Inhalation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at particle concentrations ranging
from 0.3 to 5 mg/m 3 did not result in significant lung inflammation or tissue damage, but …

The relationship between thyroid dysfunction and breast cancer (BC) is debated. To clarify
this controversial issue, a prospective study on thyroid function in BC was performed. The …

Background Exposure to air pollution and, more specifically, particulate matter (PM) is
associated with adverse health effects. However, the specific PM characteristics responsible for …

Circulating neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and chromogranin A (CgA) were measured in 128
patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NET) to compare their sensitivity and specificity, to …

Aims In this work, the survival and mortality data of 54 consecutive patients admitted to the
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and suffering from severe respiratory insufficiency imputable to viral …

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumour with a poor prognosis. Cisplatin is the most
widely tested cytotoxic agent in this disease. A total of 18 patients with advanced ACC were …

The presence of endogenous and exogenous N 2 -hydroxymethyl-dG adducts in DNA from
the nasal mucosa and bone marrow of cynomolgus macaques exposed to 1.9 and 6.1 ppm …

Exposure to engine emissions is associated with adverse health effects. However, little is
known about the relative effects of emissions produced by different operating conditions, fuels, …

Despite experimental evidence supporting an adverse role for air pollution in models of
human disease, little has been done in the way of assessing the health effects of inhalation of …

… Riccardo Haupt, Alberto Garaventa, Claudio Gambini, Stefano Parodi, Giuliana Cangemi,
Fiorina Casale, Elisabetta Viscardi, Maurizio Bianchi, Arcangelo Prete, Alessandro Jenkner …