Is there a link between air pollution and mental disorders?

M Buoli, S Grassi, A Caldiroli, GS Carnevali… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Several studies have demonstrated the association between air pollution and different
medical conditions including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Air pollutants might …

Epigenetic pathways in human disease: the impact of DNA methylation on stress-related pathogenesis and current challenges in biomarker development

MA Argentieri, S Nagarajan, B Seddighzadeh… - …, 2017 - thelancet.com
HPA axis genes implicated in glucocorticoid regulation play an important role in regulating
the physiological impact of social and environmental stress, and have become a focal point …

Particulate matter exposure shapes DNA methylation through the lifespan

L Ferrari, M Carugno, V Bollati - Clinical epigenetics, 2019 - Springer
Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) has been associated with detrimental health
effects. DNA methylation represents the most well-studied epigenetic factor among the …

Air pollution and gene-specific methylation in the Normative Aging Study: association, effect modification, and mediation analysis

MA Bind, J Lepeule, A Zanobetti, A Gasparrini… - Epigenetics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The mechanisms by which air pollution has multiple systemic effects in humans are not fully
elucidated, but appear to include inflammation and thrombosis. This study examines …

DNA methylation in whole blood: uses and challenges

EA Houseman, S Kim, KT Kelsey… - Current environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Due to its convenience, the blood is commonly used in epigenomic studies, but its
heterogeneous nature leads to interpretation difficulties, given the now widely recognized …

[HTML][HTML] Attributable risks associated with hospital outpatient visits for mental disorders due to air pollution: a multi-city study in China

P Lu, Y Zhang, G Xia, W Zhang, R Xu, C Wang… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim To determine the associations between outdoor air pollution and hospital outpatient
visits for mental disorders in China. Methods We obtained data of 111,842 hospital …

Fine particulate matter constituents, nitric oxide synthase DNA methylation and exhaled nitric oxide

R Chen, L Qiao, H Li, Y Zhao, Y Zhang… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
It remains unknown how fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) constituents affect differently the
fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO, a biomarker of airway inflammation) …

The effects of DNA methylation on human psychology

F Kader, M Ghai, L Maharaj - Behavioural brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic modification in the human genome; pivotal in
development, genomic imprinting, X inactivation, chromosome stability, gene expression …

Quantile regression analysis of the distributional effects of air pollution on blood pressure, heart rate variability, blood lipids, and biomarkers of inflammation in elderly …

MA Bind, A Peters, P Koutrakis, B Coull… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Previous studies have observed associations between air pollution and heart
disease. Susceptibility to air pollution effects has been examined mostly with a test of effect …

DNA hypomethylation and its mediation in the effects of fine particulate air pollution on cardiovascular biomarkers: a randomized crossover trial

R Chen, X Meng, A Zhao, C Wang, C Yang, H Li… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution has been
associated with altered DNA methylation in observational studies, but it remains unclear …