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Immune-Pineal Axis Protects Rat Lungs Exposed to Polluted Air.
Environmental pollution in the form of particulate matter <2.5 μm (PM2.5 ) is a major risk factor for diseases such...
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Chronic exposure to diesel particles worsened emphysema and increased M2-like phenotype macrophages in a PPE-induced model.
Chronic exposure to ambient levels of air pollution induces respiratory illness exacerbation by increasing inflammatory responses and apoptotic cells in...
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Artemisia Pollen Extracts Exposed to Diesel Exhaust Enhance Airway Inflammation and Immunological Imbalance in Asthmatic Mice Model.
Vehicle-induced air pollution may increase the prevalence and severity of asthma. Pollens are important sources of outdoor allergens associated with...
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Transcriptomic changes in the nasal epithelium associated with diesel engine exhaust exposure.
BACKGROUND: Diesel engine exhaust (DEE) exposure causes lung cancer, but the molecular mechanisms by which this occurs are not well...
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Diesel exhaust particles induce toxicity to beta cells by suppressing miR-140-5p.
The toxicologic effects of diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) on lung cells and function have been heavily studied. However, it remains...
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Effects of Diesel Exhaust on Cardiovascular Function and Oxidative Stress.
SIGNIFICANCE: Air pollution is a major global health concern with particulate matter (PM) being especially associated with increases in cardiovascular...
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Diesel Exhaust Induces Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Hyperlipidemia, and Liver Steatosis.
Air pollution is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, as well as dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome. Our goal was...
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Diesel engine emissions: are they no longer tolerable?
Emissions from diesel engines contain several hundred chemical compounds, which are emitted partly as gas and partly as particles. The...
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Oxidative stress and the cardiovascular effects of air pollution.
Cardiovascular causes have been estimated to be responsible for more than two thirds of the considerable mortality attributed to air...
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