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MedComm, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2025.Ferroptosis, a cell death mode marked by iron accumulation and lipid peroxidation, plays a vital role in lung diseases and cancer. Its interaction with immune cells in the tumor microenvironment offers new therapeutic opportunities for lung cancer and pulmonary diseases .
Dandan Guo +12 more
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GeoHealth, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2025.Abstract Expansion of residential and commercial facilities have contributed to rapid urbanization of Ho municipality. As a result, quarry activities have intensified in Klefe a major stone quarry source for construction. The increased demand for quarry stones has created jobs for many but has also led to the perception of health and environment ...
Selase Kofi Adanu +3 more
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Silica-exposed patients with silicosis show shorter telomeres than do unexposed individuals: a pilot study in a population in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de PneumologiaObjective: Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma caused by the inhalation of silica particles. Silica dust inhalation is associated with inflammation and induction of oxidative stress in the lungs.
Marcos César Santos de Castro +7 more
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Combined therapy with pirfenidone and nintedanib counteracts fibrotic silicosis in mice
British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 182, Issue 5, Page 1143-1163, March 2025.Abstract Background and Purpose Pneumoconiosis, especially silicosis, is a prevalent occupational disease with substantial global economic implications and lacks a definitive cure. Both pneumoconiosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are interstitial lung diseases, which share many common physiological characteristics.
Lu Bai +11 more
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BMC Pulmonary MedicineObjectives Silicosis people are at high risk of developing pulmonary tuberculosis. Whether silica exposure increases the likelihood of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was not well understood, and potential factors involved in LTBI risk among ...
Xinsong Hu +9 more
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Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis: A Case Report
Case Reports in Pathology, 2014 Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica. People working in occupations like sandblasting, surface drilling, tunneling, silica flour milling, ceramic making, and so forth are predisposed to develop silicosis ...
Pritinanda Mishra +4 more
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Relationship between plasma SP-A expression level and disease stage in silicosis patients
Shanghai yufang yixueObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between plasma surfactant protein⁃A （SP⁃A） expression level and silicosis progression， and to provide early evidence for exploring whether SP⁃A can be used as a biomarker for clinical monitoring of silicosis ...
CHEN Kengkeng +5 more
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Silicosis in Denim Sandblasters
Chest, 2011 During the past 2 decades, silica sand has been used widely in sandblasting denim in Turkey, which has resulted in an epidemic of silicosis. This study was conducted to summarize the clinical outcomes of formerly healthy young people who became disabled or died because of working in the textile industry.The medical records of patients with silicosis ...
Bakan, Nur Dilek +6 more
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