Mesothelioma Carbon Nanotubes, Pleural Mesothelioma Dr Tinku Joseph

Carbon nanotubes cnts the product of new technology may be used in a wide range of applications.

Childrens christmas coloring books. Asbestos a naturally occurring mineral once widely used as an insulator and building product additive remains the number one cause of both pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma worldwide. Are carbon nanotubes the next asbestos. Here we show that carcinogenic cnt induce an early and sustained immunosuppressive response characterized by the accumulation of monocytic myeloid derived suppressor cells m mdsc that counteract effective immune.

Because they present similarities to asbestos fibres in terms of their shape and size it is legitimate to raise the question of their safety for human health. Recent animal and cellular studies suggest that cnts elicit tissue and cell responses similar to those observed with asbestos fibres. Xu j et al multi walled carbon nanotubes translocate into the pleural cavity and induce visceral mesothelial proliferation in rats august 31 2012 cancer science epub ahead of print.

Carbon nanotubes a technology nearly 20 years old carbon nonotubes have been touted as one of the most miraculous new materials of this century. Scientists have long suspected that inhaling multi walled carbon nanotubes could cause malignant mesothelioma but a new japanese study appears to prove that it does at least in rats. Specifically carbon nanotubes may be causing harm to the human body in the form of mesothelioma cancer.

The researchers concluded that like asbestos carbon nanotubes had the potential to produce mesothelial proliferation potentially associated with mesothelioma development sources. In contrast the small carbon nanotube mwcnt s did not translocate out of the lungs making it less likely to cause mesothelioma which starts in the pleura. The asbestos like toxicity of some engineered carbon nanotubes cnt notably their capacity to induce mesothelioma is a serious cause of concern for public health.

Carbon nanotubes are tubular cylinders of carbon atoms. These tiny manmade particles have been found to have some. Used for a variety of purposes including improved batteries and electronics this material is lighter than plastic yet stronger than steel.

Inflammatory response to mwcnt s was also not as great. A new report in occupational medicine and health affairs suggests that the dangers of working with these tiny particles can include lung cancer and deadly malignant pleural mesothelioma the same diseases caused by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma has long been linked to the inhalation and exposure to asbestos fibers and dust so when scientists uncovered an additional potential cause for this incurable form of lung cancer the unthinkable became a reality.

Here we show that carcinogenic cnt induce an early and sustained immunosuppressive response characterized by the accumulation of monocytic myeloid derived suppressor cells m mdsc that counteract effective immune surveillance of tumor cells.