Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) cause tumors in the respiratory tracts of experimental
animals. It was previously shown that DEP produced superoxide and hydroxyl radical. To …

The capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, appears today to be one of the most polluted
residential areas in the country, whereas air pollution in the Northern Bohemia region (the …

Electron paramagnetic resonance analyses of samples of ambient, fine particulate matter
(PM2. 5), as well as fly-ashes and soots from a wood-burning fireplace, a boiler cofired with …

DNA integrity was analyzed in the lymphocytes of 65 non-smoking city policemen during
January and September 2004 using the comet assay combined with excision repair …

In this review, we summarize and discuss the evidence regarding the interaction between air
pollution, especially particulate matter (PM), and genomic instability. PM has been widely …

The genotoxic activities of complex mixtures of organic extracts from the urban air particles
collected in various localities of the Czech Republic, which differed in the extent and sources …

BACKGROUND: Particulate matter (PM) has been associated to adverse health effects in
exposed population and DNA damage has been extensively reported in in vitro systems …

Air pollution has been estimated to be responsible for several millions of deaths worldwide
per year, the majority of which have been attributed to cardiovascular causes. The …

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that particulate matter< or= 10 microns
in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) particles have the ability to generate free radical activity at …

Air pollution has been associated with significant adverse health effects leading to increased
overall morbidity and mortality of worldwide significance. Epidemiological studies have …