Oxidative potential of ambient water-soluble PM in the southeastern United States: contrasts in sources and health associations between ascorbic acid (AA) and …

T Fang, V Verma, JT Bates, J Abrams… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The ability of certain components of particulate matter to induce oxidative stress through the
generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vivo may be one mechanism accounting for …

Atherosclerosis and vasomotor dysfunction in arteries of animals after exposure to combustion-derived particulate matter or nanomaterials

P Møller, DV Christophersen… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) from traffic vehicles is hazardous to the vascular system,
leading to clinical manifestations and mortality due to ischemic heart disease. By analogy …

Pulmonary diseases induced by ambient ultrafine and engineered nanoparticles in twenty-first century

T Xia, Y Zhu, L Mu, ZF Zhang, S Liu - National science review, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Air pollution is a severe threat to public health globally, affecting everyone in developed and
developing countries alike. Among different air pollutants, particulate matter (PM) …

Long-term exposure to particulate matter and self-reported hypertension: a prospective analysis in the Nurses' Health Study

Z Zhang, F Laden, JP Forman… - Environmental health …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Studies have suggested associations between elevated blood pressure and
short-term air pollution exposures, but the evidence is mixed regarding long-term exposures …

Oxidative stress and endocytosis are involved in upregulation of interleukin‐8 expression in airway cells exposed to PM 2.5

Z Yan, J Wang, J Li, N Jiang, R Zhang… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Inhaled PM2. 5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or
less) can induce lung inflammation through released inflammatory mediators from airway …

Maternal residential proximity to major roadways, birth weight, and placental DNA methylation

SL Kingsley, MN Eliot, EA Whitsel, YT Huang… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to traffic pollution during fetal development has been associated with
reduced fetal growth, and there is evidence to suggest that epigenetic mechanisms in the …

Isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol induces the expression of oxidative stress response genes in human lung cells

YH Lin, M Arashiro, E Martin, Y Chen… - … & Technology Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric oxidation of isoprene in the presence of acidic sulfate aerosol leads to
secondary organic aerosol (SOA) that substantially contributes to the mass of outdoor fine …

Epigenetics: the new frontier in the landscape of asthma

B Chogtu, D Bhattacharjee, R Magazine - Scientifica, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Over the years, on a global scale, asthma has continued to remain one of the leading
causes of morbidity, irrespective of age, sex, or social bearings. This is despite the …

Traffic-related air pollution is associated with cardio-metabolic biomarkers in general residents

S Jiang, L Bo, C Gong, X Du, H Kan, Y Xie… - International archives of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose The study was conducted to explore the mechanisms linking traffic-related air
pollution and cardio-metabolic risk. Methods The participants included 371 men and women …

[HTML][HTML] The movement and deposition of PM2. 5 in the upper respiratory tract for the patients with heart failure: an elementary CFD study

T Zhang, B Gao, Z Zhou, Y Chang - Biomedical engineering online, 2016 - Springer
Background PM2. 5 is an important factor to affect the patients with respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases. Clinical studies have found that the morbidity and mortality of …