Particulate matter (PM), an important component of air pollution, induces significant adverse
health effects. Many of the observed health effects caused by inhaled PM are associated …

Nrf2 is an important transcription factor implicated in the oxidative stress response, which
has been reported to play an important role in the way by which air pollution particulate …

Environmental pollution is one of the risk factors for respiratory diseases. The nuclear factor
erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is the major mechanisms contributing to cellular defense …

Air particulate matter (PM) is an important component of air pollution, which has been
reported to play important role in the adverse health effects of the latter. Extensive …

Epidemiological studies have indicated that exposure to ambient air-borne fine particulate
matter (PM2. 5) is associated with many cardiopulmonary diseases; however, the underlying …

Significance: Oxidative stress and oxidative damage are central hypothetical mechanisms
for the adverse effects of airborne particulate matter (PM). Activation of inflammatory cells …

Background Although the mechanisms of airborne particulate matter (PM) related health
effects remain incompletely understood, one emerging hypothesis is that these adverse …

Nowadays ambient particulate matter (PM) levels still regularly exceed the guideline values
established by World Health Organization in most urban areas. Numerous experimental …

Epidemiological studies demonstrated an association between increased levels of ambient
air pollution particles and human morbidity and mortality. Production of oxidants, either …

Living organisms are surrounded with heavy metals such as methylmercury, manganese,
cobalt, cadmium, arsenic, as well as pesticides such as deltamethrin and paraquat, or …