"Silicosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust containing crystalline form of SILICON DIOXIDE, usually in the form of quartz. Amorphous silica is relatively nontoxic.
| Descriptor ID |
D012829
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.483.581.760 C08.381.520.702.760 C24.800.834
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Silicosis" by people in Profiles.
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Hou X, Summer R, Chen Z, Tian Y, Ma J, Cui J, Hao X, Guo L, Xu H, Wang H, Liu H. Lipid Uptake by Alveolar Macrophages Drives Fibrotic Responses to Silica Dust. Sci Rep. 2019 01 23; 9(1):399.
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Na M, Hong X, Fuyu J, Dingjie X, Sales D, Hui Z, Zhongqiu W, Shifeng L, Xuemin G, Wenchen C, Dan L, Guizhen Z, Bonan Z, Lijuan Z, Shumin L, Ying Z, Jin W, Mingwang R, Summer R, Fang Y. Proteomic profile of TGF-?1 treated lung fibroblasts identifies novel markers of activated fibroblasts in the silica exposed rat lung. Exp Cell Res. 2019 02 15; 375(2):1-9.
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Hui Z, Dingjie X, Yuan Y, Zhongqiu W, Na M, Mingjian B, Yu G, Guangyuan L, Xuemin G, Shifeng L, Yucong G, Fang Y, Summer R, Hong X. Silicosis decreases bone mineral density in rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2018 06 01; 348:117-122.
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Kato K, Zemskova MA, Hanss AD, Kim MM, Summer R, Kim KC. Muc1 deficiency exacerbates pulmonary fibrosis in a mouse model of silicosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2017 11 25; 493(3):1230-1235.
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Zelko IN, Zhu J, Ritzenthaler JD, Roman J. Pulmonary hypertension and vascular remodeling in mice exposed to crystalline silica. Respir Res. 2016 11 28; 17(1):160.
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Lugano EM, Dauber JH, Elias JA, Bashey RI, Jimenez SA, Daniele RP. The regulation of lung fibroblast proliferation by alveolar macrophages in experimental silicosis. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1984 May; 129(5):767-71.
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Dauber JH, Rossman MD, Pietra GG, Jimenez SA, Daniele RP. Experimental silicosis: morphologic and biochemical abnormalities produced by intratracheal instillation of quartz into guinea pig lungs. Am J Pathol. 1980 Dec; 101(3):595-612.