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Possible effect of gene polymorphisms on the release of TNFα and IL1 cytokines in coal workers' pneumoconiosis.
Experimental and toxicologic pathology : official journal of the Gesellschaft fur Toxikologische Pathologie - 1 Jan 2011
Ates Ilker, Yucesoy Berran, Yucel Aysegul, Suzen Sinan H, Karakas Yalcin, Karakaya Asuman
Abstract excerpt
It has been shown that coal dust exposure stimulates inflammatory response leading to increased release of cytokines from monocytes such as TNF-alpha and IL1. These released cytokines play the key role in the pathogenesis of pneumoconiosis including coal workers' pneumoconiosis. In this study, we investigated TNFA, IL1A, IL1B and IL1RA genes variations on basal, lipopolysaccharide and coal dust-induced cytokine...
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