Crystalline silica exposure causes latent biomechanical abnormalities along the cardiopulmonary axis
Meredith S. Gwin, Jack Di Palo, Anthony A. Fung, Rira Choi, Péter Hermán, Alexandria Regan, Aishani Nagamalla, Asad A Syed, Theodore Sandow, Ying Sun, Sydney L. Bluestein, Buqu Hu, Yo Sep Shin, Keshav Harpavat, Clemente J. Britto, , Edward P. Manning
This study shows that a single crystalline silica exposure causes subclinical cardiopulmonary abnormalities in mice, with sex-dependent effects on lung mechanics and transcriptomic responses.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology