Serum Levels of Interleukin-8 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha in Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis: One-year Follow-up Study

• Autors principals: Jong Seong Lee (Autor), Jae Hoon Shin (Autor), Joung Oh. Lee (Autor), Kyung Myung Lee (Autor), Ji Hong Kim (Autor), Byung-Soon Choi (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Elsevier, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Objectives: Various cytokines induced by inhalation of coal dust may mediate inflammation and lead to tissue damage or fibrosis, such as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP). Methods: To investigate the relevance of serum cytokines in CWP, the levels of serum interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor necros...