Determinants of excessive lung function decline in subjects exposed to occupational agents

E. Suarthana, J. L‘Archevêque, M. Labrecque, C. Lemiere, D. Gautrin (Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Respiratory diseases at at work: epidemiology, inflammation and challenge studies
Session: Respiratory diseases at at work: epidemiology, inflammation and challenge studies
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4350
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
E. Suarthana, J. L‘Archevêque, M. Labrecque, C. Lemiere, D. Gautrin (Canada). Determinants of excessive lung function decline in subjects exposed to occupational agents. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 4350

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Association between lung function decline and occupational exposures in patients with COPD
Source: International Congress 2017 – Shared exposures related to interstitial disease and airflow obstruction
Year: 2017

Estimating lung function decline and the effect of smoking in COPD patients
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 578s
Year: 2002

Acute exposure to second-hand smoke induces endogenous airway acidification and lung function deterioration in healthy controls
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Asthma: breath biomarkers and asthma control
Year: 2010


smoking has a protective effects on functional and inflammatory parameters in workers exposed to artificial stone dust
Source: International Congress 2016 – Occupational and environmental exposures and biomarkers: human studies, animal data, and in vitro methods
Year: 2016

Combined impact of smoking and early life exposures on adult lung function
Source: International Congress 2017 – Factors associated with lung function development
Year: 2017

Eosinophilic inflammation decreases in subjects with occupational asthma despite persistence of occupational exposure
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 130s
Year: 2002

Lung function impairment in asbestos exposed workers
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 126s
Year: 2002

Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in childhood is associated to lung function in smoking adults
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Smoking-related disorders and smoking prevention
Year: 2011


Contribution of host factors and workplace exposure to the outcome of occupational asthma
Source: Eur Respir Rev 2012; 21: 88-96
Year: 2012



SNPs which influence the transcriptional response to acute smoke exposure are associated with long term lung function decline in smokers
Source: International Congress 2018 – Functional genomics and COPD: new challenges
Year: 2018

Effects of exposure to parental smoking on pulmonary function and symptoms in children with asthma
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Coping and lifestyle in childhood asthma
Year: 2011


Effect of acute cigarette smoking exposure on respiratory function in mice
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 366s
Year: 2005

Impaired infant lung function in relation to air pollution exposure
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Origins of respiratory diseases: do early life exposure and diet really matter?
Year: 2020




Persistent respiratory symptoms and loss of pulmonary function related to occupational dust exposure in a cohort of Brazilian grain elevator workers
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 113s
Year: 2001

Impact of smoking and lung alterations on aging related manifestations in HIV patients.
Source: International Congress 2017 – Rare diseases
Year: 2017

Occupational exposure to pesticides is associated with excess lung function decline in a general population
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –From air pollution during pregnancy to respiratory diseases at work
Year: 2013

Reduced airway cell antioxidant defences in COPD reflect normal age-related declines and are not related to disease severity or smoking status
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - New insights into reactive oxygen species
Year: 2010


Longitudinal decline of pulmonary function at rest and submaximal exercise in asbestos exposed workers with mild to moderate disease
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 693s
Year: 2006

Predicting an accelerated lung function decline in smokers: is there a proper threshold?
Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 43: 308-309
Year: 2004