Serum levels of the chemokine CCL2 are elevated in malignant pleural mesothelioma patients

Serum levels of the chemokine CCL2 are elevated in malignant pleural mesothelioma patients

Abstract Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a debilitating disease of the pleural cavity. It is primarily associated with previous inhalation of asbestos fibers. These fibers initiate an oxidant coupled inflammatory response. Repeated exposure to asbestos fibers results in a prolonge...

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Main Authors: Takumi Kishimoto, Nobukazu Fujimoto, Takeshi Ebara, Toyonori Omori, Tetsuya Oguri, Akio Niimi, Takako Yokoyama, Munehiro Kato, Ikuji Usami, Masayuki Nishio, Kosho Yoshikawa, Takeshi Tokuyama, Mouka Tamura, Yoshifumi Yokoyama, Ken Tsuboi, Yoichi Matsuo, Jiegou Xu, Satoru Takahashi, Mohamed Abdelgied, William T. Alexander, David B. Alexander, Hiroyuki Tsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Asbestos
Cancer
Malignant pleural mesothelioma
CCL2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6419-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6419-1

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