Open AccessIncrease in interleukin-6 and fibrinogen in peripheral blood after swine dust inhalation
Author(s) -
B Sjörgren,
Z Wang,
BrittMarie Larsson,
Kjell Larsson,
Peter Larsson,
Peter Westerholm
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.381
Subject(s) - fibrinogen , inhalation , medicine , interleukin , immunology , anesthesia , cytokine
The inhalation of dust from swine confinement buildings causes inflammatory responses in the airways with a rise of interleukin-6 (IL-6). The purpose of this study was to confirm the increase in serum IL-6 after inhalation of swine dust and investigate a possible increase in plasma fibrinogen.
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