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Reduction of CXC Chemokine Receptor 3 in an <i>In Vitro</i> Model of Continuous Exposure to Asbestos in a Human T-Cell Line, MT-2
10 Dec 2010
Abstract excerpt
Because patients with silicosis who are chronically exposed to silica particles develop not only pulmonary fibrosis, but also complications involving autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis, exposure to asbestos may affect the human immune system. This immunologic effect may impair antitumor immune function because cancer complications such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma...
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