Background Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) enhance allergic airway inflammation in mice
(Takano et al., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997; 156: 36–42). DEP consist of carbonaceous …

Background Epidemiological studies suggest an association between exposure to volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) and adverse allergic and respiratory symptoms. However …

Phthalates, pesticides, and bisphenol-A (BPA) are three groups of chemicals, implicated in
endocrine disruption and commonly found in the local environment, that have been …

Nonylphenol (NP) can be widely used as a plasticizer, surfactant, antioxidant, textile printing,
dyeing additive, and pesticide emulsifier. Animal studies have shown that NP aggravates …

Background: Bronchial asthma is one of the top disabling diseases in pediatrics. Limited
research has been studied the association of the widely used plastic monomer bisphenol A …

To investigate the effect of gestational and lactational nonylphenol (NP) exposure on airway
inflammation in ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthmatic pups. Dams were gavaged with NP at …

Context• Allergic asthma continues to increase despite new pharmacological advances for
both acute treatment and chronic-disease management. Asthma is a multifactorial disease …

OBJECTIVE: Bromelain, a clinically used pineapple extract and natural product, has
reported anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. The purpose of this study was …

Phloretin (PT), isolated from the apple tree, was previously demonstrated to have
antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects in macrophages and anti-adiposity effects in …

Allergic diseases such as asthma have been on the rise in recent decades. Environmental
or occupational exposure to estrogenic synthetic chemicals is suspected to be a contributing …