Traffic pollution tracers in the lymphatic system tissue of children-possible link to chronic tonsillitis development: pilot study.
Kristina ČabanováKristína ŠtrbováOldřich MotykaKarol ZeleníkJana DvořáčkováDominika ZabiegajMiroslav HavlíčekJana KukutschováPublished in: Environmental science and pollution research international (2022)
The origin of metal elements in tonsillar tissues of children patients was investigated in order to establish the link between environmental pollution and tonsilitis diagnosis. The children lived either in a polluted, industrial region (Moravian-Silesian Region, North-East Czechia) or a clean, predominantly agricultural region (South Bohemian Region, South-East Czechia). Simultaneously, the distance of the address of the patients to the closest main road was assessed. The elemental content of the present particulate matter in the tonsil samples, coming from indicated tonsillectomies, was analysed using scanning electron microscopy equipped with an X-ray microprobe. No significant association of the elemental composition and the region was found using both bivariate and multivariate methods; however, an association with the distance to the closest main road was found. The study presents a novel assessment of the tonsillar tissues and supports the link between environmental factors (traffic-related particulate pollution) and the onset of chronic, idiopathic diseases in children, which has been debated recently.
Keyphrases
- particulate matter
- heavy metals
- air pollution
- end stage renal disease
- electron microscopy
- young adults
- risk assessment
- ejection fraction
- human health
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- gene expression
- health risk assessment
- magnetic resonance imaging
- wastewater treatment
- magnetic resonance
- mass spectrometry
- african american
- patient reported