| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6313696 | Environment International | 2014 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
Participants with potential genetic susceptibility showed a clear association between inflammatory blood biomarkers and ambient air pollutants. Our results support the hypothesis that air pollution increases systemic inflammation especially in susceptible populations which may aggravate atherosclerotic diseases and induce multi-organ damage.
Keywords
sCD40LPNCGSTM1SOAPM10PM2.5T2DPAI-1IGTIL-6CHDOGTTUFPsP-selectinMPOOral glucose tolerance testAir pollutionEDTAEthylenediaminetetraacetic acidimpaired glucose toleranceSecondary organic aerosolsinflammationCoagulationdiesel exhaustinterleukin 6coronary heart diseaseDiabetesEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayELISAhigh sensitivityType 2 diabetesWorld Health Organisationbody mass indexBMINumber concentrationParticle number concentrationsoluble CD40 ligandcarbon monoxidePlasminogen activator inhibitor-1myeloperoxidaseNitrogen dioxideNO2Nitric oxideC-reactive proteinCRPSingle nucleotide polymorphismSNPBlack carbonWHOglutathione S-transferase M1
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Authors
Regina Rückerl, Regina Hampel, Susanne Breitner, Josef Cyrys, Ute Kraus, Jackie Carter, Lisa Dailey, Robert B. Devlin, David Diaz-Sanchez, Wolfgang Koenig, Richard Phipps, Robert Silbajoris, Jens Soentgen, Joleen Soukup, Annette Peters,