Abstract
We found a significant decrease of OKT8 + ve cells in silicosis patients (18.1%), but also in unaffected exposed workers (19.0%), when compared with sex- and age-matched controls (22.8%). The proportion of OKT8 + ve cells was significantly lower in subjects with antinuclear antibodies (15.7%) and in those with IgG-rheumatoid factors (16.3%).
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Antibodies, Antinuclear / analysis
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
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Antigens, Surface / analysis
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Autoantibodies / immunology
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Dust
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Rheumatoid Factor / analysis
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Silicon Dioxide
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Silicosis / immunology*
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T-Lymphocytes / classification
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T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
Substances
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Antibodies, Antinuclear
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
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Antigens, Surface
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Autoantibodies
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Dust
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Silicon Dioxide
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Rheumatoid Factor