[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and COVID-19: the role of particulate matter in the spread and increase of COVID-19's morbidity and mortality

S Comunian, D Dongo, C Milani… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sars-Cov-2 virus (COVID-19) is a member of the coronavirus family and is responsible for
the pandemic recently declared by the World Health Organization. A positive correlation has …

Inflammatory effects of particulate matter air pollution

RD Arias-Pérez, NA Taborda, DM Gómez… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
Air pollution is an important cause of non-communicable diseases globally with particulate
matter (PM) as one of the main air pollutants. PM is composed of microscopic particles that …

Airborne particulate matter: human exposure and health effects

JE Thompson - Journal of occupational and environmental …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is estimated to cause millions of
premature deaths annually. This work conveys known routes of exposure to PM and …

Toxicity of inhaled particulate matter on the central nervous system: neuroinflammation, neuropsychological effects and neurodegenerative disease

Y Wang, L Xiong, M Tang - Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Particulate matter (PM) combined with meteorological factors cause the haze, which brings
inconvenience to people's daily life and deeply endanger people's health. Accumulating …

Role of atmospheric particulate matter exposure in COVID-19 and other health risks in human: A review

C Zhu, K Maharajan, K Liu, Y Zhang - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to intense industrialization and urbanization, air pollution has become a serious global
concern as a hazard to human health. Epidemiological studies found that exposure to …

Nanoscale particulate matter from urban traffic rapidly induces oxidative stress and inflammation in olfactory epithelium with concomitant effects on brain

H Cheng, A Saffari, C Sioutas, HJ Forman… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Rodent models for urban air pollution show consistent induction of
inflammatory responses in major brain regions. However, the initial impact of air pollution …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term PM2. 5 exposure induces sustained pulmonary fibrosis development during post-exposure period in rats

B Sun, Y Shi, Y Li, J Jiang, S Liang, J Duan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Up to now, while some toxicological studies have identified pulmonary fibrosis immediately
induced by long-term PM 2.5 exposure, there has been no evidence indicating, whether …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Fine Dust Effect of Fucoidan Extracted from Ecklonia maxima Leaves in Macrophages via Inhibiting Inflammatory Signaling Pathways

DP Nagahawatta, NM Liyanage, H Jayawardhana… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Brown seaweeds contain fucoidan, which has numerous biological activities. Here, the anti-
fine-dust activity of fucoidan extracted from Ecklonia maxima, an abundant brown seaweed …

Exposure to nanoscale diesel exhaust particles: Oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, anxiety and depression on adult male mice

M Ehsanifar, AA Tameh, M Farzadkia… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Exposure to nanoscale diesel engines exhausted particles (DEPs) is a well-recognized risk
factor for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Rodents as commonly used models for …

Insights in particulate matter‐induced allergic airway inflammation: focus on the epithelium

KC De Grove, S Provoost, GG Brusselle… - Clinical & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Outdoor air pollution is a major environmental health problem throughout the world. In
particular, exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been associated with the development …