[HTML][HTML] Air pollution exposure—the (in) visible risk factor for respiratory diseases

GP Bălă, RM Râjnoveanu, E Tudorache… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
There is increasing interest in understanding the role of air pollution as one of the greatest
threats to human health worldwide. Nine of 10 individuals breathe air with polluted …

Road dust resuspension: A review

IC Rienda, CA Alves - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decades, emissions from road traffic saw a significant drop due to the stricter
regulations for the motor vehicles' exhaust and cleaner technologies for fleets. Therefore …

Brain arteriolosclerosis

BL Blevins, HV Vinters, S Love, DM Wilcock… - Acta …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Brain arteriolosclerosis (B-ASC), characterized by pathologic arteriolar wall
thickening, is a common finding at autopsy in aged persons and is associated with cognitive …

Understanding the pathogenesis of occupational coal and silica dust-associated lung disease

KS Vanka, S Shukla, HM Gomez… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Workers in the mining and construction industries are at increased risk of respiratory and
other diseases as a result of being exposed to harmful levels of airborne particulate matter …

Impact of lower and higher alcohols on the physicochemical properties of particulate matter from diesel engines: A review

MA Ghadikolaei, PK Wong, CS Cheung, Z Ning… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The literature reveals that fossil fuels will continue to be the main energy source for
transportation fleets up to 2050, despite their non-renewability and the emissions of …

RONS and oxidative stress: An overview of basic concepts

AK Aranda-Rivera, A Cruz-Gregorio… - Oxygen, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress (OS) has greatly interested the research community in understanding
damaging processes occurring in cells. OS is triggered by an imbalance between reactive …

Effects of air pollution on human health–Mechanistic evidence suggested by in vitro and in vivo modelling

H Chen, BG Oliver, A Pant, A Olivera, P Poronnik… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne particulate matter (PM) comprises both solid and liquid particles, including carbon,
sulphates, nitrate, and toxic heavy metals, which can induce oxidative stress and …

Ambient air pollutant exposures and COVID-19 severity and mortality in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 in Southern California

Z Chen, MA Sidell, BZ Huang, T Chow… - American Journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Ecological studies have shown air pollution associations with coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) outcomes. However, few cohort studies have been conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced human developmental toxicity and teratogenicity assessment using human organoid models

M Li, J Gong, L Gao, T Zou, J Kang, H Xu - … and Environmental Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Tremendous progress has been made in the field of toxicology leading to the advance of
developmental toxicity assessment. Conventional animal models and in vitro two …

[HTML][HTML] The association of airborne particulate matter and benzo [a] pyrene with the clinical course of COVID-19 in patients hospitalized in Poland

P Rzymski, B Poniedziałek, J Rosińska… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution can adversely affect the immune response and increase the severity of the viral
disease. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between symptomatology …