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 …

Plastic and human health: a micro issue?

SL Wright, FJ Kelly - Environmental science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Microplastics are a pollutant of environmental concern. Their presence in food destined for
human consumption and in air samples has been reported. Thus, microplastic exposure via …

Environmental triggers in IBD: a review of progress and evidence

AN Ananthakrishnan, CN Bernstein… - Nature reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
A number of environmental factors have been associated with the development of IBD.
Alteration of the gut microbiota, or dysbiosis, is closely linked to initiation or progression of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of psychological, environmental and physical stressors on the gut microbiota

JP Karl, AM Hatch, SM Arcidiacono… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Stress, a ubiquitous part of daily human life, has varied biological effects which are
increasingly recognized as including modulation of commensal microorganisms residing in …

[HTML][HTML] The aryl hydrocarbon receptor as a target of environmental stressors–Implications for pollution mediated stress and inflammatory responses

CFA Vogel, LS Van Winkle, C Esser… - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor regulating the
expression of genes, for instance encoding the monooxygenases cytochrome P450 (CYP) …

Emerging pathogenic links between microbiota and the gut–lung axis

KF Budden, SL Gellatly, DLA Wood… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
The microbiota is vital for the development of the immune system and homeostasis.
Changes in microbial composition and function, termed dysbiosis, in the respiratory tract and …

Ambient air pollution and cause-specific risk of hospital admission in China: a nationwide time-series study

J Gu, Y Shi, Y Zhu, N Chen, H Wang, Z Zhang… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The impacts of air pollution on circulatory and respiratory systems have been
extensively studied. However, the associations between air pollution exposure and the risk …

A review of the possible associations between ambient PM2. 5 exposures and the development of Alzheimer's disease

Y Shou, Y Huang, X Zhu, C Liu, Y Hu… - … and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
PM2. 5 particles in air pollution have been widely considered associated with respiratory
and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies have shown that PM2. 5 can also cause …

The host microbiome regulates and maintains human health: a primer and perspective for non-microbiologists

S Thomas, J Izard, E Walsh, K Batich… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Humans consider themselves discrete autonomous organisms, but recent research is
rapidly strengthening the appreciation that associated microorganisms make essential …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of human activities and lifestyles on the interlinked microbiota and health of humans and of ecosystems

L Flandroy, T Poutahidis, G Berg, G Clarke… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Plants, animals and humans, are colonized by microorganisms (microbiota) and transiently
exposed to countless others. The microbiota affects the development and function of …