C4M - yes it did.
Tiny asbestos crystals are "engulfed" by scavenger white cells (defense: 'macrophages') but cannot be digested enzymatically because of their size and shape. Macrophages die exausted, so other soldiers come to help, creating a persistent (chronic) state of reaction-inflammation, locally, for years and years...
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