Impact of fossil fuel emissions and particulate matter on pulmonary health.
Jonathan J KopelGregory L BrowerPublished in: Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) (2019)
In recent decades, several national and international legislative efforts have aimed to improve air quality standards and limit major pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide, linked to several public health problems. In recent years, particulate matter sources have become an important cause of several pulmonary and systemic diseases. Specifically, several studies examining cigarette smoke particulates have discovered the important contribution that mast cells play in the pathogenesis and progression of smoking-related lung disease and other particulate matter-related lung injury. By understanding the mechanisms of activation and signaling cascades involved in cigarette smoke and mast cell activation, novel pharmacological therapies for particulate matter-induced lung diseases could be developed.
Keyphrases
- particulate matter
- public health
- air pollution
- mental health
- pulmonary hypertension
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- drug induced
- drinking water
- high glucose
- heavy metals
- oxidative stress
- diabetic rats
- health information
- smoking cessation
- risk assessment
- endothelial cells
- global health
- climate change
- social media
- life cycle