Air pollution and asthma: How can a public health concern inform the care of individual patients?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 343-346

  North, Michelle L ^a,b   Alexis, Neil E ^c,d   Ellis, Anne K ^a,b,e   Carlsten, Chris ^f,g  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; CAR; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ERADICATION; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; PATHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTANT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; AUTOMOBILES; DISEASE ERADICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84908376307     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2014.07.019     Document Type: Review

References (20)

1. N. Alexis, and C. Carlsten Asthma triggers-air pollutants J.A. Bernstein, M.L. Levy, Clinical Asthma: Theory and Practice 2014 CRC Press Boca Raton, FL
2. F.D. Gilliland Outdoor air pollution, genetic susceptibility, and asthma management: opportunities for intervention to reduce the burden of asthma Pediatrics 123 suppl 3 2009 S168 S173
3. Health Effects Institute Panel on the Health Effects of Traffic Related Air Pollution Traffic-Related Air Pollution: A Critical Review of the Literature on Emissions, Exposure, and Health Effects. Special Report 17 2010 Health Effects Institute Boston, MA
4. M.L. Hernandez, J.C. Lay, and B. Harris Atopic asthmatic subjects but not atopic subjects without asthma have enhanced inflammatory response to ozone J Allergy Clin Immunol 126 2010 537 544.e1
5. M. Hernandez, W.J. Brickey, and N.E. Alexis Airway cells from atopic asthmatic patients exposed to ozone display an enhanced innate immune gene profile J Allergy Clin Immunol 129 2012 259 261.e1-2
6. R.C. Fry, J.E. Rager, and H. Zhou Individuals with increased inflammatory response to ozone demonstrate muted signaling of immune cell trafficking pathways Respir Res 13 2012 89
7. C. Nordenhall, J. Pourazar, M.C. Ledin, J.O. Levin, T. Sandstrom, and E. Adelroth Diesel exhaust enhances airway responsiveness in asthmatic subjects Eur Respir J 17 2001 909 915
8. N.E. Alexis, H. Zhou, and J.C. Lay The glutathione-S-transferase Mu 1 null genotype modulates ozone-induced airway inflammation in human subjects J Allergy Clin Immunol 124 2009 1222 1228.e5
9. M.A. Dillon, B. Harris, and M.L. Hernandez Enhancement of systemic and sputum granulocyte response to inhaled endotoxin in people with the GSTM1 null genotype Occup Environ Med 68 2011 783 785
10. C. Carlsten, M.J. Macnutt, Z. Zhang, F. Sava, and M.M. Pui Anti-oxidant N-acetylcysteine diminishes diesel exhaust-induced increased airway responsiveness in person with airway hyper-reactivity Toxicol Sci 139 2014 479 487
11. L.V. Giles, P. Barn, and N. Kunzli From good intentions to proven interventions: effectiveness of actions to reduce the health impacts of air pollution Environ Health Perspect 119 2011 29 36
12. R.W. Allen, C. Carlsten, and B. Karlen An air filter intervention study of endothelial function among healthy adults in a woodsmoke-impacted community Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183 2011 1222 1230
13. B. Boehlecke, M. Hazucha, and N.E. Alexis Low-dose airborne endotoxin exposure enhances bronchial responsiveness to inhaled allergen in atopic asthmatics J Allergy Clin Immunol 112 2003 1241 1243
14. M.L. Hernandez, J.G. Wagner, and A. Kala Vitamin E, gamma-tocopherol, reduces airway neutrophil recruitment after inhaled endotoxin challenge in rats and in healthy volunteers Free Radic Biol Med 60 2013 56 62
15. R.C. Fry, J.E. Rager, and R.N. Bauer Air toxics and epigenetic effects: ozone altered microRNAs in the sputum of human subjects Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 306 2014 L1129 L1137
16. C.M. Liao, N.H. Hsieh, and C.P. Chio Fluctuation analysis-based risk assessment for respiratory virus activity and air pollution associated asthma incidence Sci Total Environ 409 2011 3325 3333
17. M.J. Kesic, M. Meyer, R. Bauer, and I. Jaspers Exposure to ozone modulates human airway protease/antiprotease balance contributing to increased influenza A infection PLoS One 7 2012 e35108
18. T.L. Hackett, G.K. Singhera, and F. Shaheen Intrinsic phenotypic differences of asthmatic epithelium and its inflammatory responses to respiratory syncytial virus and air pollution Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 45 2011 1090 1100
19. M. Jerrett, K. Shankardass, and K. Berhane Traffic-related air pollution and asthma onset in children: a prospective cohort study with individual exposure measurement Environ Health Perspect 116 2008 1433 1438
20. E.A. MacIntyre, M. Brauer, and E. Melen GSTP1 and TNF Gene variants and associations between air pollution and incident childhood asthma: the Traffic, Asthma and Genetics (TAG) study Environ Health Perspect 122 2014 418 424