supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (30671741);the Pneumoconiosis Treatment Foundation for China Coal Miners (2005-03);the Science and Technology Support Program of Hebei Province (09276196D)
The role of Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) in mediating alveolar macrophage (AM)-derived inflammatory cytokines in 29 human lung silicosis patients and 6 controls was studied. It showed that the serum levels of IL-1β, TNF...