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Immunological profile of chest x‐ray‐negative, asymptomatic asbestos workers
Author(s) -
Lahat Nitza,
Sobel Esther,
Djerassi L.,
Kaufman Gabriela,
Horenstein Lea,
Gruener Nachman
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700130407
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , asbestos , medicine , asbestosis , immunology , lymphocyte , immunologic function , peripheral blood , pathology , immune system , lung , materials science , metallurgy
Several immunologic parameters, both humoral and cellular, were studied in the serum and peripheral blood lymphocytes derived from chest x‐ray‐negative, asymptomatic asbestos workers. All humoral and cellular parameters were intact, except the con‐A‐induced T cell suppressor activity and T cell division in autologous mixed lymphocyte reaction, which were significantly elevated in the asbestos plant workers. The significance of these increased T cell activities in asbestos exposed people is not clear, and further clinical and immunological follow‐up is warranted.