Review Article

Asbestos-Induced Cellular and Molecular Alteration of Immunocompetent Cells and Their Relationship with Chronic Inflammation and Carcinogenesis

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Localization of inhaled asbestos fibers in the lung, pleural cavity, and regional lymphonodes. Chronic and recurrent encounters between circulating immunocompetent cells and these moored asbestos fibers causing the long-term alteration of these cells.
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