Studies are summarized demonstrating that the inflammatory cytokines, interleukin IL-6 and IL-8, play a direct role in asbestos lung diseases and are produced by lung epithelial cells in direct response to the fibers. This response is controlled by changes in the cellular oxidative/state induced by iron present in the fiber through Fenton-type chemistry. As a result of this oxidative stress, the redox sensitive transcription factors, NF-kappa B and NF-IL-6, which help regulate cytokine gene expression, are activated. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Le Rossignol, Scott
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Ketheesan, Natkunam
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Bharathiar Univ, Sch Biotechnol & Genet Engn, Dept Biotechnol, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
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Palanisamy, Kalaiselvi
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