Pneumoproteins and markers of inflammation and platelet activation in the blood of grain dust exposed workers.
Anne StraumforsWijnand EduardKari K HeldalMarit SkogstadLars BarregårdDag G EllingsenPublished in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2018)
Dust exposure induced inflammatory and anti-inflammatory reactions, but did not induce systemic inflammation and had no effect on platelet activation. No cause-effect relationship could be established in spite of relatively high exposure levels, particularly to endotoxin. Whether increased serum CC-16 is an early sign of lung damage or a reversible defense reaction remains unclear.