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The asbestos–asbestosis exposure–response relationship: a cohort study of the general working population [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & HealthOBJECTIVES: The association between asbestos exposure and asbestosis in high-exposed industrial cohorts is well-known, but there is a lack of knowledge about the exposure–response relationship for asbestosis in a general working population setting.
Inge Brosbøl Iversen +12 more
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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 +5 more
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Constrictive pericarditis in a patient with fiberglass lung disease: a case report [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Fiberglass has a larger aerodynamic diameter and is less likely to be inhaled into the lungs. Further, it will be cleared even if it is mechanically broken into smaller pieces and inhaled into the lungs.
Chan-Yang Hsu +5 more
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Expression of microRNAs in leukocytes and serum of asbestosis patients
European Journal of Medical Research, 2023 Background Although asbestos use is banned in many countries, long latency of asbestos-related diseases like pleural plaques or asbestosis mean it is still a public health issue.
Vivien Kauschke +2 more
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The PERK/ATF4 pathway is required for metabolic reprogramming and progressive lung fibrosis [PDF]
JCI InsightAsbestosis is a prototypical type of fibrosis that is progressive and does not resolve. ER stress is increased in multiple cell types that contribute to fibrosis; however, the mechanism(s) by which ER stress in lung macrophages contributes to fibrosis is
Jyotsana Pandey +5 more
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Pleural plaques in smoking-associated fibrosis and pulmonary asbestosis
International Journal of COPD, 2015 Rahul G Sangani,1 Andrew J Ghio,2 John E Parker11Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA; 2Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US ...
Sangani RG, Ghio AJ, Parker JE
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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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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 +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 +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 +1 more
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