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Silicosis

Silicosis is a chronic occupational lung disease characterized by the inflammation and scarring of lung tissue resulting from the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica dust, primarily occurring in mining and related industrial environments.

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2017–2026

309

Variants

Silicotic Pneumoconiosis

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The Nalp3 inflammasome is essential for the development of silicosis

Suzanne L. Cassel, Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, Shankar S. Iyer et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 909 citations · Full text

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Pulmonary Asbestosis III: Carcinoma of Lung in Asbesto-Silicosis

Kieran M. Lynch, W. A. Smith · The American Journal of Cancer · 1935 · 293 citations

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STING-dependent sensing of self-DNA drives silica-induced lung inflammation

Sulayman Benmerzoug, Stéphanie Rose, Badreddine Bounab et al. · Nature Communications · 2018 · 283 citations · Full text

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Occupational silica exposure and risk of various diseases: an analysis using death certificates from 27 states of the United States

Geoffrey M. Calvert, Faye Rice, James M. Boiano et al. · Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 2003 · 275 citations · Full text

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Silica-stimulated monocytes release fibroblast proliferation factors identical to interleukin 1. A potential role for interleukin 1 in the pathogenesis of silicosis.

John A. Schmidt, Cynthia N. Oliver, Jose L. Lepe‐Zuniga et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1984 · 253 citations · Full text

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  1. JC
    Jie Chen

    China Medical University, China

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. MK
    Masayasu Kusaka

    Kawasaki Medical School, Japan

    16 publications · 632 citations

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  3. JM
    Jill Murray

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    16 publications · 1K citations

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  4. TO
    Takemi Otsuki

    Kawasaki Medical School, Japan

    15 publications · 606 citations

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  5. EH
    Eva Hnizdo

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, United States

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

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  1. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

    Washington D.C., United States

    38 h-index

    237 publications

    13.8K citations

  2. North China University of Science and Technology

    Tangshan, China

    20 h-index

    261 publications

    8K citations

  3. Nanjing Medical University

    Nanjing, China

    20 h-index

    104 publications

    7.5K citations

  4. China Medical University

    Shenyang, China

    19 h-index

    134 publications

    8.1K citations

  5. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    18 h-index

    133 publications

    6.3K citations

  6. University of Vermont

    Burlington, United States

    18 h-index

    47 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. Kawasaki Medical School

    Kurashiki, Japan

    16 h-index

    99 publications

    3.4K citations

  8. National Institute of Occupational Health

    Ahmedabad, India

    15 h-index

    55 publications

    1.2K citations

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  1. Occupational and Environmental Medicine

    86 publications · 4.2K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 159 publications · 4.8K citations

    39

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  3. American Journal of Industrial Medicine

    90 publications · 3.6K citations

    38

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  5. Thorax

    19 publications · 920 citations

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