Arai H, Kang K Y, Sato H, Satoh K, Nagai H, Motomiya M, Konno K
Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979 Sep;120(3):529-32. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1979.120.3.529.
Hyaluronic acid in pleural tissues from patients with mesothelioma, carcinoma, and asbestosis of the lung was quantified by using specific glycosaminoglycan-degrading enzymes. In all cases of pleural mesothelioma, the quantity of hyaluronic acid in mg/g of dry tissue was at least 0.10 mg, whereas carcinomatous pleural tissue and pleura in asbestosis contained 0.02 to 0.03 mg/g of dry tissue.
