Inflammation is regarded as an important mechanism in mortality and morbidity associated
with exposures of cardiorespiratory patients to urban air particulate matter. We investigated …

Epidemiological studies show heterogeneities in the particulate pollution-related exposure–
effect relationships among cardiorespiratory patients, but the connection to chemical …

The authors have previously demonstrated heterogeneities in the inflammatory activities of
urban air fine (PM2. 5–0.2) and coarse (PM10–2.5) particulate samples collected from six …

We investigated the dose and time dependency of inflammatory and cytotoxic responses to
size-segregated urban air particulate samples in the mouse lung. Coarse (PM10− 2.5), fine …

We investigated the seasonal variations in the chemical composition and in vivo
inflammatory activity of urban air particulate samples in four size ranges (PM10–2.5, PM2. 5 …

There is conflicting evidence in the literature as to the predominant mechanism and also the
compositional element (s) that drives the pulmonary inflammatory response of ambient …

Background Several studies have demonstrated an association between exposure to
ambient particulate matter (PM) and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Inflammation …

Although significant progress has been made over the past few years, there is still debate on
the causal fractions that are responsible for particulate matter (PM)-associated adverse …

Residence in urban areas with much traffic has been associated with various negative
health effects. However, the contribution of traffic emissions to these adverse health effects …

Background Proximity to traffic-related pollution has been associated with poor respiratory
health in adults and children. Objectives We wished to test the hypothesis that particulate …