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Research Article: Serum Osteopontin, KL-, and Syndecan- as Potential Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis: A Case–Control Study

Date Published: 2023-06-01

Abstract:
Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis (CWP) is an incurable but preventable chronic lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust. It is a kind of fibrous lung disease characterized by chronic inflammatory response caused by activation of macrophages and endothelial cells in the lung. Despite decades of prevention efforts, CWP remains a public health problem worldwide. China is a country with a high incidence of occupational diseases. By the end of , there were more than , cases of occupational diseases, of which , were pneumoconiosis, accounting for about % of the total reported occupational diseases. The new cases diagnosed pneumoconiosis were , in . Due to the low performance of occupational health monitoring and relatively strict diagnostic criteria for pneumoconiosis, the actual number of cases is likely to be much higher than the reported. At present, the clinical diagnosis of CWP mainly depends on occupational exposure history and radiological abnormalities. Because the disease is progressive and incurable, early diagnosis or early prevention is especially important to control this disease. Previous studies showed elevated levels of serum markers such as IL-, IL-, propylparaben, TGF-? in patients with pneumoconiosis– and indicated the potential role of serum biomarkers for the early diagnosis. However, although these biomarkers show promise, they have not yet been applied in clinical settings. Therefore, further exploration of novel biomarkers is necessary to establish a foundation for future clinical applications.

Introduction:
Coal worker’s pneumoconiosis (CWP) is an incurable but preventable chronic lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust. It is a kind of fibrous lung disease characterized by chronic inflammatory response caused by activation of macrophages and endothelial cells in the lung. Despite decades of prevention efforts, CWP remains a public health problem worldwide. China is a country with a high incidence of occupational diseases. By the end of , there were more than , cases of occupational diseases, of…

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