Two samples of diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) predominate in health effects research: an
automobile-derived DEP (A-DEP) sample and the National Institute of Standards …

Background Diesel exhaust is carcinogenic and exposure to diesel particles cause health
effects. We investigated the toxicity of diesel exhaust particles designed to have varying …

The health effects of diesel exhaust (DE) have been a focus of intensive research during the
last decade. Increased use of diesel engines in light-duty passenger cars and vans …

The effect of diesel exhaust particulate (DEP) exposure on innate, cellular and humoral
pulmonary immunity was studied using high-dose, acute-exposure rat, mouse, and cell …

Epidemiologic studies have linked diesel exhaust (DE) to cardiovascular and respiratory
morbidity and mortality, as well as lung cancer. DE composition is known to vary with many …

Nanosized fraction of particulate air pollution has been reported to translocate from the
airways into the bloodstream and act on different organs. However, the direct effect of these …

Numerous epidemiological studies have associated levels of ambient particles with mortality
and morbidity, including increased asthma symptoms and pul-monary infections (Dockery et …

Exposure to diesel engine exhaust particles (DEPs), representing a complex and variable
mixture of components, has been associated with lung disease and induction of pro …

Diesel exhaust and its particles (DEP) have been under scrutiny for health effects in
humans. In the development of these effects inflammation is regarded as a key process …

Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) have been reported to induce or aggravate pulmonary
diseases, including cancer and asthma. Alveolar macrophages are important cellular targets …