The etiology of neurodegenerative disorders is at present unknown. However, many of these
disorders are associated with an increase in oxidative and inflammatory events. Although a …

Air pollution is regarded as an important risk factor for many diseases that affect a large
proportion of the human population. To date, accumulating reports have noted that …

In addition to increased morbidity and mortality caused by respiratory and cardiovascular
diseases, air pollution may also negatively affect the brain and contribute to central nervous …

Exposure to air particulate matter (PM) present in urban environments have been shown to
induce systemic prooxidant and proinflammatory effects in apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE …

Particulate matter air pollution is a pervasive global risk factor implicated in the genesis of
pulmonary and cardiovascular disease. Although the effects of prolonged exposure to air …

Exposure to ambient air pollution is a serious and common public health concern associated
with growing morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the last decades, the adverse effects of air …

Recent extensive evidence indicates that air pollution, in addition to causing respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases, may also negatively affect the brain and contribute to central …

To study central nervous system airborne PM related subchronic toxicity, SD male rats were
exposed for eight weeks to either coarse (32 μg/m 3), fine (178 μg/m 3) or ultrafine (107 …

Particulate matter (PM), a component of air pollution has been epidemiologically associated
with sudden deaths, cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses. The effects are more …

The central nervous system is emerging as an important target for adverse health effects of
air pollution, where it may contribute to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative …