Association between heavy metal exposure and chronic cough: the mediating roles of inflammation
Exposure to heavy metal mixtures was linked to an increase in the prevalence of chronic cough. And blood cadmium may primarily drive this association, with activated inflammation partially mediating it. Our findings offer novel insights into the impact of blood cadmium to chronic cough.
Authors
- Jun Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2678-7329)
- Rongjuan Zhuang
- Changfen Wang
- Qin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1642-7669)
- Jie Chi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2516-2247)
Institutions
- The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2025.2524089
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52