Chrysotile effects on the expression of anti-oncogene P53 and P16 and oncogene C-jun and C-fos in Wistar rats' lung tissues.

In conclusion, chrysotile induced an imbalanced expression of cancer-related genes in rats' lung tissue. These results contribute to our understanding of the carcinogenic mechanism of chrysotile.
PMID: 28905283 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 13, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Cui Y, Wang Y, Deng J, Hu G, Dong F, Zhang Q Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research