Winter air pollution and genotoxic effects in children living in a highly polluted urban area

C Zani, E Ceretti, D Feretti, M Villarini, M Moretti… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Air pollutants, especially PM, have been found to determine various effects on human
health, including genotoxic effects. The aim of this study was to assess DNA damage with …

DNA damage in buccal mucosa cells of pre-school children exposed to high levels of urban air pollutants

E Ceretti, D Feretti, GCV Viola, I Zerbini, RM Limina… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Air pollution has been recognized as a human carcinogen. Children living in urban areas
are a high-risk group, because genetic damage occurring early in life is considered able to …

Cytogenetic biomonitoring of primary school children exposed to air pollutants: micronuclei analysis of buccal epithelial cells

GÇ Demircigil, O Erdem, EO Gaga, H Altuğ… - … Science and Pollution …, 2014 - Springer
There is an increasing attempt in the world to determine the exposures of children to
environmental chemicals. To analyze the genotoxic effect of air pollution, micronucleus (MN) …

Results from the European Union MAPEC_LIFE cohort study on air pollution and chromosomal damage in children: are public health policies sufficiently protective?

E Ceretti, F Donato, C Zani, M Villarini, M Verani… - Environmental Sciences …, 2020 - Springer
Background Children are at high risk of suffering health consequences of air pollution and
childhood exposure can increase the risk of developing chronic diseases in adulthood. This …

Comet test in saliva leukocytes of pre-school children exposed to air pollution in north Italy: the respira study

C Zani, E Ceretti, I Zerbini, GCV Viola, F Donato… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Air pollution is a well-known problem for human health, especially for children living in
highly polluted urban areas. This study aimed to assess the relationship between airborne …

A pilot biomonitoring study of air pollution in the urban area of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: genotoxicity assessment in buccal cells

T Cetkovic, A Haveric, S Behmen… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Air pollution, recognized as a human carcinogen, is a significant cause of death in industrial
and developing countries, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is one of the leading …

Impact of indoor air pollution on DNA damage and chromosome stability: a systematic review

L Kazensky, K Matković, M Gerić, B Žegura… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Indoor air pollution is becoming a rising public health problem and is largely resulting from
the burning of solid fuels and heating in households. Burning these fuels produces harmful …

Genotoxic activity of particulate matter and in vivo tests in children exposed to air pollution

C Zani, F Donato, E Ceretti, R Pedrazzani… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this paper was to investigate the relationship between micronuclei and DNA
damage in children's buccal mucosa cells and the genotoxicity and mutagenicity of the …

Air pollution biological effects in children living in Lecce (Italy) by buccal micronucleus cytome assay (the MAPEC_LIFE study)

A De Donno, T Grassi, E Ceretti, GCV Viola… - International Journal of …, 2016 - witpress.com
The aim of the MAPEC_LIFE (Monitoring Air Pollution Effects on Children for Supporting
Public Health Policy) study is to evaluate the associations between the concentrations of air …

Monitoring air pollution effects on children for supporting public health policy: the protocol of the prospective cohort MAPEC study

D Feretti, E Ceretti, A De Donno, M Moretti… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Genotoxic biomarkers have been studied largely in adult population, but few
studies so far have investigated them in children exposed to air pollution. Children are a …