Chronic exposure to diesel exhaust may cause small airway wall thickening without lumen narrowing: a quantitative computerized tomography study in Chinese diesel engine testers

Chronic exposure to diesel exhaust may cause small airway wall thickening without lumen narrowing: a quantitative computerized tomography study in Chinese diesel engine testers

Abstract Background Diesel exhaust (DE) is a major source of ultrafine particulate matters (PM) in ambient air and contaminates many occupational settings. Airway remodeling assessed using computerized tomography (CT) correlates well with spirometry in patients with obstructive lung diseases. Struct...

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Main Authors: Hong Liu, Jianyu Li, Qianli Ma, Jinglong Tang, Menghui Jiang, Xue Cao, Li Lin, Nan Kong, Shanfa Yu, Akshay Sood, Yuxin Zheng, Shuguang Leng, Wei Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Subjects:
Diesel exhaust
Airway wall thickening
Carbon content in airway macrophage
Spirometry
Mediation effect
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-021-00406-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-021-00406-1

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