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Downregulation of the PD-1/PD-Ls pathway in peripheral cells correlates with asbestosis severity

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Asbestosis and silicosis are characterized by diffuse or nodular interstitial lung fibrosis resulting from exposure to asbestos or silica dust, respectively.
Meihua Qiu, Yuqing Chen, Qiao Ye
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The incidence of malignancies in asbestosis with chrysotile exposure: a large Chinese prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
BackgroundAsbestos exposure is closely related to the occurrence and development of various malignancies. This prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the incidence rate and potential risk factors in a cohort of asbestosis patients in China.MethodsThe
Jingwei Wang, Xiaoyun Huang, Xiaoyun Huang, Ruimin Ma, Qian Zhang, Na Wu, Xuqin Du, Qiao Ye   +7 more
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Comorbidities and Causes of Death of Patients With Asbestosis [PDF]

, 2023
Objective: Comorbidities are common and affect the prognosis of patients with interstitial lung diseases, but few previous studies have investigated patients with asbestosis.Methods: We collected comorbidities and death causes of 116 patients with ...
Keskitalo, Eerika, Nurmi, Hanna, Kaarteenaho, Riitta, Vähänikkilä, Hannu, Salonen, Johanna   +4 more
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Interesting Imaging in a Patient With Lung Cancer Due to Asbestosis

Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2020
Introduction: Asbestosis is a subtype of pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos that can lead to fibrosis and scarring the lung tissues. Case Report: Some of the asbestos-related diseases are calcifications, malignant mesothelioma, and pleural effusion ...
Anahita Bolbol Haghighi, Sahar Karimpour Reihan   +1 more
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Artificial intelligence-based diagnosis of asbestosis: analysis of a database with applicants for asbestosis state aid [PDF]

, 2023
Objectives: In many countries, workers who developed asbestosis due to their occupation are eligible for government support. Based on the results of clinical examination, a team of pulmonologists determine the eligibility of patients to these programs ...
Groot Lipman, Kevin B.W., de Gooijer, Cornedine J., Boellaard, Thierry N., Beets-Tan, Regina G H, Burgers, Jacobus A, Boellaard, Thierry N, Burgers, Jacobus A., de Gooijer, Cornedine J, van der Heijden, Ferdi; id_orcid, Trebeschi, Stefano, Groot Lipman, Kevin B W, van der Heijden, Ferdi, Bodalal, Zuhir, Beets-Tan, Regina G.H.   +13 more
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Serum concentrations of Krebs von den Lungen-6, surfactant protein D, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 as diagnostic biomarkers in patients with asbestosis and silicosis: a case–control study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background Asbestosis and silicosis are progressive pneumoconioses characterized by interstitial fibrosis following exposure to asbestos or silica dust. We evaluated the potential diagnostic biomarkers for these diseases. Methods The serum concentrations
Changjiang Xue, Na Wu, Xue Li, Meihua Qiu, Xuqin Du, Qiao Ye   +5 more
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Safety and tolerability of pirfenidone in asbestosis: a prospective multicenter study

Respiratory Research, 2022
Background Pirfenidone slows down disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Recent studies suggest a treatment effect in progressive pulmonary fibrosis other than IPF.
Jelle R. Miedema, Catharina C. Moor, Marcel Veltkamp, Sara Baart, Natascha S. L. Lie, Jan C. Grutters, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek, Rémy L. M. Mostard   +7 more
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Asbestosis hospitalizations in Poland (2006–2016): results from the National Hospital Discharge Registry

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction and objective Occupational asbestos exposure is one of the major public health issues. Although asbestos use in Poland has decreased, asbestosis continues to remain an important health concern in the area of occupational medicine. The aim of
Krzysztof Kanecki, Irena Kosińska, Piotr Zbigniew Tyszko, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Paweł Goryński, Grzegorz Zieliński   +5 more
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Radiologic Diagnosis of Asbestosis in Korea

, 2021
Asbestosis is the most important change noted in the lung parenchyma after environmental and occupational exposure to asbestos fibers. It is characterized by diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.
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Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosed on Inguinal Lymph Node Biopsy: A Rare Entity [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Mesothelioma is a locally aggressive tumour arising from mesothelial lining of serous cavities, commonest site being the pleura. Distant metastasis to extra thoracic lymph node is rare.
Divya Singh, Rekha Bhandari, Surender Bana, Deepak Sundriyal, Arvind Kumar Gupta   +4 more
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