Article
Environmental Sciences
Zengjing Liu, Adam A. Szpiro, Tsegaselassie Workalemahu, Michael T. Young, Joel D. Kaufman, Daniel A. Enquobahrie
Summary: This study found associations between PM2.5 exposure and gestational weight gain and birth weight, which may be affected by exposure window and pre-pregnancy BMI. Further exploration of these associations is needed to better understand their impact on maternal and child health outcomes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huizhong Shen, Boyu Liu, Yilin Chen, Xi Zhu, Xiao Yun, Wenjun Meng, Cengxi Lu, Guofeng Shen, Yongtao Hu, Armistead G. Russell, Kirk R. Smith, Shu Tao
Summary: The popularity of facemasks has increased in northern China due to severe air pollution. While wearing facemasks can reduce exposure to particulate matter, the protection is limited as people spend most of their time indoors. Installing indoor air purifiers is a more effective strategy for long-term protection against particulate matter exposure.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yuan-Horng Yan, Chu-Chun Chien, Panchalli Wang, Mei-Chun Lu, Yu-Ching Wei, Jyh-Seng Wang, Jun-Sing Wang
Summary: We investigated the associations between exposure to particulate matter and several gaseous pollutants and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in Taiwan. We found that exposure to PM2.5 during the second trimester was associated with a nearly 50% higher risk of GDM, especially in younger women or those with a normal body mass index.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel A. Enquobahrie, James MacDonald, Michael Hussey, Theo K. Bammler, Christine T. Loftus, Alison G. Paquette, Nora Byington, Carmen J. Marsit, Adam Szpiro, Joel D. Kaufman, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Nicole R. Bush, Frances Tylavsky, Catherine J. Karr, Sheela Sathyanarayana
Summary: This study identified an association between prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and placental gene expression, particularly in the first half of pregnancy. Offspring sex may also play a role in modulating this association, with a positive correlation observed in males and a negative correlation in females.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shih-Chun Pan, Ching-Chun Huang, Bing-Yu Chen, Wei-Shan Chin, Yue Leon Guo
Summary: This study aimed to determine whether air pollutants modify the effects of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on the occurrence of diabetes mellitus (DM). The results showed that exposure to high levels of PM2.5 and O-3 increases the risk of DM, and GDM acts synergistically with PM2.5 exposure in DM development.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kristof Y. Neven, Congrong Wang, Bram G. Janssen, Harry A. Roels, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Ann Ruttens, Tim S. Nawrot
Summary: The study found that maternal exposure to PM2.5 may lead to changes in placental iodine load, while NO2 or black carbon were not associated with placental iodine concentrations. The results suggest that the effect of air pollution on placental iodine concentration is gestational-week specific.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
H. A. Sheikh, B. A. Maher, A. W. Woods, P. Y. Tung, R. J. Harrison
Summary: This study demonstrates the efficacy of roadside green infrastructure (GI) in improving local air quality by capturing and reducing airborne particulate matter (PM). A recently installed 'tredge' was found to be effective in intercepting and depositing PM, resulting in significant reduction in exposure in a school playground setting. The findings suggest that GI can be a cost-effective mitigation strategy.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nelson Gouveia, Josiah L. Kephart, Iryna Dronova, Leslie McClure, Jose Tapia Granados, Ricardo Morales Betancourt, Andrea Cortinez O'Ryan, Jose Luis Texcalac-Sangrador, Kevin Martinez-Folgar, Daniel Rodriguez, Ana Diez-Roux
Summary: The study found that a significant proportion of the population in Latin American cities live in areas with air pollution levels above WHO standards. Larger cities, higher GDP, higher motorization rate, and congestion tend to have higher PM2.5 levels. On the other hand, areas with higher population density tend to have lower levels of PM2.5.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Hua-Chuan Lin, Jing-Min Guo, Pin Ge, Ping Ou
Summary: This study found a modest association between prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and the risk of hypospadias, particularly within 1 month before pregnancy or the first trimester. There was no significant association observed between exposure to PM2.5-10 and PM10 during pregnancy and the risk of hypospadias in offspring.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Miguel Santibanez-Andrade, Ericka Marel Quezada-Maldonado, Andrea Rivera-Pineda, Yolanda I. I. Chirino, Claudia M. Garcia-Cuellar, Yesennia Sanchez-Perez
Summary: Oxidative stress in cells is caused by an imbalance between oxidant production and the antioxidant system's ability to detoxify reactive products. This stress can lead to genotoxic damage, mutation, and play a role in carcinogenesis. Particulate matter (PM) air pollution has been identified as a cancer risk factor, and evidence suggests that PM-induced oxidative stress can contribute to various events promoting carcinogenesis. This review emphasizes the importance of studying the oxidative and genotoxic mechanisms associated with PM in malignant cell transformation and calls for more accurate approaches to assess its carcinogenic potential.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shani Orenshtein, Eyal Sheiner, Itai Kloog, Tamar Wainstock
Summary: This study found that maternal exposure to particulate matter with a diameter ≤2.5μm and ≤10μm during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. These effects differ by ethnic group, emphasizing the importance of addressing ethnic disparities when assessing environmental risks.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY MFM
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kelly M. Bakulski, Jonah D. Fisher, John F. Dou, Arianna Gard, Lisa Schneper, Daniel A. Notterman, Erin B. Ware, Colter Mitchell
Summary: Exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 in utero has an impact on DNA methylation, particularly in 15-year-old children. The effects of PM10 were more pronounced, as significant DNA methylation differences were identified in saliva at age 15.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Peter A. Kentros, Yongmei Huang, Blair J. Wylie, Fady Khoury-Collado, June Y. Hou, Alexandre Buckley de Meritens, Caryn M. St. Clair, Dawn L. Hershman, Jason D. Wright
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between air particulate matter (PM2.5) and ovarian cancer. The results showed that higher levels of PM2.5 in county-level environments were significantly associated with 5- and 10-year incidences of ovarian cancer.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhang Hehua, Chang Qing, Zhao Yuhong
Summary: Long-term exposure to PM2.5 increases platelet counts in adults in Northeast China, with stronger effects observed in male participants, Han ethnicity individuals, and those without diabetes.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ying-Ying Meng, Yu Yu, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Miriam E. Marlier, Joseph L. Wilkins, Diane Garcia-Gonzales, Xiao Chen, Michael Jerrett
Summary: This study investigated the impact of short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) on work loss due to sickness. The findings showed a positive association between short-term ambient PM2.5 exposure and work loss, which was stronger among individuals with higher exposure to wildfire smoke. This suggests the need for further strengthening of PM2.5 standards in California to protect public health.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Daniel Hernandez-Patlan, Bruno Solis-Cruz, Mario Alberto Cano-Vega, Eric Beyssac, Ghislain Garrait, Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco, Raquel Lopez-Arellano, Guillermo Tellez, Gustavo R. Rivera-Rodriguez
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Monserrat Sordo, Jorge Alfonso Maciel-Ruiz, Ana Maria Salazar, Rogelio Robles-Morales, Maria Guadalupe Veloz-Martinez, Jorge H. Pacheco-Limon, Andres E. Nepomuceno-Hernandez, Rodrigo Ayala-Yanez, Maria E. Gonsebatt, Patricia Ostrosky-Wegman
ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS
(2019)
Article
Immunology
Jacquelynne Cervantes-Torres, Isabel Gracia-Mora, Rene Segura-Velazquez, Regina Montero-Montoya, Javier Espinosa-Aguirre, Maria E. Gonsebatt, Rafael Camacho-Carranza, Marisol Rivera-Huerta, Francisco Sanchez-Bartez, Mabel Tinoco-Mendez, Patricia Ostrosky-Wegman, Gladis Fragoso, Edda Sciutto
IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY AND IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Castillo Rodriguez Miriam Aide, Rodriguez Patino Gabriela, Revilla Vazquez Alma Luisa, Rodriguez de San Miguel Eduard, Lopez-Arellano Raquel
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
(2019)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Hernandez Mariana Dolores, Alma Villasenor, Olmos Sofia Pina, Crisoforo Mercado Marquez, Benjamin Velasco Bejarano, Maria Eugenia Gonsebatt Bonaparte, Raquel Lopez-Arellano
DRUG TESTING AND ANALYSIS
(2019)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Daniel Hernandez-Patlan, Bruno Solis-Cruz, Bishnu Adhikari, Karine P. Pontin, Juan D. Latorre, Mikayla F. A. Baxter, Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco, Ruben Merino-Guzman, Abraham Mendez-Albores, Young Min Kwon, Billy M. Hargis, Raquel Lopez-Arellano, Margarita A. Arreguin-Nava, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias
RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Regina D. Montero-Montoya, Rocio Lopez-Vargas, Alejandra Mendez-Serrano, Isaias Galicia-Alonso, Guadalupe Garcia-Vargas, Luis Serrano-Garcia, Rosa Beltran-Portugal, Samuel Rosado-Zaidi, Arnulfo Albores-Medina, Luis Oropeza-Hernandez, Leticia Hernandez-Cadena, Francisco Mercado-Calderon, Esmeralda Alvarado-Toledo, Selene Herrera-Morales, Omar Arellano-Aguilar
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS
(2020)
Article
Immunology
Victor Manuel Petrone-Garcia, Joshua Gonzalez-Soto, Raquel Lopez-Arellano, Mariano Delgadillo-Gonzalez, Victor M. Valdes-Narvaez, Fernando Alba-Hurtado, Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco, Inkar Castellanos-Huerta, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias
Summary: Vaccination with the S1133ARV strain in broiler chickens leads to atrophy of pancreatic acini, proventricular glands, and intestinal villi, resulting in decreased weight gain and negative impact on average daily profit.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kristin E. Morrill, Rogelio Robles-Morales, Melissa Lopez-Pentecost, Raigam J. Martinez Portilla, Ahlam A. Saleh, Meghan B. Skiba, Taylor S. Riall, Jessica D. Austin, Rachel Hirschey, Elizabeth T. Jacobs, Lena Spotleson, Timothy P. Hanna
Summary: This review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate factors associated with treatment delays among patients with five common cancers. The study will search scientific databases for relevant articles and use statistical analysis and narrative synthesis to summarize and evaluate the impact of these factors on treatment delays.
Editorial Material
Oncology
Rogelio Robles-Morales, Kristin E. Morril, Melissa Lopez-Pentecost, Purnima Madhivanan
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Regina Montero-Montoya, Karen Suarez-Larios, Luis Serrano-Garcia
Summary: The hypothesis that pesticides paraoxon and glyphosate cause DNA double-strand breaks by poisoning enzyme Type II topoisomerase was tested. Results showed that the pesticides induced cytogenetic damage, indicating that they do not act as topo II poisons. The induction of DSB may occur by other mechanisms, such as effects on other proteins involved in recombination repair.
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Bruno Solis-Cruz, Daniel Hernandez-Patlan, Elvia A. Morales Hipolito, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, Alejandro Alcantara Pineda, Raquel Lopez-Arellano
Summary: This study aimed to develop a discriminative dissolution method using the USP IV apparatus and validate its predictive power by comparing non-cumulative dissolution profiles. The results showed that this method can ensure similarity in dissolution profiles of drug formulations, facilitating the development/selection of new formulations and ensuring bioequivalence in clinical studies.