Air pollution and its effects on the immune system

DA Glencross, TR Ho, N Camina… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
A well-functioning immune system is vital for a healthy body. Inadequate and excessive
immune responses underlie diverse pathologies such as serious infections, metastatic …

Health and clinical impacts of air pollution and linkages with climate change

A Keswani, H Akselrod, SC Anenberg - NEJM evidence, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Health and Clinical Impacts of Air Pollution and Linkages with Climate Change | NEJM Evidence
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[HTML][HTML] In vitro toxicity of particulate matter (PM) collected at different sites in the Netherlands is associated with PM composition, size fraction and oxidative potential …

M Steenhof, I Gosens, M Strak, KJ Godri… - Particle and fibre …, 2011 - Springer
Background Ambient particulate matter (PM) exposure is associated with respiratory and
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. To what extent such effects are different for PM …

Mechanisms and treatments for severe, steroid‐resistant allergic airway disease and asthma

PM Hansbro, RY Kim, MR Starkey… - Immunological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Severe, steroid‐resistant asthma is clinically and economically important since affected
individuals do not respond to mainstay corticosteroid treatments for asthma. Patients with …

Oxidative stress and inflammation response after nanoparticle exposure: differences between human lung cell monocultures and an advanced three-dimensional …

L Müller, M Riediker, P Wick… - Journal of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Combustion-derived and manufactured nanoparticles (NPs) are known to provoke oxidative
stress and inflammatory responses in human lung cells; therefore, they play an important …

Ambient particulate matter activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in dendritic cells and enhances Th17 polarization

AR Castañeda, KE Pinkerton, KJ Bein… - Toxicology letters, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to explore the role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in
ambient particulate matter (PM)-mediated activation of dendritic cells (DCs) and Th17 …

Respiratory epithelial cytotoxicity and membrane damage (holes) caused by amine-modified nanoparticles

P Ruenraroengsak, P Novak, D Berhanu… - …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The respiratory epithelium is a significant target of inhaled, nano-sized particles, the
biological reactivity of which will depend on its physicochemical properties. Surface …

Chemical composition and bioreactivity of PM2. 5 during 2013 haze events in China

KF Ho, SSH Ho, RJ Huang, HC Chuang, JJ Cao… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chemical composition and bioreactivity of PM 2.5 samples collected from Beijing (BJ), Xi'an
(XA), Xiamen (XM) and Hong Kong (HK) in China during haze events were characterized …

[HTML][HTML] In-vitro oxidative potential and inflammatory response of ambient PM2. 5 in a rural region of Northwest China: Association with chemical compositions and …

J Li, J Li, G Wang, KF Ho, J Han, W Dai, C Wu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by atmospheric particles and
subsequent inflammatory responses are considered as one of the most important …

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) enhances allergic sensitization in BALB/c mice

AR Castañeda, KJ Bein, S Smiley-Jewell… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Ambient particulate matter (PM), a component of air pollution, exacerbates airway
inflammation and hyperreactivity in asthmatic patients. Studies showed that PM possesses …