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Cerceo E, Saxer K, Grossman L, Shapley-Quinn K, Feldman-Winter L. The Climate Crisis and Breastfeeding: Opportunities for Resilience. J Hum Lact 2024; 40:33-50. [PMID: 38158719 DOI: 10.1177/08903344231216726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
The climate crisis is an emerging global challenge that poses potential risks to breastfeeding practices and outcomes. There are multifaceted effects of climate change affecting the breastfeeding dyad across environmental, societal, and human health dimensions. Breastfeeding support in the face of climate change will require solutions at the structural level-healthcare, community, and workplace settings-and at the mother-infant dyad level. Breastfeeding can additionally be an adaptive response to crisis situations and can mitigate some of the environmental challenges associated with climate change. Despite the undeniable significance of climate change on breastfeeding (and vice versa), our perspective as experts in the field is that this topic has not been systematically addressed. Although we highlight some of the challenges, potential solutions, and co-benefits of breastfeeding in the context of climate change, there are numerous issues that could be further explored and necessitate additional preparedness planning.
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- Elizabeth Cerceo
- Cooper University Healthcare, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA
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- General Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Cooper University Healthcare, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA
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Hernández-Díazcouder A, Romero-Nava R, Del-Río-Navarro BE, Sánchez-Muñoz F, Guzmán-Martín CA, Reyes-Noriega N, Rodríguez-Cortés O, Leija-Martínez JJ, Vélez-Reséndiz JM, Villafaña S, Hong E, Huang F. The Roles of MicroRNAs in Asthma and Emerging Insights into the Effects of Vitamin D 3 Supplementation. Nutrients 2024; 16:341. [PMID: 38337625 PMCID: PMC10856766 DOI: 10.3390/nu16030341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Asthma is one of the most common chronic non-communicable diseases worldwide, characterized by variable airflow limitation secondary to airway narrowing, airway wall thickening, and increased mucus resulting from chronic inflammation and airway remodeling. Current epidemiological studies reported that hypovitaminosis D is frequent in patients with asthma and is associated with worsening the disease and that supplementation with vitamin D3 improves asthma symptoms. However, despite several advances in the field, the molecular mechanisms of asthma have yet to be comprehensively understood. MicroRNAs play an important role in controlling several biological processes and their deregulation is implicated in diverse diseases, including asthma. Evidence supports that the dysregulation of miR-21, miR-27b, miR-145, miR-146a, and miR-155 leads to disbalance of Th1/Th2 cells, inflammation, and airway remodeling, resulting in exacerbation of asthma. This review addresses how these molecular mechanisms explain the development of asthma and its exacerbation and how vitamin D3 may modulate these microRNAs to improve asthma symptoms.
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- Adrián Hernández-Díazcouder
- Laboratorio de Investigación de Obesidad y Asma, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Ciudad de Mexico 06720, Mexico; (A.H.-D.); (N.R.-N.)
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Especialidades “Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Gutiérrez”, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Bioquímica, Ciudad de Mexico 06720, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Señalización Intracelular, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico; (R.R.-N.); (S.V.)
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- Servicio de Alergia e Inmunología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Ciudad de Mexico 06720, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de Mexico 14080, Mexico; (F.S.-M.); (C.A.G.-M.)
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de Mexico 14080, Mexico; (F.S.-M.); (C.A.G.-M.)
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- Laboratorio de Investigación de Obesidad y Asma, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Ciudad de Mexico 06720, Mexico; (A.H.-D.); (N.R.-N.)
- Servicio de Alergia e Inmunología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Ciudad de Mexico 06720, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Inflamación y Obesidad, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico;
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78290, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio Multidisciplinario de Nanomedicina y de Farmacología Cardiovascular, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Señalización Intracelular, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 11340, Mexico; (R.R.-N.); (S.V.)
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- Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 14330, Mexico;
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- Laboratorio de Investigación de Obesidad y Asma, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Ciudad de Mexico 06720, Mexico; (A.H.-D.); (N.R.-N.)
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Mijač S, Banić I, Genc AM, Lipej M, Turkalj M. The Effects of Environmental Exposure on Epigenetic Modifications in Allergic Diseases. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2024; 60:110. [PMID: 38256371 PMCID: PMC10820670 DOI: 10.3390/medicina60010110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Allergic diseases are one of the most common chronic conditions and their prevalence is on the rise. Environmental exposure, primarily prenatal and early life influences, affect the risk for the development and specific phenotypes of allergic diseases via epigenetic mechanisms. Exposure to pollutants, microorganisms and parasites, tobacco smoke and certain aspects of diet are known to drive epigenetic changes that are essential for immune regulation (e.g., the shift toward T helper 2-Th2 cell polarization and decrease in regulatory T-cell (Treg) differentiation). DNA methylation and histone modifications can modify immune programming related to either pro-allergic interleukin 4 (IL-4), interleukin 13 (IL-13) or counter-regulatory interferon γ (IFN-γ) production. Differential expression of small non-coding RNAs has also been linked to the risk for allergic diseases and associated with air pollution. Certain exposures and associated epigenetic mechanisms play a role in the susceptibility to allergic conditions and specific clinical manifestations of the disease, while others are thought to have a protective role against the development of allergic diseases, such as maternal and early postnatal microbial diversity, maternal helminth infections and dietary supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin D. Epigenetic mechanisms are also known to be involved in mediating the response to common treatment in allergic diseases, for example, changes in histone acetylation of proinflammatory genes and in the expression of certain microRNAs are associated with the response to inhaled corticosteroids in asthma. Gaining better insight into the epigenetic regulation of allergic diseases may ultimately lead to significant improvements in the management of these conditions, earlier and more precise diagnostics, optimization of current treatment regimes, and the implementation of novel therapeutic options and prevention strategies in the near future.
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- Sandra Mijač
- Department of Medical Research, Srebrnjak Children’s Hospital, Srebrnjak 100, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (S.M.); (A.-M.G.)
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- Department of Medical Research, Srebrnjak Children’s Hospital, Srebrnjak 100, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (S.M.); (A.-M.G.)
- Department of Innovative Diagnostics, Srebrnjak Children’s Hospital, Srebrnjak 100, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Medical Research, Srebrnjak Children’s Hospital, Srebrnjak 100, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (S.M.); (A.-M.G.)
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- IT Department, Srebrnjak Children’s Hospital, Srebrnjak 100, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology, Srebrnjak Children’s Hospital, Srebrnjak 100, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
- Faculty of Medicine, J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, J. Huttlera 4, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Li W, Long C, Fan T, Anneser E, Chien J, Goodman JE. Gas cooking and respiratory outcomes in children: A systematic review. GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2023; 5:100107. [PMID: 37638371 PMCID: PMC10446006 DOI: 10.1016/j.gloepi.2023.100107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023] Open
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The most recent meta-analysis of gas cooking and respiratory outcomes in children was conducted by Lin et al. [93] in 2013. Since then, a number of epidemiology studies have been published on this topic. We conducted the first systematic review of this epidemiology literature that includes an in-depth evaluation of study heterogeneity and study quality, neither of which was systematically evaluated in earlier reviews. We reviewed a total of 66 relevant studies, including those in the Lin et al. [93] meta-analysis. Most of the studies are cross-sectional by design, precluding causal inference. Only a few are cohort studies that could establish temporality and they have largely reported null results. There is large variability across studies in terms of study region, age of children, gas cooking exposure definition, and asthma or wheeze outcome definition, precluding clear interpretations of meta-analysis estimates such as those reported in Lin et al. [93]. Further, our systematic study quality evaluation reveals that a large proportion of the studies to date are subject to multiple sources of bias and inaccuracy, primarily due to self-reported gas cooking exposure or respiratory outcomes, insufficient adjustment for key confounders (e.g., environmental tobacco smoke, family history of asthma or allergies, socioeconomic status or home environment), and unestablished temporality. We conclude that the epidemiology literature is limited by high heterogeneity and low study quality and, therefore, it does not provide sufficient evidence regarding causal relationships between gas cooking or indoor NO2 and asthma or wheeze. We caution against over-interpreting the quantitative evidence synthesis estimates from meta-analyses of these studies.
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- Wenchao Li
- Gradient, One Beacon St., 17 Floor, Boston, MA 02108, United States of America
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- Gradient, One Beacon St., 17 Floor, Boston, MA 02108, United States of America
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- Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, United States of America
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- Gradient, One Beacon St., 17 Floor, Boston, MA 02108, United States of America
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- Gradient, One Beacon St., 17 Floor, Boston, MA 02108, United States of America
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- Gradient, One Beacon St., 17 Floor, Boston, MA 02108, United States of America
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Danesh Yazdi M, Nassan FL, Kosheleva A, Wang C, Xu Z, Di Q, Requia WJ, Comfort NT, Wu H, Laurent LC, DeHoff P, Vokonas P, Baccarelli AA, Schwartz JD. Intermediate and long-term exposure to air pollution and temperature and the extracellular microRNA profile of participants in the normative aging study (NAS). ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 229:115949. [PMID: 37084943 PMCID: PMC10335853 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The molecular effects of intermediate and long-term exposure to air pollution and temperature, such as those on extracellular microRNA (ex-miRNA) are not well understood but may have clinical consequences. OBJECTIVES To assess the association between exposure to ambient air pollution and temperature and ex-miRNA profiles. METHODS Our study population consisted of 734 participants in the Normative Aging Study (NAS) between 1999 and 2015. We used high-resolution models to estimate four-week, eight-week, twelve-week, six-month, and one-year moving averages of PM2.5, O3, NO2, and ambient temperature based on geo-coded residential addresses. The outcome of interest was the extracellular microRNA (ex-miRNA) profile of each participant over time. We used a longitudinal quantile regression approach to estimate the association between the exposures and each ex-miRNA. Results were corrected for multiple comparisons and ex-miRNAs that were still significantly associated with the exposures were further analyzed using KEGG pathway analysis and Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. RESULTS We found 151 significant associations between levels of PM2.5, O3, NO2, and ambient temperature and 82 unique ex-miRNAs across multiple quantiles. Most of the significant results were associations with intermediate-term exposure to O3, long-term exposure to PM2.5, and both intermediate and long-term exposure to ambient temperature. The exposures were most often associated with the 75th and 90th percentile of the outcomes. Pathway analyses of significant ex-miRNAs revealed their involvement in biological pathways involving cell function and communication as well as clinical diseases such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and neurological disease. CONCLUSION Our results show that intermediate and long-term exposure to all our exposures of interest were associated with changes in the ex-miRNA profile of study participants. Further studies on environmental risk factors and ex-miRNAs are warranted.
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- Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi
- Program in Public Health, Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Biogen Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis and Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Policy and Government, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Boston University Chobanian and Avidisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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The Potential Role of Serum and Exhaled Breath Condensate miRNAs in Diagnosis and Predicting Exacerbations in Pediatric Asthma. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11030763. [PMID: 36979742 PMCID: PMC10045893 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11030763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Asthma is the most common chronic disease of the respiratory system in children and the number of new cases is constantly increasing. It is characterized by dyspnea, wheezing, tightness in the chest, or coughing. Due to diagnostic difficulties, disease monitoring, and the selection of safe and effective drugs, it has been shown that among the youngest patients, miRNAs fulfilling the above roles can be successfully used in common clinical practice. These biomolecules, by regulating the expression of the body’s genes, influence various biological processes underlying the pathogenesis of asthma, such as the inflammatory process, remodeling, and intensification of airway obstruction. They can be detected in blood serum and in exhaled breath condensate (EBC). Among children, common factors responsible for the onset or exacerbation of asthma, such as infections, allergens, air pollution, or tobacco smoke present in the home environment, cause a change the concentration of miRNAs in the body. This is related to their significant impact on the modulation of the disease process. In the following paper, we review the latest knowledge on miRNAs and their use, especially as diagnostic markers in assessing asthma exacerbation, with particular emphasis on the pediatric population.
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Aghaei-Zarch SM, Alipourfard I, Rasoulzadeh H, Najafi S, Aghaei-Zarch F, Partov S, Movafagh A, Jahanara A, Toolabi A, Sheikhmohammadi A, Pour NN, Neghad SK, Ashrafi-Asgarabad A. Non-coding RNAs: An emerging player in particulate matter 2.5-mediated toxicity. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 235:123790. [PMID: 36822288 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Exposure to air pollution has been connected to around seven million early deaths annually and also contributing to higher than 3 % of disability-adjusted lost life years. Particulate matters (PM) are among the key pollutants that directly discharged or formed due to atmospheric chemical interactions. Among these matters, due of its large surface area, PM2.5 may absorb a different harmful and toxic substances. One of the outcomes of such environmental disturbance is oxidative stress which affects cellular processes including apoptosis, inflammation, and epithelial mesenchymal transition. Non-coding RNAs (ncRNA) such as, miRNAs, lncRNAs, and circRNAs are classified as non-protein coding RNA's. Over the past few years these small molecules have been gaining so much attention since they participate in variety of physiological and pathological processes and their expression change during disease periods. Regarding epigenetic properties, ncRNAs play an important function in organism's response to environmental stimulus. In this manner, it was revealed that exposure to PM2.5 may cause epigenetic reprogramming, such as, ncRNAs signature's alteration, which can be effective concerning pathophysiology state. In this review, we describe PM2.5 impact on ncRNAs and excavate its roles in toxicity caused by PM2.5.
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- Seyed Mohsen Aghaei-Zarch
- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Neonatology, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
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- Environmental Health Research Center, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Khoy University of Medical Sciences, Khoy, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran
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Chen Z, Tang X, Xu C, Wang C, Ling L. Exploring factors jointly associated with recurrent relapse and dropout of methadone maintenance treatment clients in Guangdong, China: A retrospective cohort study. Drug Alcohol Depend 2023; 243:109739. [PMID: 36535097 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) may experience multiple relapses, which may lead to dropout. However, previous studies mostly only explored the influencing factors of relapse or dropout separately. In this study, we investigated the influencing factors jointly associated with both recurrent relapse and dropout. METHODS This study was conducted in 16 MMT clinics in Guangdong, China. Data on the clients' demographic characteristics; drug-related behavior; HIV, HCV, and urine morphine test results; and daily methadone doses were collected. The outcomes were time to recurrent relapse and time to dropout. A joint frailty model was used to explore factors jointly associated with recurrent relapse and dropout. The hazard ratios (HRs) of the covariates in the multivariable model were adjusted, with HR > 1 indicating a faster time to recurrent relapse and dropout. RESULTS Among 1539 clients, 39.5% had ≥ 2 relapse events, and 90.8% of the clients dropped out. A high attendance rate was protective for recurrent relapse (HR50-80%=0.63, 95% CI: 0.51, 0.79; HR>80%=0.35, 95% CI: 0.28, 0.44) and dropout (HR50-80%=0.56, 95% CI: 0.47, 0.68; HR>80%=0.27, 95% CI: 0.23, 0.33). Being married (HR=0.80, 95% CI: 0.67, 0.96), having a fair relationship with family (HR=0.79, 95% CI: 0.67, 0.93) and drug injection (HR=0.80, 95% CI: 0.67, 0.96) were also protective for recurrent relapse. Female (HR=0.64, 95% CI: 0.50, 0.82) and a high methadone dose (≥60 ml/day; HR=0.79, 95% CI: 0.65, 0.96) were protective for dropout, and a longer traveling time to the clinic (>60 min; HR=1.59, 95% CI: 1.20, 2.10) was associated with an increased risk of dropout. CONCLUSIONS It is common for clients to experience recurrent relapse and dropout. The findings suggest that MMT clinics should provide holistic interventions and appropriate methadone doses for clients to improve treatment compliance.
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- Zouxiang Chen
- Department of Medical Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120 , PR China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120 , PR China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120 , PR China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120 , PR China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120 , PR China; Clinical Research Design Division, Clinical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
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Liu P, Quan X, Zhang Q, Chen Y, Wang X, Xu C, Li N. Multi-omics reveals the mechanisms of DEHP driven pulmonary toxicity in ovalbumin-sensitized mice. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 249:114355. [PMID: 36508822 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The plasticizer di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is considered a risk factor for allergic diseases and has attracted public attention for its adverse effects on health. However, respiratory adverse effects after DEHP exposure in food allergies have rarely been reported. MiRNAs are considered to be key regulators in the complex interrelationships between the host and microbiome and may be a potential factor involved in DEHP-induced pulmonary toxicity. To investigate the adverse effects of DEHP on the lung during sensitization, we established an ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized mouse model exposed to DEHP and performed 16S rDNA gene sequencing, miRNA sequencing, and correlation analysis. Our results showed that DEHP aggravated the immune disorder in OVA-sensitized mice, which was mainly characterized by an increase in the proportion of Th2 lymphocytes, and further enhanced OVA-induced airway inflammation without promoting pulmonary fibrosis. Compared with the OVA group, DEHP interfered with the lung microbial community, making Proteobacteria the dominant phylum, while Bacteroidetes were significantly reduced. Differentially expressed miRNAs were enriched in the PI3K/AKT pathway, which was closely related to immune function and airway inflammation. The expression of miR-146b-5p was elevated in the DEHP group, which was positively correlated with the proportion of Th2 cells and significantly negatively correlated with the abundance of Bacteroidetes. The results indicate that DEHP may interfere with the expression of miR-146b-5p, affect the composition of the lung microbiota, induce an imbalance in T cells, and lead to immune disorders and airway inflammation. The current study uses multi-omics to reveal the potential link between the plasticizer DEHP and allergic diseases and provides new insights into the ecotoxicology of environmental exposures to DEHP.
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- Ping Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, NHC Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, School of Tropical Medicine and The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
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Schrott R, Song A, Ladd-Acosta C. Epigenetics as a Biomarker for Early-Life Environmental Exposure. Curr Environ Health Rep 2022; 9:604-624. [PMID: 35907133 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-022-00373-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW There is interest in evaluating the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) which emphasizes the role of prenatal and early-life environments on non-communicable health outcomes throughout the life course. The ability to rigorously assess and identify early-life risk factors for later health outcomes, including those with childhood onset, in large population samples is often limited due to measurement challenges such as impractical costs associated with prospective studies with a long follow-up duration, short half-lives for some environmental toxicants, and lack of biomarkers that capture inter-individual differences in biologic response to external environments. RECENT FINDINGS Epigenomic patterns, and DNA methylation in particular, have emerged as a potential objective biomarker to address some of these study design and exposure measurement challenges. In this article, we summarize the literature to date on epigenetic changes associated with specific prenatal and early-life exposure domains as well as exposure mixtures in human observational studies and their biomarker potential. Additionally, we highlight evidence for other types of epigenetic patterns to serve as exposure biomarkers. Evidence strongly supports epigenomic biomarkers of exposure that are detectable across the lifespan and across a range of exposure domains. Current and future areas of research in this field seek to expand these lines of evidence to other environmental exposures, to determine their specificity, and to develop predictive algorithms and methylation scores that can be used to evaluate early-life risk factors for health outcomes across the life span.
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- Rose Schrott
- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
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Kyyaly MA, Vorobeva EV, Kothalawala DM, Fong WCG, He P, Sones CL, Al-Zahrani M, Sanchez-Elsner T, Arshad SH, Kurukulaaratchy RJ. MicroRNAs: A Promising Tool for Asthma Diagnosis and Severity Assessment. A Systematic Review. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12040543. [PMID: 35455659 PMCID: PMC9030707 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12040543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-coding RNAs (Ribonucleic acids) with regulatory functions that could prove useful as biomarkers for asthma diagnosis and asthma severity-risk stratification. The objective of this systematic review is to identify panels of miRNAs that can be used to support asthma diagnosis and severity-risk assessment. Three databases (Medline, Embase, and SCOPUS) were searched up to 15 September 2020 to identify studies reporting differential expression of specific miRNAs in the tissues of adults and children with asthma. Studies reporting miRNAs associations in animal models that were also studied in humans were included in this review. We identified 75 studies that met our search criteria. Of these, 66 studies reported more than 200 miRNAs that are differentially expressed in asthma patients when compared to non-asthmatic controls. In addition, 16 studies reported 17 miRNAs that are differentially expressed with differences in asthma severity. We were able to construct two panels of miRNAs that are expressed in blood and can serve as core panels to further investigate the practicality and efficiency of using miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers for asthma diagnosis and severity-risk assessment, respectively.
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- Mohammed Aref Kyyaly
- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; (M.A.K.); (E.V.V.); (W.C.G.F.); (M.A.-Z.); (T.S.-E.); (S.H.A.)
- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight PO30 5TG, UK
- Biomedical Science, Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, Solent University Southampton, Southampton SO14 0YN, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; (M.A.K.); (E.V.V.); (W.C.G.F.); (M.A.-Z.); (T.S.-E.); (S.H.A.)
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- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
- Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; (M.A.K.); (E.V.V.); (W.C.G.F.); (M.A.-Z.); (T.S.-E.); (S.H.A.)
- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight PO30 5TG, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
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- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; (P.H.); (C.L.S.)
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- Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; (P.H.); (C.L.S.)
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; (M.A.K.); (E.V.V.); (W.C.G.F.); (M.A.-Z.); (T.S.-E.); (S.H.A.)
- Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al-Baha University, Al Baha 65731, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; (M.A.K.); (E.V.V.); (W.C.G.F.); (M.A.-Z.); (T.S.-E.); (S.H.A.)
- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight PO30 5TG, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; (M.A.K.); (E.V.V.); (W.C.G.F.); (M.A.-Z.); (T.S.-E.); (S.H.A.)
- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight PO30 5TG, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
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- Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; (M.A.K.); (E.V.V.); (W.C.G.F.); (M.A.-Z.); (T.S.-E.); (S.H.A.)
- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight PO30 5TG, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-023-8120-5232
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Role of Epigenetics in the Pathogenesis, Treatment, Prediction, and Cellular Transformation of Asthma. Mediators Inflamm 2021; 2021:9412929. [PMID: 34566492 PMCID: PMC8457970 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9412929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Asthma is a mysterious disease with heterogeneity in etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical phenotypes. Although ongoing studies have provided a better understanding of asthma, its natural history, progression, pathogenesis, diversified phenotypes, and even the exact epigenetic linkage between childhood asthma and adult-onset/old age asthma remain elusive in many aspects. Asthma heritability has been established through genetic studies, but genetics is not the only influencing factor in asthma. The increasing incidence and some unsolved queries suggest that there may be other elements related to asthma heredity. Epigenetic mechanisms link genetic and environmental factors with developmental trajectories in asthma. This review provides an overview of asthma epigenetics and its components, including several epigenetic studies on asthma, and discusses the epigenetic linkage between childhood asthma and adult-onset/old age asthma. Studies involving asthma epigenetics present valuable novel approaches to solve issues related to asthma. Asthma epigenetic research guides us towards gene therapy and personalized T cell therapy, directs the discovery of new therapeutic agents, predicts long-term outcomes in severe cases, and is also involved in the cellular transformation of childhood asthma to adult-onset/old age asthma.
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Weidner J, Bartel S, Kılıç A, Zissler UM, Renz H, Schwarze J, Schmidt‐Weber CB, Maes T, Rebane A, Krauss‐Etschmann S, Rådinger M. Spotlight on microRNAs in allergy and asthma. Allergy 2021; 76:1661-1678. [PMID: 33128813 PMCID: PMC8246745 DOI: 10.1111/all.14646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In past 10 years, microRNAs (miRNAs) have gained scientific attention due to their importance in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases and their potential as biomarkers in liquid biopsies. They act as master post‐transcriptional regulators that control most cellular processes. As one miRNA can target several mRNAs, often within the same pathway, dysregulated expression of miRNAs may alter particular cellular responses and contribute, or lead, to the development of various diseases. In this review, we give an overview of the current research on miRNAs in allergic diseases, including atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. Specifically, we discuss how individual miRNAs function in the regulation of immune responses in epithelial cells and specialized immune cells in response to different environmental factors and respiratory viruses. In addition, we review insights obtained from experiments with murine models of allergic airway and skin inflammation and offer an overview of studies focusing on miRNA discovery using profiling techniques and bioinformatic modeling of the network effect of multiple miRNAs. In conclusion, we highlight the importance of research into miRNA function in allergy and asthma to improve our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of this heterogeneous group of diseases.
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- Julie Weidner
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition Krefting Research Centre Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Medical Biology GRIAC Research Institute University Medical Center Groningen University of Groningen Groningen The Netherlands
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston MA USA
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- Center for Allergy and Environment (ZAUM) Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Center MunichGerman Research Center for Environmental Health Munich Germany
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- Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin und Pathobiochemie Philipps University of Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Centre for Inflammation Research The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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- Center for Allergy and Environment (ZAUM) Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Center MunichGerman Research Center for Environmental Health Munich Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine University of Tartu Tartu Estonia
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- Research Center Borstel Borstel Germany
- Institute of Experimental Medicine Christian‐Albrechts University Kiel Kiel Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition Krefting Research Centre Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden
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Lee W, Ku SK, Kim TI, Kim EN, Park EK, Jeong GS, Bae JS. Inhibitory effects of cudratricusxanthone O on particulate matter-induced pulmonary injury. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2021; 31:271-284. [PMID: 31407590 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1652252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm, is the primary air pollutant that plays the key role for lung injury resulted from the loss of vascular barrier integrity. Cudratricusxanthone O (CTXO) is a novel xanthone compound isolated from the root of Cudrania tricuspidata Bureau. Here, we investigated the beneficial effects of CTXO against PM-induced lung endothelial cell (EC) barrier disruption and pulmonary inflammation. Permeability, leukocyte migration, activation of proinflammatory proteins, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and histology were examined in PM2.5-treated ECs and mice. CTXO significantly scavenged PM2.5-induced ROS and inhibited the ROS-induced activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Concurrently, CTXO activated Akt, which helped maintain endothelial integrity. Furthermore, CTXO reduced vascular protein leakage, leukocyte infiltration, and proinflammatory cytokine release in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in PM-induced lung tissues. These results indicated that CTXO may exhibit protective effects against PM-induced inflammatory lung injury and vascular hyperpermeability.
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- Wonhwa Lee
- Aging Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) , Deajeon, Republic of Korea
- College of Pharmacy, CMRI, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Multi-Omics based Creative Drug Research Team, Kyungpook National University , Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Histology and Anatomy, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University , Gyeongsan-si, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University , Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Korean Medicine (KM) Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine , Dong-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University , Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University , Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Keimyung University , Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, CMRI, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Multi-Omics based Creative Drug Research Team, Kyungpook National University , Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Zhang Y, Wei J, Shi Y, Quan C, Ho HC, Song Y, Zhang L. Early-life exposure to submicron particulate air pollution in relation to asthma development in Chinese preschool children. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 148:771-782.e12. [PMID: 33684436 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Emerging research suggested an association of early-life particulate air pollution exposure with development of asthma in childhood. However, the potentially differential effects of submicron particulate matter (PM; PM with aerodynamic diameter ≤1 μm [PM1]) remain largely unknown. OBJECTIVE This study primarily aimed to investigate associations of childhood asthma and wheezing with in utero and first-year exposures to size-specific particles. METHODS We conducted a large cross-sectional survey among 5788 preschool children aged 3 to 5 years in central China. In utero and first-year exposures to ambient PM1, PM with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm, and PM with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 μm at 1 × 1-km resolution were assessed using machine learning-based spatiotemporal models. A time-to-event analysis was performed to examine associations between residential PM exposures and childhood onset of asthma and wheezing. RESULTS Early-life size-specific PM exposures, particularly during pregnancy, were significantly associated with increased risk of asthma, whereas no evident PM-wheezing associations were observed. Each 10-μg/m3 increase in in utero and first-year PM1 exposure was accordingly associated with an asthma's hazard ratio in childhood of 1.618 (95% CI, 1.159-2.258; P = .005) and 1.543 (0.822-2.896; P = .177). Subgroup analyses suggest that short breast-feeding duration may aggravate PM-associated risk of childhood asthma. Each 10-μg/m3 increase in in utero exposure to PM1, for instance, was associated with a hazard ratio of 2.260 (1.393-3.666) among children with 0 to 5 months' breast-feeding and 1.156 (0.721-1.853) among those longer breast-fed. CONCLUSIONS Our study added comparative evidence for increased risk of childhood asthma in relation to early-life PM exposures, highlighting stronger associations with ambient PM1 than with PM with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm and PM with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 10 μm.
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- Yunquan Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Iowa Technology Institute, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Department of Environmental Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Department of Environmental Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; Smart Cities Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Department of Environmental Hygiene and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Sima M, Rossnerova A, Simova Z, Rossner P. The Impact of Air Pollution Exposure on the MicroRNA Machinery and Lung Cancer Development. J Pers Med 2021; 11:60. [PMID: 33477935 PMCID: PMC7833364 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11010060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Small non-coding RNA molecules (miRNAs) play an important role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. As these molecules have been repeatedly implicated in human cancers, they have been suggested as biomarkers of the disease. Additionally, miRNA levels have been shown to be affected by environmental pollutants, including airborne contaminants. In this review, we searched the current literature for miRNAs involved in lung cancer, as well as miRNAs deregulated as a result of exposure to air pollutants. We then performed a synthesis of the data and identified those molecules commonly deregulated under both conditions. We detected a total of 25 miRNAs meeting the criteria, among them, miR-222, miR-21, miR-126-3p, miR-155 and miR-425 being the most prominent. We propose these miRNAs as biomarkers of choice for the identification of human populations exposed to air pollution with a significant risk of developing lung cancer.
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- Michal Sima
- Department of Nanotoxicology and Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine CAS, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.S.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology and Epigenetics, Institute of Experimental Medicine CAS, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Nanotoxicology and Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine CAS, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.S.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Nanotoxicology and Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine CAS, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.S.); (Z.S.)
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Cañas JA, Rodrigo-Muñoz JM, Gil-Martínez M, Sastre B, del Pozo V. Exosomes: A Key Piece in Asthmatic Inflammation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:963. [PMID: 33478047 PMCID: PMC7835850 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that has an important inflammatory component. Multiple cells are implicated in asthma pathogenesis (lymphocytes, eosinophils, mast cells, basophils, neutrophils), releasing a wide variety of cytokines. These cells can exert their inflammatory functions throughout extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are small vesicles released by donor cells into the extracellular microenvironment that can be taken up by recipient cells. Depending on their size, EVs can be classified as microvesicles, exosomes, or apoptotic bodies. EVs are heterogeneous spherical structures secreted by almost all cell types. One of their main functions is to act as transporters of a wide range of molecules, such as proteins, lipids, and microRNAs (miRNAs), which are single-stranded RNAs of approximately 22 nucleotides in length. Therefore, exosomes could influence several physiological and pathological processes, including those involved in asthma. They can be detected in multiple cell types and biofluids, providing a wealth of information about the processes that take account in a pathological scenario. This review thus summarizes the most recent insights concerning the role of exosomes from different sources (several cell populations and biofluids) in one of the most prevalent respiratory diseases, asthma.
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- José A. Cañas
- Immunoallergy Laboratory, Immunology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Avenida Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.A.C.); (J.M.R.-M.); (M.G.-M.)
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Av. de Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Immunoallergy Laboratory, Immunology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Avenida Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.A.C.); (J.M.R.-M.); (M.G.-M.)
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Av. de Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Immunoallergy Laboratory, Immunology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Avenida Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.A.C.); (J.M.R.-M.); (M.G.-M.)
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- Immunoallergy Laboratory, Immunology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Avenida Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.A.C.); (J.M.R.-M.); (M.G.-M.)
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Av. de Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Immunoallergy Laboratory, Immunology Department, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Fundación Jiménez Díaz (IIS-FJD), Avenida Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain; (J.A.C.); (J.M.R.-M.); (M.G.-M.)
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Av. de Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Xu L, Yi M, Tan Y, Yi Z, Zhang Y. A comprehensive analysis of microRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers for asthma. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2020; 14:1753466620981863. [PMID: 33357010 PMCID: PMC7768876 DOI: 10.1177/1753466620981863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background: It is unclear whether microRNAs could be a potential diagnostic biomarker for asthma or not. The objective of this study is to figure out the diagnostic value of microRNAs in asthma. Methods: Literature retrieval, screening of publications, specific data extraction, and quality evaluation were conducted according to the standard criteria. Stata 14.0 software was used to analyze the diagnostic value of microRNA for asthma, including the combined sensitivity (Sen), specificity (Spe), the area under the curve (AUC), positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR). Results: A total of 72 studies, containing 4143 cases and 2188 controls, were included for this comprehensive analysis. None of the included publications were rated low in quality. We summarized that, compared with controls, more than 100 miRNAs were reported differently expressed in asthma, although the expression trends were inconsistent. Besides, there were five studies among these 72 articles that applied the diagnostic evaluation of microRNAs in asthma. We found that the pooled Sen, Spe, and AUC for the combination of miR-185-5p, miR-155, let-7a, miR-21, miR-320a, miR-1246, miR-144-5p, and miR-1165-3p in asthma were 0.87 (95%CI: 0.72–0.95), 0.84 (95%CI: 0.74–0.91), and 0.93 (95%CI: 0.89–0.94) individually, and the PLR, NLR, and DOR were 5.5 (95%CI: 3.1–9.7), 0.15 (95%CI: 0.07–0.36), and 35 (95%CI: 10–127) in asthma, respectively. In terms of subgroup analyses, we found that the Sen for these combination miRNAs from serum was higher than that in plasma, while the Spe in plasma worked better than that in serum. Furthermore, compared with children, the combination of above miRNAs from adults had higher Spe and similar Sen. Conclusions: From our analysis, the combination of miR-185-5p, miR-155, let-7a, miR-21, miR-320a, miR-1246, miR-144-5p, and miR-1165-3p from peripheral blood could potentially act as a diagnostic biomarker for asthma. The reviews of this paper are available via the supplemental material section.
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- Li Xu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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Time Series Analysis of Climate and Air Pollution Factors Associated with Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Concentration in Japan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17249507. [PMID: 33353021 PMCID: PMC7767269 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17249507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is an air pollutant discharged from combustion of human activities. Nitrous acid (HONO), measured as NO2, is thought to impact respiratory function more than NO2. HONO and NO2 have an equilibrium relationship, and their reaction is affected by climate conditions. This study was conducted to discuss the extent of HONO contained in NO2, depending on the level of urbanization. Whether climate conditions that promote HONO production enhanced the level of NO2 measured was investigated using time series analysis. Climate and outdoor air pollution data measured in April 2009-March 2017 in urban (Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi) and rural (Yamanashi) areas in Japan were used for the analysis. Air temperature had a trend of negative associations with NO2, which might indicate the decomposition of HONO in the equilibrium between HONO and NO2. The associations of relative humidity with NO2 did not have consistent trends by prefecture: humidity only in Yamanashi was positively associated with NO2. In high relative humidity conditions, the equilibrium goes towards HONO production, which was observed in Yamanashi, suggesting the proportion of HONO in NO2 might be low/high in urban/rural areas.
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Liu W, Zhou Y, Qin Y, Li Y, Yu L, Li R, Chen Y, Xu Y. Sex-specific effects of PM 2.5 maternal exposure on offspring's serum lipoproteins and gut microbiota. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 739:139982. [PMID: 32544691 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which is known to impact public health, has received widespread attention recently. However, the long-term impact of maternal PM2.5 exposure remains unclear. To illuminate whether maternal PM2.5 exposure can affect serum lipoproteins and intestinal flora of offspring, mice received PM2.5 by intratracheal instillation during gestation and lactation. On postnatal day (PND) 35, serum lipoproteins of male and female pups were measured. Additionally, gut microbiota of offspring on PND 3, 10, 21 and 35 were measured by 16S rDNA sequencing of the colon contents. A higher serum triglyceride (TG) concentration in male offspring was observed in the exposed PM2.5 group (p < 0.05) compared with the control group, while there was no significant difference in lipoproteins for female offspring. On PND 35, Bacteroides, Desulfovibrio, and Anaerotruncus were enriched in the male offspring of the PM2.5-exposed group, and the control group had an increased abundance of Streptococcus. However, for female offspring on PND35, Clostridium XI was found to be enriched in the control group. A positive correlation between Bacteroides and serum TG concentration (r = 0.47, p = 0.02) was determined by Spearman's correlation analysis. These results suggest that serum TG and gut microbiota of offspring could be influenced by maternal PM2.5 exposure in a sex-specific manner. Abnormal lipid metabolism might be relevant to the changes of gut microbiota.
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- Wei Liu
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment for Food Safety, Beijing 100083, China.
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Braun M, Klingelhöfer D, Oremek GM, Quarcoo D, Groneberg DA. Influence of Second-Hand Smoke and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Biomarkers, Genetics and Physiological Processes in Children-An Overview in Research Insights of the Last Few Years. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E3212. [PMID: 32380770 PMCID: PMC7246681 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Children are commonly exposed to second-hand smoke (SHS) in the domestic environment or inside vehicles of smokers. Unfortunately, prenatal tobacco smoke (PTS) exposure is still common, too. SHS is hazardous to the health of smokers and non-smokers, but especially to that of children. SHS and PTS increase the risk for children to develop cancers and can trigger or worsen asthma and allergies, modulate the immune status, and is harmful to lung, heart and blood vessels. Smoking during pregnancy can cause pregnancy complications and poor birth outcomes as well as changes in the development of the foetus. Lately, some of the molecular and genetic mechanisms that cause adverse health effects in children have been identified. In this review, some of the current insights are discussed. In this regard, it has been found in children that SHS and PTS exposure is associated with changes in levels of enzymes, hormones, and expression of genes, micro RNAs, and proteins. PTS and SHS exposure are major elicitors of mechanisms of oxidative stress. Genetic predisposition can compound the health effects of PTS and SHS exposure. Epigenetic effects might influence in utero gene expression and disease susceptibility. Hence, the limitation of domestic and public exposure to SHS as well as PTS exposure has to be in the focus of policymakers and the public in order to save the health of children at an early age. Global substantial smoke-free policies, health communication campaigns, and behavioural interventions are useful and should be mandatory.
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- Markus Braun
- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, D-60590 Frankfurt, Germany; (D.K.); (G.M.O.); (D.Q.); (D.A.G.)
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Chen H, Xu Y, Rappold A, Diaz-Sanchez D, Tong H. Effects of ambient ozone exposure on circulating extracellular vehicle microRNA levels in coronary artery disease patients. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2020; 83:351-362. [PMID: 32414303 PMCID: PMC7306136 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2020.1762814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Exposure to ambient air pollutants such as ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and rate of mortality, but the underlying biological mechanisms have yet to be described. Emerging evidence shows that extracellular vehicle (EV) microRNAs (miRNAs) may facilitate cell-to-cell and organ-to-organ communications and play a role in the air pollution-induced cardiovascular effects. This study aims to explore the association between air pollutant exposure and miRNA changes related to cardiovascular diseases. Using a panel study design, 14 participants with coronary artery diseases were enrolled in this study. Each participant had up to 10 clinical visits and their plasma samples were collected and measured for expression of miRNA-21 (miR-21), miR-126, miR-146, miR-150, and miR-155. Mixed effects models adjusted for temperature, humidity, and season were used to examine the association between miRNA levels and exposure to 8-hr O3 or 24-hr PM2.5 up to 4 days prior. Results demonstrated that miR-150 expression was positively associated with O3 exposure at 1-4 days lag and 5day moving average while miR-155 expression tracked with O3 exposure at lag 0. No significant association was found between miRNA expression and ambient PM2.5 at any time point. β-blocker and diabetic medication usage significantly modified the correlation between O3 exposure and miR-150 expression where the link was more prominent among non-users. In conclusion, evidence indicated an association between exposure to ambient O3 and circulating levels of EV miR-150 and miR-155 was observed. These findings pointed to a future research direction involving miRNA-mediated mechanisms of O3-induced cardiovascular effects.
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- Hao Chen
- Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education, 100 ORAU Way, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, 905 W. Main Street, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 104 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
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- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 104 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
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- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 104 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
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Cheng M, Wang B, Yang M, Ma J, Ye Z, Xie L, Zhou M, Chen W. microRNAs expression in relation to particulate matter exposure: A systematic review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 260:113961. [PMID: 32006883 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding RNAs with a post-transcriptional regulatory function on gene expression and cell processes, including proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation. In recent decades, miRNAs have attracted increasing interest to explore the role of epigenetics in response to air pollution. Air pollution, which always contains kinds of particulate matters, are able to reach respiratory tract and blood circulation and then causing epigenetics changes. In addition, extensive studies have illustrated that miRNAs serve as a bridge between particulate matter exposure and health-related effects, like inflammatory cytokines, blood pressure, vascular condition and lung function. The purpose of this review is to summarize the present knowledge about the expression of miRNAs in response to particulate matter exposure. Epidemiological and experimental studies were reviewed in two parts according to the size and source of particles. In this review, we also discussed various functions of the altered miRNAs and predicted potential biological mechanism participated in particulate matter-induced health effects. More rigorous studies are worth conducting to understand contribution of particulate matter on miRNAs alteration and the etiology between environmental exposure and disease development.
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- Man Cheng
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Ohyama M, Nakajima T, Minejima C, Azuma K, Oka K, Itano Y, Kudo S, Takenaka N. Association between indoor nitrous acid, outdoor nitrogen dioxide, and asthma attacks: results of a pilot study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2019; 29:632-642. [PMID: 30585082 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2018.1559924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The association between nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and asthma has been investigated. However, conventional NO2 assays measure nitrous acid (HONO) as NO2. In this pilot epidemiological observational study, we assessed exposure to indoor HONO and some air pollutants in pediatric asthma patients and examined possible association between exposure and asthma symptoms. Indoor HONO and nitric oxide (NO), which are primarily generated by the combustion of certain substances, were significantly associated with asthma attacks in 2010. In 2010, indoor HONO was closely correlated with indoor NO than with outdoor NO2. Conversely, in 2012, indoor HONO was closely correlated with outdoor NO2 and NO than with indoor NO2 and NO. Outdoor NO2 was significantly associated with asthma attacks in 2012. Our results highlight the need for further epidemiological studies of the association between indoor HONO and asthma symptoms using multivariate analyses to examine the role of NO2 in asthma symptoms. Abbreviations: CXCL1: the chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1; EP: the entire study period; FP: the first half of study period; HONO: nitrous acid; NO: nitric oxide; NO2: nitrogen dioxide; OH radical: hydroxyl radical; SP: the second half of study period; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; US EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency; WHO: World Health Organization.
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- Masayuki Ohyama
- Department of Environmental Health, Osaka Institute of Public Health , Osaka , Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health, Osaka Institute of Public Health , Osaka , Japan
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- Department of Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University , Mitaka , Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Behavioural Science, Faculty of medicine Kindai University , Osaka-sayama , Japan
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- Department of Research, Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural Government , Osaka , Japan
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- Osaka City Research Center of Environmental Science , Osaka , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University , Sakai , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University , Sakai , Japan
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Zielinska MA, Hamulka J. Protective Effect of Breastfeeding on the Adverse Health Effects Induced by Air Pollution: Current Evidence and Possible Mechanisms. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E4181. [PMID: 31671856 PMCID: PMC6862650 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16214181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Air pollution is a major social, economic, and health problem around the world. Children are particularly susceptible to the negative effects of air pollution due to their immaturity and excessive growth and development. The aims of this narrative review were to: (1) summarize evidence about the protective effects of breastfeeding on the adverse health effects of air pollution exposure, (2) define and describe the potential mechanisms underlying the protective effects of breastfeeding, and (3) examine the potential effects of air pollution on breastmilk composition and lactation. A literature search was conducted using electronic databases. Existing evidence suggests that breastfeeding has a protective effect on adverse outcomes of indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure in respiratory (infections, lung function, asthma symptoms) and immune (allergic, nervous and cardiovascular) systems, as well as under-five mortality in both developing and developed countries. However, some studies reported no protective effect of breastfeeding or even negative effects of breastfeeding for under-five mortality. Several possible mechanisms of the breastfeeding protective effect were proposed, including the beneficial influence of breastfeeding on immune, respiratory, and nervous systems, which are related to the immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and neuroprotective properties of breastmilk. Breastmilk components responsible for its protective effect against air pollutants exposure may be long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC PUFA), antioxidant vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids, immunoglobins, and cytokines, some of which have concentrations that are diet-dependent. However, maternal exposure to air pollution is related to increased breastmilk concentrations of pollutants (e.g., Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or heavy metals in particulate matter (PM)). Nonetheless, environmental studies have confirmed that breastmilk's protective effects outweigh its potential health risk to the infant. Mothers should be encouraged and supported to breastfeed their infants due to its unique health benefits, as well as its limited ecological footprint, which is associated with decreased waste production and the emission of pollutants.
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- Monika A Zielinska
- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 159C Nowoursynowska Street, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
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