9 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1999
Simian virus 40 is present in most United States human mesotheliomas, but it is rarely present in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
…hamsters. In humans, SV40 has been detected in tumors of the first four types. Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we tested 29 non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (intermediate and high-grade), 25 posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders, and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Fluorescence in situ hybridization in the definitive diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in effusion cytology
…In case of a negative result, the corresponding MM biopsy specimen was analyzed. Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) for p16, p14, and p15 was performed on FISH-negative MM biopsy specimens. Seventy-nine percent of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1999
Assessment of hazardous dust exposure by BAL and induced sputum
…T-lymphocyte subsets were analyzed by flow-activated cell sorter, and messenger RNA (mRNA) was transcribed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Mineralogic particles were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and polarizing light microscopy and quantified…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
miR-1 induces growth arrest and apoptosis in malignant mesothelioma
…comparators. To confirm microarray data, we used real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Representative cell lines H513 and H2052 were used in functional analyses of miR-1. In addition to several novel MPM-associated microRNAs, we…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2002
Additional proteins in BAL fluid of Metsovites environmentally exposed to asbestos: more evidence of "protection" against neoplasia?
…The two proteins were present in all Metsovites with PCs but in none without PCs and also in none of the control groups. This study further separates two groups of Metsovites with different reaction to asbestos…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Asbestos and the pleura: a review
…in pleural disease, laboratory research on how asbestos damages cells, and United States public policy. They described four benign pleural reactions (effusions, circumscribed plaques, diffuse pleural thickening and rounded atelectasis) as well as mesothelioma. Citing other…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1981
Asbestos inhalation and the induction of splenic lymphocytic proliferation in the rat
…The authors concluded that asbestos inhalation produced two distinct effects on the macrophages, one attributed to a putative asbestos-related neoantigen. They suggested immune reactions might contribute to asbestosis. The number of rats was not reported.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
Medical thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis for chylothorax due to lymphoma: a case series
…day evaluation interval. Complications included medication reactions in two patients (8.3%) and ARDS in one patient (4.1%). Many patients with lymphoma-related chylothorax are refractory to chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. In this group…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1993
Intrapleural recombinant IL-2 in passive immunotherapy for malignant pleural effusion
…treated. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of rIL-2, defined as the dose that produced grade 3 or greater toxic reactions in 50 percent of the patients, was 24 x 10(6) IU/m2/d. Although…