Inflammation is considered to play a central role in a diverse range of disease outcomes
associated with exposure to various types of inhalable particulates. The initial mechanisms …

In order to better understand how ambient air particulate matter (PM) affect lung health, the
two main airway cell types likely to interact with inhaled particles, alveolar macrophages …

This review reports the role of oxidative stress in impairing the function of lung exposed to
particulate matter (PM). PM constitutes a heterogeneous mixture of various types of particles …

PM10, the commonly used indicator of respirable environmental suspended particulate
matter with a mean aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 μm, is composed of organic or …

We review the literature indicating that the adverse health effects of ambient particulate
matter involve the generation of oxidative stress and inflammation, as well as …

The toxic effects of air pollution are widely documented. In recent years, however, there has
been an increasing interest in the study of the health effects of particulate matter (PM), a …

Epidemiologic and occupational studies indicate adverse health effects due to inhalation of
particulate air pollutants, but precise biologic mechanisms responsible have yet to be fully …

Several plausible mechanisms have been proposed to explain the adverse health effects of
particulate matter (PM) in polluted ambient air [1]. To date, experimental support has been …

Over the past decades, asthma and allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis and eczema,
have become increasingly common, but the reason for this increased prevalence is still …

Particulate matter (PM) in ambient air is a risk factor for human respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases. The delivery of PM to airway epithelial cells has been linked to …