Airway inflammatory and antioxidant responses to oxidative and particulate air pollutants − experimental exposure studies in humans
Airway inflammatory and antioxidant responses to oxidative and particulate air pollutants − experimental exposure studies in humans
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对氧化和颗粒空气污染物的气道炎症和抗氧化反应——人体实验暴露研究
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
A. Blomberg
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作者:
A. Blomberg
In recent years, it has been shown that air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3) and diesel exhaust increase airway symptoms in healthy subjects as well as in individuals with asthma, allergy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There is evidence that airway diseases such as asthma and allergy are increasing in terms of both prevalence and incidence in many western countries [1]. Current evidence also suggests that asthmatics are more sensitive to the effects of air pollutants [1±3]. Concentrations of NO2 are often much higher in indoor air compared with ambient air and are thus of primary importance in particular industrial environments, while ozone is mainly an outdoor problem during the summer. Diesel exhaust is one of the most important sources of particulate matter pollution. These pollutants have previously been shown to induce in ̄ammatory changes in the human airways, but more detailed information has been lacking. Very little is known about their effects in the lung tissue per se and the importance of lung epithelial lining ̄uid (ELF) antioxidants in the defence against their oxidative properties. There is no clear evidence of a safe threshold level and many studies observe that health effects increase with pollution levels, often with a near dose±response relationship [4]. Furthermore, it has been shown that area sampling data may be of limited value in the investigation of the biological effects of exposure to pollution. Personal sampling produces two to 10 times higher values on average than corresponding measurements of area concentration [5]. As a result, personal exposure assessments may be crucial in determining the health effects attributable to different concentrations of air pollutants. Epidemiological studies alone cannot provide an adequate insight into the mechanisms responsible for the adverse human health effects of exposure to ambient or workroom concentrations of air pollutants. Although experimental exposure studies using bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) have certain limitations, they have given the opportunity to assess the airway effects of air pollutants in man and are needed to obtain basic information which may contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms of the toxicity of air pollutants. In this review, studies addressing the in ̄ammatory and antioxidant responses in the airways to these air pollutants will be discussed along with proposed mechanisms contributing to air pollutant-induced airway in ̄ammation.
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影响因子:
14.2
作者:
DiazSanchez, D;Tsien, A;Saxon, A
通讯作者:
Saxon, A
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
SELTZER, J;BIGBY, BG;BOUSHEY, HA
通讯作者:
BOUSHEY, HA
影响因子:
8.3
作者:
FRAMPTON, MW;SMEGLIN, AM;UTELL, MJ
通讯作者:
UTELL, MJ
DOI:
10.1165/ajrcmb/1.6.499
发表时间:
1989
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Frampton,MW;Finkelstein,JN;RobertsJr,NJ;Smeglin,AM;Morrow,PE;Utell,MJ
通讯作者:
Utell,MJ
DOI:
10.1164/ajrccm/147.6_pt_1.1461
发表时间:
1993-06
期刊:
The American review of respiratory disease
影响因子:
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作者:
Lewis J. Smith;Michael Houston;James C. Anderson
通讯作者:
Lewis J. Smith;Michael Houston;James C. Anderson