The Toxic Effects of Hydrated Cement, Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, and Demolition Dusts on the Respiratory System in Rats
Exposure to HCD, AACD, and DD causes lung damage by modulating the Akt/NF-κB signaling cascade; it enhances the apoptotic process through Bcl-xl suppression and caspase-9 increase. DD also induces a marked fibrotic response.
Authors
- Murat Kılıç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2887-1487)
- Cemil Çolak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5406-098X)
- Paki Turğut (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3711-4605)
- N Vardi
- Mehmet Akif Türköz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-1712)
- Merve Biyikli
- Hakan Parlakpinar
- Eylem Karadag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8835-1299)
- Onural Ozhan
- Nurcan Gokturk
- Yusuf Turkoz
- Gokce Koca
Institutions
- Inonu University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Toxics
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics14030218
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Inönü Üniversitesi