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Asbestos and erionite prime and activate the NLRP3 inflammasome that stimulates autocrine cytokine release in human mesothelial cells
BACKGROUND: Pleural fibrosis and malignant mesotheliomas (MM) occur after exposures to pathogenic fibers, yet the mechanisms initiating these diseases are unclear. RESULTS: We document priming and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in human mesothelial cells by asbestos and erionite that is causal...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751315/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23937860 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-10-39 |