Serum autoantibodies in silicosis and non-silicosis cement workers

Autor:	Safia, Beshir, Weam A, Shaheen, Safaa, Elserougy, Hisham M, Aziz
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Male Inhalation Exposure Construction Materials Silicosis Dust Muscle Smooth Air Pollutants Occupational Middle Aged Silicon Dioxide Antibodies Immunoglobulin A Occupational Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Spirometry Occupational Exposure Manufacturing Industry Humans Egypt Autoantibodies
Zdroj:	American journal of industrial medicine. 58(2)
ISSN:	1097-0274
Popis:	To study serum autoantibodies and immunoglobulin levels in cement workers.Blood samples for numerous antibodies were collected from 30 silicosis and 42 non-silicosis cement workers. Spirometry of the silicosis workers was also studied.Serum IgA mean level showed a significant increase in the silicosis group compared to the non-silicosis group. Elevated titers of serum anti-smooth muscle antibodies (ASMA) and anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) were detected only in the silicosis group. The duration of exposure showed a significant positive correlation with serum IgA, ASMA and anti-GBM, and a significant negative correlation with serum IgG. Serum anti-GBM showed a significant positive correlation with IgG while the inverse titer (1/titer) of anti-GBM showed highly significant positive correlations with serum IgA and ASMA. The percent predicted FVC was the ventilatory function most closely associated with immunological parameters in silicosis group.Serum IgA, ASMA, and anti-GBM are the principal immunologic parameters associated with silicosis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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