Follistatin like-1 aggravates silica-induced mouse lung injury by Yinshan Fang, Si Zhang, Xiaohe Li, Fangxin Jiang, Qiao Ye, Wen Ning

“…We found elevated levels of follistatin like 1 (FSTL1) in serum from patients with silicosis and in lungs from silica-induced mouse model. …”
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Prevalence and clinical profile of comorbidity among newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a multi-center observational study in eastern China by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Xiaomeng Wang, Songhua Chen, Jun Li, Qinglin Cheng, Yu Zhang, Qian Wu, Qian Wu, Kui Liu, Kui Liu, Xuli Jiang, Bin Chen, Bin Chen

“…The most predominant comorbidity was pleuritis (1,833, 21.8%), followed by diabetes mellitus (763, 9.1%), other extrapulmonary tuberculosis (421, 5%), tracheobronchial tuberculosis (275, 3.3%), and silicosis (160, 1.9%). Participants with diabetes mellitus had the highest rate of chest cavities on X-ray (54.8%), followed by those with silicosis (33.1%). …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effect Fraction of Bletilla striata and Its Protective Effect on LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Chunchun Zhang, Dandan Ning, Jieli Pan, Cheng Chen, Chengxian Gao, Zhishan Ding, Fusheng Jiang, Meiya Li

“…Bletilla striata is a well-known traditional Chinese herb with anti-inflammatory properties that is widely used in the treatment of lung conditions such as silicosis, tuberculosis, and pneumogastric hemorrhage. …”
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Incidence and influencing factors of occupational pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiao Yu, Xinri Zhang, Xuesen Su, Xiaomei Kong

“…The Pearson correlation analysis revealed that silicosis incidence was highly correlated with cumulative silica exposure (r=0.794, p<0.001).Conclusion The incidence of pneumoconiosis in occupational workers was 0.093 and seven factors were found to be associated with the incidence, providing some insight into the prevention of pneumoconiosis.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022323233.…”
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