Association between Silica Dust Exposure and Serum Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Stone Quarry Workers

Association between Silica Dust Exposure and Serum Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Stone Quarry Workers

Introduction. Silicosis is a disease that most often occurred as a result of silica dust exposure. Silica dust particles will stimulate alveolar macrophages to secrete proinflammatory mediators for fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition. TGF-ß1 is one of the most extensively involved media...

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Main Authors: I Putu Eka Krisnha Wijaya, Ida Bagus Ngurah Rai, I Putu Andrika
Format: Article
Language:Indonesian
Published: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2019-06-01
Series:Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia
Subjects:
Serum TGF-β1
Silica dust exposure
Stone quarry workers
Online Access:http://jurnalpenyakitdalam.ui.ac.id/index.php/jpdi/article/view/311/190
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