ReviewJournal of immunotoxicology
Immunotoxicology of arc welding fume: worker and experimental animal studies.
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- Welder's Anthrax Treated with Obiltoxaximab - Louisiana, 2024.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2026Article
- Occupationally Relevant Zinc- and Copper-Containing Metal Fumes Inhibit Human THP-1 Macrophage TNF and IL-6 Responses to Bacterial Stimuli.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2025Article
- Occupational Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Due to Metal Fume and Nitric Acid Exposure: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- TERT-independent telomere elongation and shelterin dysregulation after pulmonary exposure to stainless-steel welding fume in-vivo.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Impact of welding occupation on serum aluminium level and its association with physical health, cognitive function, and quality of life: a cross-sectional study.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Article
- Examination of the exposome in an animal model: The impact of high fat diet and rat strain on local and systemic immune markers following occupational welding fume exposure.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2023Article
- Pesticide use and risk of systemic autoimmune diseases in the Agricultural Health Study.Environmental research · 2022Article
- Modelled lung deposition and retention of welding fume particles in occupational scenarios: a comparison to doses used in vitro.Archives of toxicology · 2022Article
- Risk for lung-related diseases associated with welding fumes in an occupational population: Evidence from a Cox model.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Genotoxicity and inflammatory potential of stainless steel welding fume particles: an in vitro study on standard vs Cr(VI)-reduced flux-cored wires and the role of released metals.Archives of toxicology · 2021Article
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- Association of occupational exposures withNanotoxicology · 2020Article
- A possible relationship between telomere length and markers of neurodegeneration in rat brain after welding fume inhalation exposure.Environmental research · 2020Article
- Welding fumes composition and their effects on blood heavy metals in albino rats.Toxicology reports · 2020Article
- Scientific, technological and economic issues in metal printing and their solutions.Nature materials · 2019Article
- Inhalation of iron-abundant gas metal arc welding-mild steel fume promotes lung tumors in mice.Toxicology · 2018Article
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- Comprehensive proteome analysis of nasal lavage samples after controlled exposure to welding nanoparticles shows an induced acute phase and a nuclear receptor, LXR/RXR, activation that influence the status of the extracellular matrix.Clinical proteomics · 2018Article
- Acute respiratory effects and biomarkers of inflammation due to welding-derived nanoparticle aggregates.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2017Article
- An assessment of the level of awareness and reported complaints regarding occupational health hazards and the utilization of personal protective equipments among the welders of Lahore, Pakistan.International journal of occupational and environmental health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Arc welding processes generate complex aerosols composed of potentially hazardous metal fumes and gases. Millions of workers worldwide are exposed to welding aerosols daily. A health effect of welding that is of concern to the occupational health community is the development of immune system dysfunction. Increased severity, frequency, and duration of upper and lower respiratory tract infections have been reported among welders. Specifically, multiple studies have observed an excess mortality from pneumonia in welders and workers exposed to metal fumes. Although several welder cohort and experimental animal studies investigating the adverse effects of welding fume exposure on immune function have been performed, the potential mechanisms responsible for these effects are limited. The objective of this report was to review both human and animal studies that have examined the effect of welding fume pulmonary exposure on local and systemic immune responses.
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