Surfactant protein A (SP-A) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM -1) were recently reported to be associated with fibrotic changes in pulmonary diseases. Inhaled asbestos induces pulmonary fibrosis leading to asbestosis. To evaluate the possible roles for the development of asbestosis, the serum levels of SP-A and sICAM-1 were measured and compared among workers exposed to asbestos (29 patients with asbestosis (PWAs), 50 asbestos-exposed workers without asbestosis (AEWs)), and 51 healthy con- trols (HCs). The mean serum levels of SP-A were significantly higher in PWAs (53.2± 33.4 ng/ml) and AEWs (45.1±30.2 ng/ml) than that in HCs (28.8±10.6 ng/ml). The mean serum levels of SP-A in smoking population of AEWs and HCs were signi...
Asbestos is one of the most important occupational carcinogens. Currently, about 125 million people ...
Workers processing nephrite, antigorite, or talc may be exposed to paragenetic asbestos minerals. An...
Occupational and environmental exposures to airborne asbestos and silica are associated with the dev...
Asbestos-exposed workers (Asb) can sometimes develop lung impairments resembling idiopathic pulmonar...
Abstract Background Asbestosis and silicosis are progressive pneumoconioses characterized by interst...
Environmental and occupational inhalants may induce a large number of pulmonary diseases, with asbes...
In an evaluation of the possibility of type III procollagen N-terminal propeptide (PIIINP) being an ...
Health surveillance of asbestos exposed workers should be stratified according to the exposure level...
SummaryObjectivesAsbestos-exposure causes an inflammatory response driven by alveolar macrophages th...
Asbestos are naturally occurring fibers found in rock outcroppings but also used in many commercial ...
Background Asbestosis is associated with lung cellular and immunological abnormalities. Induced sput...
Objectives: Asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) have increased globally over the decades, causing an ec...
Objectives: Asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) have increased globally over the decades, causing an ec...
erum type III procollagen peptide (PIIIP) concentrations were determined in 36 male workers exposed ...
Workers processing nephrite, antigorite, or talc may be exposed to paragenetic asbestos minerals. An...
Asbestos is one of the most important occupational carcinogens. Currently, about 125 million people ...
Workers processing nephrite, antigorite, or talc may be exposed to paragenetic asbestos minerals. An...
Occupational and environmental exposures to airborne asbestos and silica are associated with the dev...
Asbestos-exposed workers (Asb) can sometimes develop lung impairments resembling idiopathic pulmonar...
Abstract Background Asbestosis and silicosis are progressive pneumoconioses characterized by interst...
Environmental and occupational inhalants may induce a large number of pulmonary diseases, with asbes...
In an evaluation of the possibility of type III procollagen N-terminal propeptide (PIIINP) being an ...
Health surveillance of asbestos exposed workers should be stratified according to the exposure level...
SummaryObjectivesAsbestos-exposure causes an inflammatory response driven by alveolar macrophages th...
Asbestos are naturally occurring fibers found in rock outcroppings but also used in many commercial ...
Background Asbestosis is associated with lung cellular and immunological abnormalities. Induced sput...
Objectives: Asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) have increased globally over the decades, causing an ec...
Objectives: Asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) have increased globally over the decades, causing an ec...
erum type III procollagen peptide (PIIIP) concentrations were determined in 36 male workers exposed ...
Workers processing nephrite, antigorite, or talc may be exposed to paragenetic asbestos minerals. An...
Asbestos is one of the most important occupational carcinogens. Currently, about 125 million people ...
Workers processing nephrite, antigorite, or talc may be exposed to paragenetic asbestos minerals. An...
Occupational and environmental exposures to airborne asbestos and silica are associated with the dev...