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 …

Asthma epidemiology and risk factors

J Stern, J Pier, AA Litonjua - Seminars in immunopathology, 2020 - Springer
Asthma is a clinical syndrome that affects all age groups. Asthma prevalence worldwide has
seen a rapid increase in the latter part of the last century. Recent data has shown that …

The need for clean air: the way air pollution and climate change affect allergic rhinitis and asthma

I Eguiluz‐Gracia, AG Mathioudakis, S Bartel… - Allergy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Air pollution and climate change have a significant impact on human health and well‐being
and contribute to the onset and aggravation of allergic rhinitis and asthma among other …

Climate change and global issues in allergy and immunology

SE Pacheco, G Guidos-Fogelbach… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The steady increase in global temperatures, resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels and
the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs), continues to destabilize all ecosystems …

S3 guideline allergy prevention

MV Kopp, C Muche-Borowski, M Abou-Dakn… - Allergologie …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The persistently high prevalence of allergic diseases in Western industrial
nations and the limited possibilities of causal therapy make evidence-based …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction effect of prenatal and postnatal exposure to ambient air pollution and temperature on childhood asthma

C Lu, Y Zhang, B Li, Z Zhao, C Huang, X Zhang… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Although mounting evidence has associated air pollution and environmental
temperature with children's health problems, it is unclear whether there is an interaction …

[HTML][HTML] In Vitro and In Vivo Experimental Studies of PM2.5 on Disease Progression

CC Cho, WY Hsieh, CH Tsai, CY Chen… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Air pollution is a very critical issue worldwide, particularly in develo** countries.
Particulate matter (PM) is a type of air pollution that comprises a heterogeneous mixture of …

Exposure to outdoor air pollution during trimesters of pregnancy and childhood asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema

Q Deng, C Lu, Y Li, J Sundell, D Norbäck - Environmental research, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Mounting evidence suggests that exposure to ambient air pollution is
associated with the development of childhood allergic diseases, but the effect of prenatal …

Recent developments and highlights in allergic rhinitis

Y Meng, C Wang, L Zhang - Allergy, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disease with high prevalence all over the world and therefore
needs to be thoroughly investigated and treated accordingly. The mechanisms underlying …

Environmental determinants of allergy and asthma in early life

AJ Burbank, AK Sood, MJ Kesic, DB Peden… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Allergic disease prevalence has increased significantly in recent decades. Primary
prevention efforts are being guided by study of the exposome (or collective environmental …