Serum Levels of TGF-β1 and MCP-1 as Biomarkers for Progressive Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in Retired Coal Workers: A Three-year Follow-up Study

Various cytokines activated by the inhalation of coal dust may mediate inflammation and lead to tissue damage. Objective of this study was to examine the relationships between coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) progression over a 3 yr period and the serum levels of cytokines in 85 retired coal worke...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Industrial Health 2014, Vol.52(2), pp.129-136
Hauptverfasser:	LEE, Jong Seong, SHIN, Jae Hoon, LEE, Kyung Myung, HWANG, Ju-Hwan, BAEK, Jin Ee, KIM, Ji Hong, CHOI, Byung-Soon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Interleukin-8 Monocyte chemotactic factor-1 Progressive coal workers’ pneumoconiosis Transforming growth factor-β1 Tumor necrosis factor-α
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