Silica-exposed patients with silicosis show shorter telomeres than do unexposed individuals: a pilot study in a population in southeastern Brazil
Silica exposure appears to have an impact on TL, which was found to be shorter in patients with silicosis than in unexposed controls. Further studies are needed in order to confirm the impact that oxidative stress caused by silica inhalation has on telomeres.
Authors
- Patrícia Canto Ribeiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2731-331X)
- Fabiana B. Kohlrausch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-2905)
- Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7079-6601)
- Marcos César Santos de Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1209-6690)
- Walter Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0831-8585)
- Ângela Santos Ferreira Nani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1331-723X)
- Hermano Albuquerque de Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1191-5671)
- L. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7646-4231)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (BR)
- Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20240318
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Universidade Federal Fluminense