Table I.
Characteristics of the studies included in the systematic review.
| (Refs.) | Samples | |
|---|---|---|
| In vitro N=11 | Travaglione et al (12) | A549 cells |
| Cardile et al (60) | J774 cells | |
| Cardile et al (64) | A549 cells | |
| J774 cells | ||
| Human lung fibroblasts | ||
| Travaglione et al (56) | A549 cells | |
| Cardile et al (32) | MeT-5A cells | |
| J774 cells | ||
| Pugnaloni et al (54) | MeT-5A cells | |
| A549 cells | ||
| J774 cells | ||
| Loreto et al (63) | A549 cells | |
| Musumeci et al (69) | MeT-5A cells | |
| A549 cells | ||
| Rapisarda et al (74) | MeT-5A cells | |
| Rapisarda et al (76) | Human lung fibroblasts | |
| Filetti et al (77) | MeT-5A cells JU77 cells | |
| In vivo N=2 | Soffritti et al (36) | Sprague-Dawley rats |
| Belpoggi et al (88) | Sprague-Dawley rats | |
| Ex vivo N=11 | DeNardo et al (82) | Lung tissue of sheep |
| Martinez et al (43) | Lung tissue of sheep | |
| Loreto et al (83) | Lung tissue of sheep | |
| Musumeci et al (84) | Lung tissue of sheep | |
| Musumeci et al (92) | Lung tissue of sheep | |
| Musumeci et al (85) | Lung tissue of sheep | |
| Loreto et al (86) | Lung and lymph nodes of sheep | |
| Rapisarda et al (93) | Tracheobronchial lymph nodes of sheep | |
| Ledda et al (87) | Tracheobronchial lymph nodes of sheep | |
| Angelico et al (94) | Human MM tissue | |
| Caltabiano et al (44) | Human MM tissue |
MM, malignant mesothelioma. A549, human pulmonary epithelial cancer cells; MeT-5A, human pleural mesothelial cells; J774, mouse alveolar monocyte-macrophage cells; JU77, human MM cells.