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

Gündüzöz, Meside; Iritaş, Servet; Tutkun, Lütfiye; Büyükşekerci, Murat; Çetintepe, SULTAN; Bal, Ceylan; Alışık, Murat; Erdoğan, Serpil; Yılmaz, Ömer; Erel, Özcan

doi:10.21101/cejph.a4972

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

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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)

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.