Morphological features of pulmonary fibrosis in workers occupationally exposed to alpha radiation.
Conclusions. The study found qualitative and quantitative morphological features specific for PuPF compared to non-PuPF. The study demonstrated that hyper-production of collagen type V plays a key role in PuPF. The collagen type V content in fibrotic foci in lung tissue specimens from workers with PuPF was found to be increased.
PMID: 31985334 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Radiation Biology - Category: Radiology Tags: Int J Radiat Biol Source Type: research