Air pollution is associated with increased cardiovascular and pulmonary morbidity and
mortality. The mechanisms of air pollution‐induced health effects involve oxidative stress …

Epidemiologic and experimental studies suggest that diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) may
be related to increasing respiratory mortality and morbidity. We have shown that DEPs …

There are at least three mechanisms by which alveolar macrophages play a critical role in
protecting the lung from bacterial or viral infections: production of inflammatory cytokines that …

Air pollution has been considered a hazard to human health. In the past decades, many
studies highlighted the role of ambient airborne particulate matter (PM) as an important …

Background Diesel exhaust particulate (DEP) is a key arbiter of the adverse cardiovascular
effects of air pollution. Objectives We assessed the in vitro effects of DEP on vascular …

Epidemiologic evidence suggests a link between morbidity and mortality and levels of
particulate matter in the atmosphere. We studied the inflammatory response to inhalation of …

Diesel exhaust is a public health concern and contributor to both ambient and occupational
air pollution. As part of a general health assessment of multiple anthropogenic source …

Background Ship engine emissions are important with regard to lung and cardiovascular
diseases especially in coastal regions worldwide. Known cellular responses to combustion …

Exposure to ambient air pollution particles (PM) has been associated with increased
cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality, particularly in individuals with pre-existing disease …