Background: Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with diesel exhaust particles
(DEPs) are found in the atmospheric urban pollution. Such compounds have been shown to …

The organic compounds of diesel exhaust particles (DEP-PAHs) have been shown to favor
immunoglobulin production and bronchial hyperresponsiveness and to affect cytokine and …

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased in the last 20 years, and
a number of studies have shown that diesel exhaust particle–associated polyaromatic …

There is good evidence that urban air pollutants, and particularly diesel exhaust particles
(DP), contribute to the increasing prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis. Diesel exhaust …

Background: An epidemiologic relationship between airway allergic diseases and exposure
to atmospheric pollutants has been demonstrated and suggested to be one factor in the …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) enhance allergic inflammation by increasing in vivo IgE and
cytokine production in the human upper respiratory mucosa. CC chemokines have been …

Prevalence of asthma is increasing in westernized countries. Epidemiological studies
showed the impact of traffic pollution on the triggering of asthma symptoms and …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) are known to modulate the production of cytokines
associated with acute and chronic respiratory symptoms and allergic respiratory disease …

There is growing evidence that fossil fuel combustion products act as adjuvants in the
immune system and may lead to enhancement of allergic inflammation. Through this …

Background: Epidemiologic and experimental studies suggest that air pollution such as
diesel exhaust particles (DEPs), one of the important air pollutants, may play a role in the …