“…Therefore, in the present study, it is reasonable to consider that inflammatory response evoked from the host reaction against foreign bodies, MGT, induce formation of inflammation-related DNA adducts, such as εdC and HεdC, which, being involved in C to T transitions, are more likely to contribute to genotoxicity observed in the lungs of MGT-exposed mice. Recently, several reports show that the mechanisms of (geno)toxicity induced by nanoparticles are suggested to be involved in macrophage stimulation [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ]. Innate immune activation through Nalp3 inflammasomes has been suggested to play an important role in the pulmonary inflammation and fibrotic disorders of silicosis and asbestosis [ 31 , 32 ].…”