… regarding the mode of action of particulate pollutants, we have provided preliminary …
stress by organic particulate compounds may contribute to pulmonary inflammation and toxicity. …

… pollution is an important cause of non-communicable diseases globally with particulate
matter (PM) as one of the main air pollutants… , and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…

… was positively associated with markers of endothelial injury and systemic inflammation. The
evidence suggests that inhalation and pulmonary deposition of PM 2.5 triggers inflammatory …

… lung inflammation induced by exposure to ambient particulate matter air pollution relates to
… Interestingly, they also reported that pulmonary inflammation reached a maximum at 24 h, …

… inflammation. We investigated this hypothesis by comparing ROS production, inflammation
and oxidatively damaged DNA in different experimental systems investigating air pollution …

… We have previously shown that acute pulmonary exposure to PM impairs or abolishes … of
pulmonary PM exposure on systemic microvascular function and to identify local inflammatory …

… of mediators—pro-inflammatory cytokines due to injury of the pulmonary alveoli 33,35,36
or … particulate pollution on the inflammatory markers. Obesity represents a pro-inflammatory …

… the inflammatory responsiveness to PM. In summary, this review proposes a mechanism by
which neurogenic elements initiate and sustain PM-mediated airway inflammation… pulmonary …

… Exacerbation of pulmonary inflammation in susceptible people (eg, asthmatics, COPD
patients) appears to be a central mechanism by which PM exert their toxicity. Health effects are …

… Plausible mechanisms for the effect of air pollution on atherogenesis include the induction
of low-grade pulmonary inflammation with a secondary systemic inflammatory response. …