Epidemiologists have linked increased cardio-respiratory hospital admissions, morbidity and
mortality rates and increases in particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) have been reported to induce or aggravate pulmonary
diseases, including cancer and asthma. Alveolar macrophages are important cellular targets …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) induce pulmonary diseases including asthma and chronic
bronchitis. Comprehensive evaluation is required to know the mechanisms underlying the …

Recent studies have identified an indirect genotoxicity pathway involving inflammation as
one of the mechanisms underlying the carcinogenic effects of air pollution/diesel exhaust …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) induce pulmonary diseases including asthma and chronic
bronchitis. Comprehensive evaluation is required to know the effects of pollutants including …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) affect health adversely. Our previous studies revealed that
DEP extracts up-regulated expression of genes related to drug metabolism, antioxidant …

Diesel exhaust and its particles (DEP) have been under scrutiny for health effects in
humans. In the development of these effects inflammation is regarded as a key process …

Several epidemiological studies concluded that inhalation of diesel exhaust particles (DEP)
is associated with an increase in the relative risk of lung cancer. In vitro research evaluating …

Numerous epidemiological studies have associated levels of ambient particles with mortality
and morbidity, including increased asthma symptoms and pul-monary infections (Dockery et …

Exposure to diesel exhaust particles (DEP) induces inflammatory signaling characterized by
MAP kinase-mediated activation of NFkB and AP-1 in vitro and in bronchial biopsies …