by Alveolar Macrophages in Experimental Silicosis^1–3

1984 • 71 citations

Response of mouse lung to crocidolite asbestos. 1. Minimal fibrotic reaction to short fibres

1987 • 60 citations

Pulmonary toxicology of silica, coal and asbestos.

1984 • 57 citations

Pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis in a murine model of asbestosis and silicosis

1989 • 53 citations

Modulation of fibroblast activity by normal and silica‐exposed alveolar macrophages

1986 • 36 citations

A study of macrophage-mediated initiation of fibrosis by asbestos and silica using a diffusion chamber technique.

1982 • 28 citations

Crocidolite-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Cytokinetic and biochemical studies.

1986 • 19 citations

Fibrogenesis by mineral fibres: an in-vitro study of the roles of the macrophage and fibre length.

1984 • 15 citations

Enhanced Secretion of Immunoreactive Bombesin by Alveolar Macrophages Exposed to Silica

1988 • 11 citations