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Serum Levels of IL-8 and ICAM-1 as Biomarkers for Progressive Massive Fibrosis in Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis
Article em En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-141166
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Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is characterized as a chronic inflammation of the lung associated with activation of macrophages and endothelial cells in the lung. The aim of the present study was to compare the levels of serum interleukin-8 (IL-8), macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-alpha), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) as biomarkers for progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) in 106 subjects (27 non-CWP and 79 CWP patients). The levels of serum IL-8 (P<0.001) and ICAM-1 (P=0.001) of subjects with PMF were higher than those of non-CWP subjects. The IL-8 levels of PMF subjects were also higher than those of simple CWP subjects (P=0.003). Among the subjects without PMF, IL-8 levels in the subjects with International Labour Organization (ILO) category II or III were higher than those in the subjects with ILO category 0 (P=0.006) and with category I (P=0.026). These results suggest that high serum levels of IL-8 and ICAM-1, which are important as neutrophil attractants and adhesion molecules, are associated with PMF.
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Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Assunto principal: Fibrose Pulmonar / Biomarcadores / Interleucina-8 / Minas de Carvão / Molécula 1 de Adesão Intercelular / Quimiocina CCL3 / Antracose / Pulmão / Doenças Profissionais Limite: Aged / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Journal of Korean Medical Science Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Assunto principal: Fibrose Pulmonar / Biomarcadores / Interleucina-8 / Minas de Carvão / Molécula 1 de Adesão Intercelular / Quimiocina CCL3 / Antracose / Pulmão / Doenças Profissionais Limite: Aged / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Journal of Korean Medical Science Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article