Chemical and organic characteristics of PM2. 5 particles and their in-vitro cytotoxic effects on lung cells: The Middle East dust storms in Ahvaz, Iran

G Goudarzi, M Shirmardi, A Naimabadi… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
There are very few reports about the effect of PM 2.5 particles carried by the Middle East
dust storms on lung cells. This study aimed to investigate the chemical properties and in …

A review on the deteriorating situation of smog and its preventive measures in Pakistan

W Raza, S Saeed, H Saulat, H Gul, M Sarfraz… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urbanization, industrialization, and increasing fossil fuel consumption are generally
identified as the main contributors to poor air quality. Smog is a form of visible air pollution …

Behavior of Trifolium repens and Lolium perenne growing in a heavy metal contaminated field: plant metal concentration and phytotoxicity

G Bidar, G Garçon, C Pruvot, D Dewaele, F Cazier… - Environmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
The use of a vegetation cover for the management of heavy metal contaminated soils needs
prior investigations on the plant species the best sustainable. In this work, behaviors of …

Prooxidant and Proinflammatory Potency of Air Pollution Particulate Matter (PM2.5–0.3) Produced in Rural, Urban, or Industrial Surroundings in Human Bronchial …

M Dergham, C Lepers, A Verdin, S Billet… - Chemical research in …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Compelling evidence indicates that exposure to air pollution particulate matter (PM) affects
human health. However, how PM composition interacts with PM-size to cause adverse …

Ambient particulate matter (PM2. 5): physicochemical characterization and metabolic activation of the organic fraction in human lung epithelial cells (A549)

S Billet, G Garçon, Z Dagher, A Verdin, F Ledoux… - Environmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
To contribute to complete the knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of action involved in
air pollution particulate matter (PM)-induced cytotoxicity, an aerosol was collected in …

[HTML][HTML] Health risk assessment for air pollutants: alterations in lung and cardiac gene expression in mice exposed to Milano winter fine particulate matter (PM2. 5)

G Sancini, F Farina, C Battaglia, I Cifola, E Mangano… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Oxidative stress, pulmonary and systemic inflammation, endothelial cell dysfunction,
atherosclerosis and cardiac autonomic dysfunction have been linked to urban particulate …

Temporal–spatial variations of the physicochemical characteristics of air pollution Particulate Matter (PM2. 5–0.3) and toxicological effects in human bronchial …

M Dergham, C Lepers, A Verdin, F Cazier, S Billet… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
While the evidence for the health adverse effects of air pollution Particulate Matter (PM) has
been growing, there is still uncertainty as to which constituents within PM are most harmful …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and inflammation induced by air pollution-derived PM2. 5 persist in the lungs of mice after cessation of their sub-chronic exposure

E Barbier, J Carpentier, O Simonin, P Gosset… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
More than 7 million early deaths/year are attributable to air pollution. Current health
concerns are especially focused on air pollution-derived particulate matter (PM). Although …

Genetic and epigenetic alterations in normal and sensitive COPD-diseased human bronchial epithelial cells repeatedly exposed to air pollution-derived PM2. 5

B Leclercq, A Platel, S Antherieu, LY Alleman… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Even though clinical, epidemiological and toxicological studies have progressively provided
a better knowledge of the underlying mechanisms by which air pollution-derived particulate …

Activation of different pathways of apoptosis by air pollution particulate matter (PM2. 5) in human epithelial lung cells (L132) in culture

Z Dagher, G Garçon, S Billet, P Gosset, F Ledoux… - Toxicology, 2006 - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies have associated the increase of respiratory and cardiovascular
mortality and morbidity with high levels of air pollution particulate matter (PM). However, the …