A new potential biomarker in early diagnosis of firefighter lung function impairment: dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis


Gündüzöz M., Iritaş S., Tutkun L., Büyükşekerci M., Çetintepe S. P., Bal C., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.26, no.3, pp.190-194, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.21101/cejph.a4972
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.190-194
  • Keywords: firefighters, thiol/disulphide homeostasis, arsenic, respiratory function disorder, X-ray abnormality, OXIDATIVE STRESS, PULMONARY-FUNCTION, EXPOSURE, FIRE, GLUTATHIONE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between urinary arsenic, oxidative stress, assessed by thiol/disulphide homeostasis, and lung diseases in firefighters.