Histopathological data of iron and calcium in the mouse lung after asbestos exposure

Elisa Trevisan; Giuliano Zabucchi; Lorella Pascolo; Ernesto Pascotto; Claudia Casarsa; Monica Lucattelli; Giuseppe Lungarella; Eleonora Cavarra; Barbara Bartalesi; Marina Zweyer; Violetta Borelli

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.01.026

Histopathological data of iron and calcium in the mouse lung after asbestos exposure

Data Brief. 2016 Jan 21:6:769-75. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.01.026. eCollection 2016 Mar.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Life Science, University of Trieste, 34127 Trieste, Italy.
² Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy.
³ Servizio Diagnostica Veterinaria, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
⁴ Department of Life Science, Section of Experimental Pathology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
⁵ Dipartimento Universitario Clinico di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e della Salute, Università di Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.

Abstract

This data article contains data related to the research article entitled, "Synchrotron X-ray microscopy reveals early calcium and iron interaction with crocidolite fibers in the lung of exposed mice" [1]. Asbestos fibers disrupt iron homeostasis in the human and mouse lung, leading to the deposition of iron (Fe) onto longer asbestos fibers which forms asbestos bodies (AB) [2]. Similar to Fe, calcium (Ca) is also deposited in the coats of the AB. This article presents data on iron and calcium in the mouse lung after asbestos exposure detected by histochemical evaluation.

Keywords: Animal model; Asbestos; Calcium; Histochemistry; Histopathology; Iron.