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Trace Elements in the Lung Tissue Affected by Sarcoidosis

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In the lungs of 76 patients with verified sarcoidosis, 28 chemical elements were identified with neutron activation analysis. High levels of Ca, Fe, Cr, Co, Cs, Eu, Lu, Th, Hf, Au, and U and low level of Na compared to the control samples were determined in sarcoidosis. There were no significant differences in the content of Zn, Rb, La, Sm, Sr, Nd, As, Br, Ag, Tb, Sc, Ta, Sb, Ba, and Yb. Spearman correlation analysis shows multiple positive associations, with the maximum being in pairs as follows: Fe-Cr, Eu-La, Ce-Lu, Hf-Cr, Sc-Zn, Fe-Hf, Ce-Co, and Sb-Cr. These studies support the hypothesis that sarcoidosis is a response of the organism in the form of granulomatous inflammation when exposed to heavy metals and rare earth elements in the environment. We assume that the role of calcium and iron is to separate granulomas from the tissues of the body.

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  1. Hospital Therapy Department, Siberian State Medical University, Moskovsky Trakt 2, Tomsk, 634050, Russia

    Olga Denisova, George Chernogoryuk & Galina Chernjavskaya

  2. Division for Geology of the School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia

    Natalya Baranovskaya & Leonid Rikhvanov

  3. Surgery department, Tomsk Regional Oncologic Dispensary, Tomsk, Russia

    Nikolaj Shefer

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Tomsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Tomsk, Russia

    Inna Palchikova

  5. Department of General Practice and Polyclinic Therapy, Siberian State Medical University, Tomsk, Russia

    Tatyana Kalacheva

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Denisova, O., Chernogoryuk, G., Baranovskaya, N. et al. Trace Elements in the Lung Tissue Affected by Sarcoidosis. Biol Trace Elem Res 196, 66–73 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-019-01915-z

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