The impacts of air pollution on public health have become a great concern worldwide.
Ambient particulate matter (PM) is a major air pollution that comprises a heterogeneous …

Inflammation is a natural defence response of the immune system against environmental
insult, stress and injury, but hyper-and hypo-inflammatory responses can trigger diseases …

The impacts of ambient PM 2.5 on public health have become great concerns worldwide,
especially in the developing countries. Epidemiological and toxicological studies have …

Air pollution is an important risk factor for global burden of disease. There has been recent
interest in its possible role in the etiology of diabetes mellitus. Experimental evidence is …

Background We investigated the association of several air pollution measures with
postmenopausal breast cancer (BCa) risk. Methods This study included 155,235 …

The epidemiological association between exposure to particulate matter (PM10) and various
respiratory and cardiovascular problems is well known, but the mechanisms driving these …

Background Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5, with aerodynamic diameter
less than 2.5 µm) is a leading environmental risk factor for global cardiovascular health …

Air pollution remains one of the major health threats around the world. Compared to adults,
foetuses and infants are more vulnerable to the effects of environmental toxins. Maternal …

Objective—The objective of this study is to examine associations between short-term
exposure to ambient air pollution and circulating biomarkers of systemic inflammation in …

Airborne fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) attracts more and more attention due to its
environmental effects. The immune system appears to be a most sensitive target organ for …