Mineral Fibers (Mineral Fiber)

Long, pliable, cohesive natural or manufactured filaments of various lengths. They form the structure of some minerals. The medical significance lies in their potential ability to cause various types of PNEUMOCONIOSIS (e.g., ASBESTOSIS) after occupational or environmental exposure. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p708)

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Networked: 158 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 17 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Carbone, Michele: 8 articles (09/2021 - 02/2006)
2.	Yang, Haining: 6 articles (09/2021 - 06/2008)
3.	Roggli, Victor L: 6 articles (11/2020 - 06/2003)
4.	Pass, Harvey I: 4 articles (09/2021 - 12/2014)
5.	Baumann, Francine: 4 articles (01/2016 - 12/2014)
6.	Gaudino, Giovanni: 3 articles (09/2021 - 12/2014)
7.	Sporn, Thomas A: 3 articles (11/2020 - 06/2003)
8.	Loreto, Carla: 3 articles (03/2018 - 02/2009)
9.	Libra, Massimo: 3 articles (05/2017 - 02/2009)
10.	García-Pérez, Javier: 3 articles (11/2016 - 07/2015)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 01/01/2023 - "To demonstrate the relationships between cancer risk and dimensions (length, width, and other derivative characteristics) of mineral fibers by comparing the results and conclusions of previously published studies with newly published information. " 04/01/2010 - "[Meta-analysis for control study of man-made mineral fiber and patients with respiratory system tumor]." 08/01/2002 - "The influence of fiber dimensions on the ip tumor response and the difficulty in assessing the influence of the difference in background levels between this and previous studies make direct application of the German TRGS 905 criteria difficult; however, by comparison to fiber B, which in the TRGS 905 is considered as a noncarcinogenic fiber, all of the synthetic mineral fiber types tested in this study also appear to meet the intended German criteria for exoneration." 01/01/1986 - "This paper introduces the reports that follow it in a supplement dealing with the extended follow-up of mortality and cancer incidence among workers in the man-made mineral fiber (MMMF) production industry in Europe, the largest international study of its kind thus far initiated. " 01/01/1986 - "Contributions to the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) study on mortality and cancer incidence among man-made mineral fiber production workers."
2.	Mesothelioma 11/01/2000 - "In addition, we conducted a study on the mineral fiber lung burden in a pleural mesothelioma case. " 01/01/2023 - "Meanwhile, the increasing trend in mesothelioma incidence observed in females might be indicative of an increase in environmental exposure to mineral fibers." 01/01/2019 - "Context: The potency of various mineral fiber types to produce mesothelioma was previously evaluated for numerous cohorts, but the differences in potencies for distinct fiber types have yet to be explained. " 01/01/2019 - "Empirical model of mesothelioma potency factors for different mineral fibers based on their chemical composition and dimensionality." 05/01/2014 - "We investigated whether available epidemiological and toxicological data suggest an increased risk of mesothelioma among workers exposed to synthetic vitreous fibers (SVF). "
3.	Lung Neoplasms (Lung Cancer) 01/01/1992 - "The utility of animal inhalation studies to assess the risk of mineral fiber-induced pulmonary cancer." 05/01/1984 - "Exposure-related lung cancer risks were noted, with a large margin of uncertainty, to be similar to those observed in an American study of manmade mineral fiber workers." 09/01/2010 - "Theoretical approach to the hit probability of lung-cancer-sensitive epithelial cells by mineral fibers with various aspect ratios." 10/01/1994 - "Retrospective hygiene assessment suggested that the increased risk of lung cancer among steel pourers might be related to the use of tar-based mold coating agents or to exposure to mineral fibers." 10/01/1992 - "One hundred and eighty-one lung cancer deaths among workers during 301,085 person-years in European man-made mineral fiber production between 1930-1955 and 1982 were analyzed according to Poisson regression models including age, calendar period, country, and exposure variables. "
4.	Carcinogenesis 11/01/2022 - "Extensive toxicology studies of synthetic vitreous fibers (SVFs) demonstrated that fiber dimension, durability/dissolution, and biopersistence are critical factors for risk of fibrogenesis and carcinogenesis. " 05/15/2006 - "This is the first time that genetics is shown to influence mineral fiber carcinogenesis." 07/01/1982 - "[Carcinogenesis of mineral fibers: state of the art]." 10/25/2007 - "During the past few years, there has been significant progress in understanding the process of mineral fiber carcinogenesis and mesothelioma pathogenesis. " 02/01/2006 - "Very recent results indicate that mineral fiber carcinogenesis can be influenced by genetics and microbial infections. "
5.	Malignant Mesothelioma 06/01/2003 - "Exposure to brake dust and malignant mesothelioma: a study of 10 cases with mineral fiber analyses." 09/01/1992 - "Malignant pleural mesothelioma due to environmental mineral fiber exposure in Turkey. " 09/01/1985 - "Assuming that the risk of malignant mesothelioma is related to mineral fiber concentration in lung tissue, it is concluded that a fiber concentration exceeding 1 million fibers per g of dried tissue is associated with an increased risk of malignant mesothelioma. " 05/01/1981 - "Mineral fibers were assessed in lung samples from two cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Tusköy, using the light microscope and the analytical transmission electron microscope. " 12/01/1999 - "The development of human malignant mesothelioma (MM) is strongly associated with occupational or environmental exposure to certain natural mineral fibers, although the genetic mechanisms underlying this malignancy remain unclear. "

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