Author Archives: Taylor Mercado

PMID:  Sci Rep. 2017 03 9 ;7:44256. Epub 2017 Mar 9. PMID: 28276511 Abstract Title:  The acute airway inflammation induced by PMexposure and the treatment of essential oils in Balb/c mice. Abstract:  PMis the main particulate air pollutant whose aerodynamic diameter is less than 2.5 micron. The inflammation of various respiratory diseases are associated with …

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PMID:  Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2019 Oct 30 ;182:109425. Epub 2019 Jul 8. PMID: 31295660 Abstract Title:  Resveratrol alleviates chronic"real-world"ambient particulate matter-induced lung inflammation and fibrosis by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation in mice. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Inhalation offine particulate matter (PM) induces the occurrence of lung inflammation and fibrosis, but its molecular mechanism remains unclear. Resveratrol (RES) …

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PMID:  Inhal Toxicol. 2018 05 ;30(6):239-246. Epub 2018 Sep 24. PMID: 30249144 Abstract Title:  The severity of lung injury and metabolic disorders induced by ambient PMexposure is associated with cumulative dose. Abstract:  Lots of epidemiological and experimental studies have found that ambient fine particulate matter (PM) exposure is associated with the development of cardiopulmonary diseases, …

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PMID:  Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Dec ;25(34):34221-34227. Epub 2018 Oct 5. PMID: 30291606 Abstract Title:  Chitosan oligosaccharides alleviate PM-induced lung inflammation in rats. Abstract:  Air pollution of particulate matter (PM), especially PM, has become a major public health problem in China. Exploration of therapeutic and preventive measures against PMtoxicity is of practical significance. …

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PMID:  Sci Total Environ. 2019 Feb 10 ;650(Pt 1):908-921. Epub 2018 Sep 7. PMID: 30308865 Abstract Title:  PM-induced alteration of DNA methylation and RNA-transcription are associated with inflammatory response and lung injury. Abstract:  The mechanisms of systemic pulmonary inflammation and toxicity of fine particulate matter (PM) exposure remains unclear. The current study investigated the inflammatory …

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PMID:  Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2008 Jul ;37(4):423-8. PMID: 18839524 Abstract Title:  [Study of ambient PM2.5 on the influence of the inflammation injury and the immune function of subchronic exposure rats]. Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: To explore ambient PM2.5 the influence of the inflammation injury and the on immune function.METHODS: The model rats were administered with PM2.5 …

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PMID:  Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2013 Nov ;36(11):836-40. PMID: 24507396 Abstract Title:  [Effects of PM2.5 exposure on Klebsiella pneumoniae clearance in the lungs of rats]. Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of PM2.5 exposure on susceptibility to Klebsiella infection and bacterial clearance, and to discuss its possible mechanisms.METHODS: Eighty-six healthy male …

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PMID:  Toxicology. 2014 Nov 5 ;325:180-8. Epub 2014 Sep 16. PMID: 25220797 Abstract Title:  Exposure to particular matter increases susceptibility to respiratory Staphylococcus aureus infection in rats via reducing pulmonary natural killer cells. Abstract:  Epidemiological studies have shown a correlation between exposure to fine particular matter (PM2.5) and increased respiratory infection, but the mechanisms have …

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PMID:  Environ Sci Technol. 2020 Jan 21 ;54(2):975-984. Epub 2019 Dec 18. PMID: 31755707 Abstract Title:  Associations between Source-Specific Particulate Matter and Respiratory Infections in New York State Adults. Abstract:  The response of respiratory infections to source-specific particulate matter (PM) is an area of active research. Using source-specific PMconcentrations at six urban sites in New …

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PMID:  PLoS One. 2011 ;6(6):e20827. Epub 2011 Jun 10. PMID: 21695220 Abstract Title:  Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality due to cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease in Shenyang, China. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: The relationship between ambient air pollution exposure and mortality of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in human is controversial, and there is little …

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