Cellular and Molecular Effects of Mineral and Synthetic Dusts and Fibres

5. Molecular Alterations in Murine Mesotheliomas Induced by Crocidolite Asbestos.- 6. Long and Short Amosite Asbestos Samples: Comparison of Chromosome-damaging Effects to Cells in Culture with in vivo Pathogenicity.- 7. Induction of DNA Damage after Rats Exposure to Crocidolite Asbestos Fibres.- 8. Unscheduled DNA Synthesis (UDS) Induced in vitro by Cadmium in Tracheal Epithelial Cells of Rat and Hamster.- C. In Vivo Dust-Related Pathological Processes: Correlations Between In Vitro And In Vivo Data.- 1. Pulmonary Toxicity of Cobalt-containing Dusts.- 2. Chronic Inhalation Toxicity of Fibrous Glass in Rats.- 3. A Comparison of Alveolar Macrophage Cytotoxicity and Ability to Cause Inflammation in the Mouse Peritoneal Cavity for a Range of Different Fibre Types at Equal Fibre Number.- 4. Correlation of in vitro and in vivo Studies on the Bioeffects of Mineral Particles.- 5. Comparative Studies with Natural and Man-Made Mineral Fibres in vitro and in vivo.- 6. Comparison of Pulmonary Effects in Rats Exposed to Size-Separated Preparations of Para-Aramid or Chrysotile Asbestos Fibres after 2-week Inhalation Exposures.- 7. Investigation of the Biodurability and Carcinogenicity of Different Man-Made Mineral Fibres.- 8. Quantitative Relationship Between Emphysema and Lung Minerals in Man.- 9. Carcinogenic Asbestos Fibers in the Parietal Pleura.- 10. Pleural Lesions Induced by Mineral Dusts, Fibers and Chemicals.- 11. Comparisons of in vitro Cytotoxicity Results with in vivo Pulmonary Effects Following Inhalation Exposures to a Variety of Mineral Dusts: How Well Do TheyCompare?.- D. Physico-Chemical Properties Of Minerals in Relation yo Their Biological Effects.- 1. Particle-Associated Hydrocarbons and Lung Cancer; the Correlation Between Cellular Dosimetry and Tumour Distribution.- 2. Which Surface Functionalities Are Implied in Dust Toxicity.- 3. Role of Transition Metal Compounds in the Capacity of Dusts to Generate Electrophilic Species.- 4. Surface Properties of Respirable Silicate and Aluminosilicate Dusts Affecting Bioavailability.- 5. Significance of Surface Properties of Quartz and Quartz-Containing Mineral Dusts to the Pulmonary Toxicity.- 6. The Cytotoxicity of Respirable Coal Dusts.- 7. Appearance of Very Electrophilic Species Generated by Some Iron Oxides: Effect of Iron Chelators and Reducing Agents.- 8. Kinetics of Asbestos-Induced Haemolysis of Human Red Blood Cells.- 9. Oxidising Activity of Some Metallic Dusts in Relation to Oxidative Stress Mechanisms.- 10. Identification and Quantification of Fibre-Induced Lipid Peroxidation Products by GC-MSD.- 11. Effect of Chelators on the Surface Properties of Asbestos.