Silica, Silicosis, and Autoimmunity [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2016 Inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica is associated with a number of acute and chronic diseases including systemic autoimmune diseases. Evidence for the link with autoimmune disease comes from epidemiological studies linking occupational ...
Kenneth Michael Pollard
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One-year lung transplantation outcomes for engineered stone countertop workers with silicosis at a single center in Southern California, 2019 to 2023 [PDF]
JHLT OpenBackground: In the past decade, growing industrial exposure to respirable crystalline silica from manufacturing engineered stone (ES) products has caused rapidly progressive, irreversible silicosis worldwide.
Reice Robinson, MD +13 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among 1,659 Silicosis Patients in Zhejiang Province, China
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Silicosis is a well-established risk factor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. This study aimed to estimate the burden and risk factors of M. tuberculosis infection. Silicosis patients from Zhejiang Province were screened for M.
Qingluan Yang +12 more
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Artificial Stone Associated Silicosis: A Systematic Review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Silicosis is a progressive fibrotic lung disease that is caused by the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica. Due to its high silica content, artificial stone (AS) can become a possible source of hazardous dust exposure for workers that are ...
Veruscka Leso +2 more
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CC-chemokine ligand 18, CXC motif chemokine 13 and osteopontin as biomarkers of silicosis and asbestosis: a prospective observational study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBackground Silicosis and asbestosis, distinct forms of pneumoconiosis, manifest progressive interstitial fibrosis due to exposure to silica dust or asbestos fibers. This study aimed to identify potential biomarkers for diagnosing silicosis and asbestosis,
Na Wu +5 more
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OC-STAMP is a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Silicosis: an exploratory investigation [PDF]
Journal of Translational MedicineBackground Silicosis, a disease characterized by fibrous changes in lung tissue due to prolonged silica dust inhalation, exhibits a complex pathogenesis that remains inadequately addressed by current interventions.
Jing Wu +6 more
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Silicosis research priorities for health care, research, and health and safety professionals, and for people exposed to silica in Australia: a research priority setting exercise. [PDF]
Med J AustAbstract Objectives To identify the silicosis research priorities of people living with silicosis, workers at risk of silicosis, their partners and caregivers, and of health professionals and researchers. Study design Research priority setting exercise; modified James Lind Alliance framework for research priority setting partnerships, comprising an ...
Barnes H +16 more
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Silicosis Mimicking Lung Malignancy: A Case Series. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepThis case series describes three patients that were suspected to have a primary lung malignancy based on FDG‐PET findings, but were found to have pulmonary silicosis. With this series, we demonstrate how histologic examination can differentiate between silicosis and malignancy and provide suggestions to help clinicians differentiate between these two ...
van Duin T +4 more
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Environmental Impact of Silicic Magmatism in Large Igneous Province Events
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 133-151., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Scott E. Bryan
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