Parameters of oxidative metabolism, neuro-humoral and hormonal regulation in the condensed exhaled air in early stages of anthracosilicosis
Dzhangozina, D.M.; Kulkybaev, G.A.; Salimbaeva, B.M.
Meditsina Truda i Promyshlennaia Ekologiia 8: 13-16
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1026-9428 PMID: 10513191 Document Number: 502187
For early diagnosis of anthracosilicosis, the authors studied oxidation parameters, neuromediators and hormones in expired air condensate in coal miners. Premorbid stage of anthracosilicosis is characterized by activated lipids peroxidation, high levels of neuromediators (acetylcholine, catecholamines), tissue hormones (histamine, serotonine) and lower contents of adaptive hormones (cortisol, triiodothyronine, thyroxine).