Ultrafine amorphous silica induces chronic epithelial cell stress and pro-fibrotic reprogramming in a particle size‑ and exposure duration‑dependent manner

Authors

Vivek Dharwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9645-3797)
Sharyn E. Gaskin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1507-6425)
Thomas R. O’Neil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6822-3059)
Andrew Nicholas Harman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-1279)
Anthony Linton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0272-0813)
Sakthi Priya Selvamani
Elham Hosseini‐Beheshti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-4844)
Deborah Helwen Yates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6419-6856)
Ellen Donohoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-8131)
Richard Zelei

Institutions

The University of Sydney (AU)
Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
UNSW Sydney (AU)
Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (AU)
Westmead Institute for Medical Research (AU)
Adelaide University (AU)
The University of Adelaide (AU)
Macquarie University (AU)

Publication Details

Journal: Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Published: 2026-10-29
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-026-00710-8
Primary Topic: Occupational and environmental lung diseases
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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article

Ultrafine amorphous silica induces chronic epithelial cell stress and pro-fibrotic reprogramming in a particle size‑ and exposure duration‑dependent manner

Vivek Dharwal, Sharyn E. Gaskin, Thomas R. O’Neil, Andrew Nicholas Harman et al.

Oct 29, 2026

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Occupational and environmental lung diseases

article

Ultrafine amorphous silica induces chronic epithelial cell stress and pro-fibrotic reprogramming in a particle size‑ and exposure duration‑dependent manner

Vivek Dharwal, Sharyn E. Gaskin, Thomas R. O’Neil, Andrew Nicholas Harman, Anthony Linton, Sakthi Priya Selvamani, Elham Hosseini‐Beheshti, Deborah Helwen Yates, Ellen Donohoe, Richard Zelei

October 29, 2026article en

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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

The University of Sydney (AU), Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU), UNSW Sydney (AU), Asbestos Diseases Research Institute (AU), Westmead Institute for Medical Research (AU), Adelaide University (AU), The University of Adelaide (AU), Macquarie University (AU)

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Occupational and environmental lung diseases

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