Advanced search
Publication Cover
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 32, 2019 - Issue 4
Submit an article Journal homepage
86
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Editorials

Impact of fossil fuel emissions and particulate matter on pulmonary health

Jonathan KopelSchool of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5934-2695
, BSORCID Icon &
Gregory L. BrowerDepartment of Medical Education, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
, PhD
Pages 636-638 | Received 10 Jun 2019, Accepted 05 Jul 2019, Published online: 05 Aug 2019

  • Losacco C, Perillo A. Particulate matter air pollution and respiratory impact on humans and animals. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 2018;25:33901–33910. doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3344-9.
  • Ostro B, Tobias A, Querol X, et al. The effects of particulate matter sources on daily mortality: a case-crossover study of Barcelona, Spain. Environ Health Perspect. 2011;119:1781–1787. doi:10.1289/ehp.1103618.
  • Lippmann M, Kazuhiko I, Nádas N, Burnett R. Association of particulate matter components with daily mortality and morbidity in urban populations. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2000;95:5–72.
  • Schwartz J. Air pollution and hospital admissions for heart disease in eight US counties. Epidemiology. 1999;10:17–22. doi:10.1097/00001648-199901000-00005.
  • Li J, Li WX, Bai C, Song Y. Particulate matter–induced epigenetic changes and lung cancer. Clin Respir J. 2017;11:539–546. doi:10.1111/crj.12389.
  • Dockery DW, Pope CA, Xu X, et al. An association between air pollution and mortality in six US cities. N Engl J Med. 1993;329:1753–1759. doi:10.1056/NEJM199312093292401.
  • Luís Ferreira Braga A, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. The lag structure between particulate air pollution and respiratory and cardiovascular deaths in 10 US cities. J Occup Environ Med. 2001;43:927–933. doi:10.1097/00043764-200111000-00001.
  • Kwon H-J, Cho S-H, Nyberg F, Pershagen G. Effects of ambient air pollution on daily mortality in a cohort of patients with congestive heart failure. Epidemiology. 2001;12:413–419. doi:10.1097/00001648-200107000-00011.
  • Dominici F, Peng RD, Zeger SL, Samet JM. Recent developments of the National Morbidity Mortality Air Pollution Study: 1987–2000. Epidemiology. 2006;17(Suppl):S19. doi:10.1097/00001648-200611001-00004.
  • Samet JM, Dominici F, Curriero FC, Coursac I, Zeger SL. Fine particulate air pollution and mortality in 20 US cities, 1987–1994. N Engl J Med. 2000;343:1742–1749. doi:10.1056/NEJM200012143432401.
  • Baxter CS, Ross CS, Fabian T, et al. Ultrafine particle exposure during fire suppression—is it an important contributory factor for coronary heart disease in firefighters? J Occup Environ Med. 2010;52:791–796. doi:10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181ed2c6e.
  • Gerharz J, Bendels MHK, Braun M, Klingelhöfer D, Groneberg DA, Mueller R. Particulate matter emissions of different brands of mentholated cigarettes. J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2018;68:608–615. doi:10.1080/10962247.2017.1417184.
  • Turner MC, Cohen A, Jerrett M, et al. Interactions between cigarette smoking and fine particulate matter in the risk of lung cancer mortality in Cancer Prevention Study II. Am J Epidemiol. 2014;180:1145–1149. doi:10.1093/aje/kwu275.
  • Sangani RG, Ghio AJ. Lung injury after cigarette smoking is particle related. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2011;6:191–198.
  • Jin Y, Zhu M, Guo Y, et al. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) enhances FcεRI-mediated signaling and mast cell function. Cell Signal. 2019;57:102–109. doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2019.01.010.
  • Wasse H, Naqvi N, Husain A. Impact of mast cell chymase on renal disease progression. Curr Hypertens Rev. 2012;8:15–23. doi:10.2174/157340212800505007.
  • Holdsworth SR, Summers SA. Role of mast cells in progressive renal diseases. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008;19:2254–2261. doi:10.1681/ASN.2008010015.
  • Balakumar P, Reddy J, Singh M. Do resident renal mast cells play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy? Mol Cell Biochem. 2009;330:187–192. doi:10.1007/s11010-009-0132-3.
  • Zhang T, Finn DF, Barlow JW, Walsh JJ. Mast cell stabilisers. Eur J Pharmacol. 2016;778:158–168. doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.05.071.
  • Triggiani M, Loffredo S, Granata F, Staiano RI, Marone G. Modulation of mast cell and basophil functions by benzene metabolites. Curr Pharm Des. 2011;17:3830–3835. doi:10.2174/138161211798357863.
  • Virk H, Arthur G, Bradding P. Mast cells and their activation in lung disease. Transl Res. 2016;174:60–76. doi:10.1016/j.trsl.2016.01.005.
  • Wu J-Z, Ge D-D, Zhou L-F, Hou L-Y, Zhou Y, Li Q-Y. Effects of particulate matter on allergic respiratory diseases. Chron Dis Transl Med. 2018;4:95–102.
  • Ekberg-Jansson A, Amin K, Bake B, et al. Bronchial mucosal mast cells in asymptomatic smokers relation to structure, lung function and emphysema. Respir Med. 2005;99:75–83. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2004.05.013.
  • Kalenderian R, Linga R, Roth W, Schwartz LB, Gruber B, Janoff A. Elevated histamine and tryptase levels in smokers’ bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Chest. 1988;94:119–123. doi:10.1378/chest.94.1.119.
  • Wei XM, Kim HS, Kumar RK, et al. Effects of cigarette smoke on degranulation and NO production by mast cells and epithelial cells. Respir Res. 2005;6:108. doi:10.1186/1465-9921-6-108.
  • Hochman DJ, Collaco CR, Brooks EG. Acrolein induction of oxidative stress and degranulation in mast cells. Environ Toxicol. 2014;29:908–915. doi:10.1002/tox.21818.
  • Small-Howard A, Turner H. Exposure to tobacco-derived materials induces overproduction of secreted proteinases in mast cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2005;204:152–163. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2004.09.003.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.