Prolonged occupational exposure leads to allergic airway sensitization and chronic airway and systemic inflammation in professional firefighters

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6241109	Respiratory Medicine	2016	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

These results indicate a “dose-response” effect of chronic exposure to a polluted environment on bronchial and systemic inflammation in professional firefighters.

Keywords

FEV1 IL-13 KCO IL-4 TLC FVC ECP IL-8 Firefighters Airway inflammation Systemic inflammation interleukin-4 Interleukin-8 Interleukin-13 BALF tumor necrosis factor-alpha Forced expiratory volume Residual volume Allergic sensitization forced vital capacity Total lung capacity Vascular endothelial growth factor Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)TNF-α Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Eosinophilic cationic protein

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Prolonged occupational exposure leads to allergic airway sensitization and chronic airway and systemic inflammation in professional firefighters

Authors

Niki Gianniou, Paraskevi Katsaounou, Efrossini Dima, Chariklia-Eleni Giannakopoulou, Matina Kardara, Vassiliki Saltagianni, Rodoula Trigidou, Aggeliki Kokkini, Petros Bakakos, Evangelos Markozannes, Eleni Litsiou, Alexandros Tsakatikas,