Fine particulate matter in acute exacerbation of COPD

Short-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Increases Hospitalizations and Mortality in COPD

(2016) Man-Hui Li et al.   CHEST

Interrelated role of cigarette smoking, oxidative stress, and immune response in COPD and corresponding treatments

(2014) Li Zuo et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Diesel exhaust particulates affect cell signaling, mucin profiles, and apoptosis in trachea explants of Balb/C mice

(2014) Robson Seriani et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Pneumonia in a Subtropical City: Taipei, Taiwan

(2014) Shang-Shyue Tsai et al.   JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART A-CURRENT ISSUES

Allergic Airway Inflammation by Nasal Inoculation of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in NC/Nga Mice

(2014) Keiki Ogino et al.   PLoS One

Microorganisms associated particulate matter: A preliminary study

(2014) Mansour A. Alghamdi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Urban Particulate Matter Suppresses Priming of Th1 Cells by GM-CSF-Activated Human Dendritic Cells

(2013) Nick C Matthews et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Sensing Biophysical Alterations of Human Lung Epithelial Cells (A549) in the Context of Toxicity Effects of Diesel Exhaust Particles

(2013) Yangzhe Wu et al.   CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Proinflammatory effects and oxidative stress within human bronchial epithelial cells exposed to atmospheric particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM>2.5) collected from Cotonou, Benin

(2013) Boris Fresnel Cachon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Detection of multiple viral and bacterial infections in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pilot prospective study

(2013) Jeanne-Marie Perotin et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Molecular mechanisms of reactive oxygen species-related pulmonary inflammation and asthma

(2013) Li Zuo et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Time course of systemic oxidative stress and inflammatory response induced by an acute exposure to Residual Oil Fly Ash

(2013) T. Marchini et al.   TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY

PM2.5-induced oxidative stress triggers autophagy in human lung epithelial A549 cells

(2013) Xiaobei Deng et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

The Innate Immune System of the Perinatal Lung and Responses to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

(2013) R. J. Derscheid et al.   VETERINARY PATHOLOGY

Pulmonary Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Cancer: Respirable Particulate Matter, Fibrous Dusts and Ozone as Major Causes of Lung Carcinogenesis through Reactive Oxygen Species Mechanisms

(2013) Athanasios Valavanidis et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Prooxidant and Proinflammatory Potency of Air Pollution Particulate Matter (PM2.5–0.3) Produced in Rural, Urban, or Industrial Surroundings in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (BEAS-2B)

(2012) Mona Dergham et al.   CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN TOXICOLOGY

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2012) Joan B. Soriano et al.   MEDICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Particulate matter air pollution exposure: role in the development and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(2012) Sean Ling   International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Elderly Patients with Pneumonia and Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

(2011) Emilio Pérez-Trallero et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Patterns of Retention of Particulate Matter in Lung Tissues of Patients With COPD

(2011) Sean H. Ling et al.   CHEST

Low dose of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can induce acute oxidative stress, inflammation and pulmonary impairment in healthy mice

(2011) D.R. Riva et al.   INHALATION TOXICOLOGY

Adhesion of Streptococcus pneumoniae to human airway epithelial cells exposed to urban particulate matter

(2011) Naseem Mushtaq et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Reactive oxygen species formation during tetanic contractions in single isolated Xenopus myofibers

(2011) Li Zuo et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Particulate Matter Exposure Exacerbates High Glucose-Induced Cardiomyocyte Dysfunction through ROS Generation

(2011) Li Zuo et al.   PLoS One

Origin and variability of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) mass concentrations over an Eastern Mediterranean city

(2010) N.A. Saliba et al.   ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease

(2010) Robert D. Brook et al.   CIRCULATION

Oxidant generation capacity of source-apportioned PM2.5

(2010) Polina Maciejczyk et al.   INHALATION TOXICOLOGY

Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Risk of Hospitalization with Community-acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults

(2009) Binod Neupane et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Oxidative stress and apoptosis are induced in human endothelial cells exposed to urban particulate matter

(2009) Angélica Montiel-Dávalos et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Differences in cytotoxicity versus pro-inflammatory potency of different PM fractions in human epithelial lung cells

(2009) Maurizio Gualtieri et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Winter fine particulate matter from Milan induces morphological and functional alterations in human pulmonary epithelial cells (A549)

(2009) Maurizio Gualtieri et al.   TOXICOLOGY LETTERS

Increased Systemic Inflammation Is a Risk Factor for COPD Exacerbations

(2008) Karin H. Groenewegen et al.   CHEST

Diesel exhaust inhalation increases thrombus formation in man

(2008) A. J. Lucking et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

The value of C-reactive protein as a marker of systemic inflammation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(2008) Fisun Karadag et al.   European Journal of Internal Medicine

Effects of Diesel Exhaust Particles on Antigen-Presenting Cells and Antigen-Specific Th Immunity in Mice

(2008) Ken-Ichiro Inoue et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Airborne Particulate Matter and Human Health: Toxicological Assessment and Importance of Size and Composition of Particles for Oxidative Damage and Carcinogenic Mechanisms

(2008) ATHANASIOS VALAVANIDIS et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART C-ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENESIS & ECOTOXICOLOGY REVIEWS