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Hilly JJ, Singh KR, Jagals P, Mani FS, Turagabeci A, Ashworth M, Mataki M, Morawska L, Knibbs LD, Stuetz RM, Dansie AP. Review of scientific research on air quality and environmental health risk and impact for PICTS. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 942:173628. [PMID: 38848924 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
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Air quality (AQ) significantly impacts human health, influenced by both natural phenomena and human activities. In 2021, heightened awareness of AQ's health impacts prompted the revision of the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, advocating for stricter pollution standards. However, research on AQ has predominantly focused on high-income countries and densely populated cities, neglecting low- and middle-income countries, particularly Pacific Island Countries, Territories, and States (PICTS). This systematic review compiles existing peer-reviewed literature on AQ research in PICTS to assess the current state of knowledge and emphasize the need for further investigation. A systematic literature search yielded 40 papers from databases including Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase. Among the 26 PICTS, only 6 (Hawai'i, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Republic of Marshall Islands, and Pacific) have been subject to AQ-related research, with 4 considering the World Health Organization (WHO) parameters and 26 addressing non-WHO parameters. Analysis reveals AQ parameters often exceed 2021 WHO guidelines for PM2.5, PM10, SO2, and CO, raising concerns among regional governments. Studies primarily focused on urban, agricultural, rural, and open ocean areas, with 15 based on primary data and 14 on both primary and secondary sources. Research interests and funding sources dictated the methods used, with a predominant focus on environmental risks over social, economic, and technological impacts. Although some papers addressed health implications, further efforts are needed in this area. This review underscores the urgent need for ongoing AQ monitoring efforts in PICTS to generate spatially and temporally comparable data. By presenting the current state of AQ knowledge, this work lays the foundation for coordinated regional monitoring and informs national policy development.
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- J J Hilly
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia; Environmental Health Division, Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Solomon Islands.
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
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- Children's Health and Environmental Program, The University of Queensland, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
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- College of Medicine, Nursing & Health science, Fiji National University, Fiji
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR), Christchurch Science Centre, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Solomon Islands
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- International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia; Public Health Research Analytics and Methods for Evidence, Public Health Unit, Sydney Local Health District, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia
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Portugal J, Bedia C, Amato F, Juárez-Facio AT, Stamatiou R, Lazou A, Campiglio CE, Elihn K, Piña B. Toxicity of airborne nanoparticles: Facts and challenges. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 190:108889. [PMID: 39042967 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Air pollution is one of the most severe environmental healthhazards, and airborne nanoparticles (diameter <100 nm) are considered particularly hazardous to human health. They are produced by various sources such as internal combustion engines, wood and biomass burning, and fuel and natural gas combustion, and their origin, among other parameters, determines their intrinsic toxicity for reasons that are not yet fully understood. Many constituents of the nanoparticles are considered toxic or at least hazardous, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metal compounds, in addition to gaseous pollutants present in the aerosol fraction, such as NOx, SO2, and ozone. All these compounds can cause oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage, inflammation in the lungs and other tissues, and cellular organelles. Epidemiological investigations concluded that airborne pollution may affect the respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. Moreover, particulate matter has been linked to an increased risk of lung cancer, a carcinogenic effect not related to DNA damage, but to the cellular inflammatory response to the pollutants, in which the release of cytokines promotes the proliferation of pre-existing mutated cancer cells. The mechanisms behind toxicity can be investigated experimentally using cell cultures or animal models. Methods for gathering particulate matter have been explored, but standardized protocols are needed to ensure that the samples accurately represent chemical mixtures in the environment. Toxic constituents of nanoparticles can be studied in animal and cellular models, but designing realistic exposure settings is challenging. The air-liquid interface (ALI) system directly exposes cells, mimicking particle inhalation into the lungs. Continuous research and monitoring of nanoparticles and other airborne pollutants is essential for understanding their effects and developing active strategies to mitigate their risks to human and environmental health.
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- José Portugal
- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, 11419 Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo, 24044 Dalmine, BG, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, 11419 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, CSIC, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Zhang L, Zhu Y, Wang H, Zu P, Luo W, Chen Y, Zhou C, Tao F, Zhu P. Associations between particulate matter exposure during pregnancy and executive function of toddlers in a prospective cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 258:119463. [PMID: 38909950 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been found to be associated with impaired cognitive function. However, limited evidence is available on the relationship between PM exposure in the prenatal period and toddler executive function (EF), and the potential influence of breastfeeding. METHODS The study included 1106 mother-toddler pairs recruited between 2015 and 2019. We assessed mothers' PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 prenatal exposure with a satellite-based dataset at a 1 × 1 km spatial resolution and assigned to participants based on residential addresses. Toddler EF was measured using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function for Preschoolers (BRIEF-P) questionnaire, higher BRIEF-P scores indicated poorer EF in toddlers. We determined the associations of PM exposure during pregnancy with BRIEF-P scores using multiple linear regression models. RESULTS In the first trimester, a 10 μg/m3 increase of PM was associated with 1.49 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.14-2.83; PM1), 0.68 (95% CI: 0.10-1.26; PM2.5), and 0.63 (95% CI: 0.07-1.20; PM10) elevated toddler global executive composite index scores, respectively. In the stratified analysis, a 10 μg/m3 increase in first trimester PM1 exposure was related to 0.54 (95% CI: 0.19-0.89) higher inhibition scores in toddlers who received complementary breastfeeding for less than six months and -0.15 (95% CI: 0.81-0.51) higher inhibition scores in toddlers who received complementary breastfeeding for six months or more (P for interaction: 0.046). Additionally, a 10 μg/m3 increment in first trimester PM1 exposure was related to 0.36 (95% CI: 0.13-0.59) higher emotional control scores in toddlers who received breastfeeding for less than 12 months and -0.54 (95% CI: 1.25-0.18) higher inhibition scores in toddlers who received breastfeeding for no less than 12 months (P for interaction: 0.043). CONCLUSIONS PM exposure during the first trimester, especially PM1, has been linked to lower toddler EF performance in toddlers; feeding with breast milk may be a potential protective measure.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Hefei, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China; Center for Big Data and Population Health of IHM, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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de Castro KR, Almeida GHDR, Matsuda M, de Paula Vieira R, Martins MG, Rici REG, Saldiva PHN, Veras MM. Exposure to urban ambient particles (PM2.5) before pregnancy affects the expression of endometrial receptive markers to embryo implantation in mice: Preliminary results. Tissue Cell 2024; 88:102368. [PMID: 38583225 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2024.102368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Air pollution (AP) is one of the main recent concerns in reproductive healthy due to its potential to promote negative outcomes during pregnancy and male and female fertility. Several studies have demonstrated that AP exposure has been linked to increased embryonic implantation failures, alterations in embryonic, fetal and placental development. For a well-succeeded implantation, both competent blastocyst and receptive endometrium are required. Based on the lack of data about the effect of AP in endometrial receptivity, this study aimed to evaluate he particulate matter (PM) exposure impact on uterine receptive markers in mice and associate the alterations to increased implantation failures due to AP. For this study, ten dams per group were exposed for 39 days to either filter (F) or polluted air (CAP). At fourth gestational day (GD4), females were euthanized. Morphological, ultrastructural, immunohistochemical and molecular analysis of uterine and ovarian samples were performed. CAP-exposed females presented a reduced number of corpus luteum; glands and epithelial cells were increased with pinopodes formation impairment. Immunohistochemistry analysis revealed decreased LIF protein levels. These preliminary data suggests that PM exposure may exert negative effects on endometrial receptivity by affecting crucial parameters to embryonic implantation as uterine morphological differentiation, corpus luteum quantity and LIF expression during implantation window.
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- Karla Ribeiro de Castro
- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution (LIM05), Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Division of Ophthalmology and Laboratory of Investigation in Ophthalmology (LIM33), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Human Movement and Rehabilitation Post-Graduation Program, Evangelical University of Goiás -UniEVANGÉLICA, Anápolis, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution (LIM05), Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of the Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil; Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation, University of Marilia (UNIMAR), Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution (LIM05), Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Air Pollution (LIM05), Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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Foo D, Stewart R, Heo S, Dhamrait G, Choi HM, Song Y, Bell ML. Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 241:117527. [PMID: 37931734 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes, although less is known for wildfire smoke. This systematic review evaluated the association between maternal exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and the risk of perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes. METHODS We searched CINAHL Complete, Ovid/EMBASE, Ovid/MEDLINE, ProQuest, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar to identify relevant epidemiological observational studies indexed through September 2023. The screening of titles, abstracts, and full-texts, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment was performed by pairs of independent reviewers. RESULTS Our systematic search yielded 28,549 records. After duplicate removal, we screened 14,009 studies, identifying 31 for inclusion in the present review. Data extraction highlighted high methodological heterogeneity between studies, including a lack of geographic variation. Approximately 56.5% and 16% originated in the United States and Brazil, respectively, and fewer in other countries. Among the studies, wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy was assessed using distance of residence from wildfire-affected areas (n = 15), measurement of air pollutant concentration during wildfires (n = 11), number of wildfire records (n = 3), aerosol index (n = 1), and geographic hot spots (n = 1). Pooled meta-analysis for birthweight and low birthweight were inconclusive, likely due to low number of methodologically homogenous studies. However, the reviewed studies provided suggestive evidence for an increased risk of birthweight reduction, low birthweight, preterm birth, and other adverse health outcomes. CONCLUSIONS This review identified 31 studies evaluating the impacts of maternal wildfire smoke exposure on maternal, infant, and child health. Although we found suggestive evidence of harm from exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy, more methodologically homogenous studies are required to enable future meta-analysis with greater statistical power to more accurately evaluate the association between maternal wildfire smoke and adverse birth outcomes and other health outcomes.
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- Damien Foo
- Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- Yale School of the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Guilbert A, Bernard JY, Peyre H, Costet N, Hough I, Seyve E, Monfort C, Philippat C, Slama R, Kloog I, Chevrier C, Heude B, Ramus F, Lepeule J. Prenatal and childhood exposure to ambient air pollution and cognitive function in school-age children: Examining sensitive windows and sex-specific associations. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 235:116557. [PMID: 37423370 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116557] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Combined effect of both prenatal and early postnatal exposure to ambient air pollution on child cognition has rarely been investigated and periods of sensitivity are unknown. This study explores the temporal relationship between pre- and postnatal exposure to PM10, PM2.5, NO2 and child cognitive function. METHODS Using validated spatiotemporally resolved exposure models, pre- and postnatal daily PM2.5, PM10 (satellite based, 1 km resolution) and NO2 (chemistry-transport model, 4 km resolution) concentrations at the mother's residence were estimated for 1271 mother-child pairs from the French EDEN and PELAGIE cohorts. Scores representative of children's General, Verbal and Non-Verbal abilities at 5-6 years were constructed based on subscale scores from the WPPSI-III, WISC-IV or NEPSY-II batteries, using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Associations of both prenatal (first 35 gestational weeks) and postnatal (60 months after birth) exposure to air pollutants with child cognition were explored using Distributed Lag Non-linear Models adjusted for confounders. RESULTS Increased maternal exposure to PM10, PM2.5 and NO2, during sensitive windows comprised between the 15th and the 33rd gestational weeks, was associated with lower males' General and Non-verbal abilities. Higher postnatal exposure to PM2.5 between the 35th and 52nd month of life was associated with lower males' General, Verbal and Non-verbal abilities. Some protective associations were punctually observed for the very first gestational weeks or months of life for both males and females and the different pollutants and cognitive scores. DISCUSSION These results suggest poorer cognitive function at 5-6 years among males following increased maternal exposure to PM10, PM2.5 and NO2 during mid-pregnancy and child exposure to PM2.5 around 3-4 years. Apparent protective associations observed are unlikely to be causal and might be due to live birth selection bias, chance finding or residual confounding.
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- Ariane Guilbert
- Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Development and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CNRS, 38700, La Tronche, France.
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- Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), 75004, Paris, France
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- Centre de Ressources Autisme Languedoc-Roussillon et Centre d'Excellence sur l'Autisme et les Troubles Neuro-développementaux, CHU Montpellier, 34090, Montpellier, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, 94807, Villejuif, France; Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, Département d'Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, EHESS, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Team of Epidemiology and Exposure Science in Health and Environment, Research Center on Environmental and Occupational Health (IRSET), Inserm, Université Rennes, EHESP, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Development and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CNRS, 38700, La Tronche, France; Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel; Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE), Université Grenoble Alpes, 38400, Saint Martin D'Hères, France
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- Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Development and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CNRS, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- Team of Epidemiology and Exposure Science in Health and Environment, Research Center on Environmental and Occupational Health (IRSET), Inserm, Université Rennes, EHESP, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Development and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CNRS, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Development and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CNRS, 38700, La Tronche, France
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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- Team of Epidemiology and Exposure Science in Health and Environment, Research Center on Environmental and Occupational Health (IRSET), Inserm, Université Rennes, EHESP, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Inserm, INRAE, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), 75004, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, Département d'Etudes Cognitives, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, EHESS, CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Development and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, CNRS, 38700, La Tronche, France.
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Wang W, Mu S, Yan W, Ke N, Cheng H, Ding R. Prenatal PM2.5 exposure increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: evidence from meta-analysis of cohort studies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:106145-106197. [PMID: 37723397 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29700-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) are a significant cause of fetal death. A wide range of maternal psychological, social, and environmental factors may contribute to these outcomes. Mounting epidemiological studies have indicated that PM2.5 may result in these unfavorable consequences. Previously published meta-analyses have been updated and extended. Cohort studies were searched from three databases (up to July 24, 2023), and their quality was assessed by Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Publication bias was examined by Egger's test and funnel plot. Despite a large number of studies showing similar results, the inconsistencies between these findings require careful generalization before concluding. This meta-analysis included 67 cohort studies from 20 countries, and the findings revealed that maternal PM2.5 exposure and five APOs were correlated significantly throughout pregnancy: preterm birth (PTB) (RR = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.07); low birth weight (LBW) (RR = 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.04); small for gestational age (SGA) (RR = 1.03; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.04); stillbirth (RR = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.06, 1.45); and change in birthweight (weight change = -6.82 g; 95% CI: -11.39, -2.25). A positive association was found between APOs and PM2.5 exposure in this meta-analysis, and the degree of increased risk of APOs varied due to different gestation periods. Therefore, it is necessary to protect pregnant women at specific times.
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- Wanrong Wang
- First School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- First School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- First School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- First School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- First School of Clinical Medicine, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
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Cao Y, Zang T, Qiu T, Xu Z, Chen X, Fan X, Zhang Q, Huang Y, Liu J, Wu N, Shen N, Bai J, Li G, Huang J, Liu Y. Does PM 1 exposure during pregnancy impact the gut microbiota of mothers and neonates? ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116304. [PMID: 37268213 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ambient air pollutant exposure can change the composition of gut microbiota at 6-months of age, but there is no epidemiological evidence on the impacts of exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤1 μm (PM1) during pregnancy on gut microbiota in mothers and neonates. We aimed to determine if gestational PM1 exposure is associated with the gut microbiota of mothers and neonates. METHODS Leveraging a mother-infant cohort from the central region of China, we estimated the exposure concentrations of PM1 during pregnancy based on residential address records. The gut microbiota of mothers and neonates was analyzed using 16 S rRNA V3-V4 gene sequences. Functional pathway analyses of 16 S rRNA V3-V4 bacterial communities were conducted using Tax4fun. The impact of PM1 exposure on α-diversity, composition, and function of gut microbiota in mothers and neonates was evaluated using multiple linear regression, controlling for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3). Permutation multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) was used to analyze the interpretation degree of PM1 on the sample differences at the OTU level using the Bray-Curtis distance algorithm. RESULTS Gestational PM1 exposure was positively associated with the α-diversity of gut microbiota in neonates and explained 14.8% (adj. P = 0.026) of the differences in community composition among neonatal samples. In contrast, gestational PM1 exposure had no impact on the α- and β-diversity of gut microbiota in mothers. Gestational PM1 exposure was positively associated with phylum Actinobacteria of gut microbiota in mothers, and genera Clostridium_sensu_stricto_1, Streptococcus, Faecalibacterium of gut microbiota in neonates. At Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway level 3, the functional analysis results showed that gestational PM1 exposure significantly down-regulated Nitrogen metabolism in mothers, as well as Two-component system and Pyruvate metabolism in neonates. While Purine metabolism, Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, Pyrimidine metabolism, and Ribosome in neonates were significantly up-regulated. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides the first evidence that exposure to PM1 has a significant impact on the gut microbiota of mothers and neonates, especially on the diversity, composition, and function of neonatal meconium microbiota, which may have important significance for maternal health management in the future.
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- Yanan Cao
- School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 1520 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, 1520 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Center for Women's and Children's Health, Wuhan University School of Nursing, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Grossklaus R, Liesenkötter KP, Doubek K, Völzke H, Gaertner R. Iodine Deficiency, Maternal Hypothyroxinemia and Endocrine Disrupters Affecting Fetal Brain Development: A Scoping Review. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15102249. [PMID: 37242131 DOI: 10.3390/nu15102249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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This scoping review critically discusses the publications of the last 30 years on the impact of mild to moderate iodine deficiency and the additional impact of endocrine disrupters during pregnancy on embryonal/fetal brain development. An asymptomatic mild to moderate iodine deficiency and/or isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia might affect the development of the embryonal/fetal brain. There is sufficient evidence underlining the importance of an adequate iodine supply for all women of childbearing age in order to prevent negative mental and social consequences for their children. An additional threat to the thyroid hormone system is the ubiquitous exposure to endocrine disrupters, which might exacerbate the effects of iodine deficiency in pregnant women on the neurocognitive development of their offspring. Ensuring adequate iodine intake is therefore essential not only for healthy fetal and neonatal development in general, but it might also extenuate the effects of endocrine disruptors. Individual iodine supplementation of women of childbearing age living in areas with mild to moderate iodine deficiency is mandatory as long as worldwide universal salt iodization does not guarantee an adequate iodine supply. There is an urgent need for detailed strategies to identify and reduce exposure to endocrine disrupters according to the "precautional principle".
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- Rolf Grossklaus
- Department of Food Safety, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, D-10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Professional Association of Gynecologists, D-80337 Munich, Germany
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- Study of Health in Pomerania/Clinical-Epidemiological Research, Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, D-17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- Medical Clinic IV, University of Munich, D-80336 Munich, Germany
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Carroll OR, Pillar AL, Brown AC, Feng M, Chen H, Donovan C. Advances in respiratory physiology in mouse models of experimental asthma. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1099719. [PMID: 37008013 PMCID: PMC10060990 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1099719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Recent advances in mouse models of experimental asthma coupled with vast improvements in systems that assess respiratory physiology have considerably increased the accuracy and human relevance of the outputs from these studies. In fact, these models have become important pre-clinical testing platforms with proven value and their capacity to be rapidly adapted to interrogate emerging clinical concepts, including the recent discovery of different asthma phenotypes and endotypes, has accelerated the discovery of disease-causing mechanisms and increased our understanding of asthma pathogenesis and the associated effects on lung physiology. In this review, we discuss key distinctions in respiratory physiology between asthma and severe asthma, including the magnitude of airway hyperresponsiveness and recently discovered disease drivers that underpin this phenomenon such as structural changes, airway remodeling, airway smooth muscle hypertrophy, altered airway smooth muscle calcium signaling, and inflammation. We also explore state-of-the-art mouse lung function measurement techniques that accurately recapitulate the human scenario as well as recent advances in precision cut lung slices and cell culture systems. Furthermore, we consider how these techniques have been applied to recently developed mouse models of asthma, severe asthma, and asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap, to examine the effects of clinically relevant exposures (including ovalbumin, house dust mite antigen in the absence or presence of cigarette smoke, cockroach allergen, pollen, and respiratory microbes) and to increase our understanding of lung physiology in these diseases and identify new therapeutic targets. Lastly, we focus on recent studies that examine the effects of diet on asthma outcomes, including high fat diet and asthma, low iron diet during pregnancy and predisposition to asthma development in offspring, and environmental exposures on asthma outcomes. We conclude our review with a discussion of new clinical concepts in asthma and severe asthma that warrant investigation and how we could utilize mouse models and advanced lung physiology measurement systems to identify factors and mechanisms with potential for therapeutic targeting.
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- Olivia R. Carroll
- Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Faculty of Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- *Correspondence: Chantal Donovan,
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Zhao H, Zhang X, Wang W, Shi J, Lai W, Li Y, Zhang C, Guo L, Gong J, Li L, Lu C. Global, regional, and national burden of ambient and household PM 2.5-related neonatal disorders, 1990-2019. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 252:114560. [PMID: 36696729 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Previous studies have shown a relationship between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure and an increased risk of neonatal disorders. Considering the huge burden of neonatal disorders, we assessed spatiotemporal trends of neonatal disorders burden caused by ambient and household PM2.5 at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2019. The number, rate, and population attributable fraction (PAF) of ambient and household PM2.5-related neonatal disorders disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019 were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 to measure the related neonatal disorders burden by age, sex, subtype, and region. Estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was estimated to quantify temporal trends. In 2019, approximately a fifth of the global neonatal disorders burden was attributable to PM2.5 exposure, with 7.54% for ambient PM2.5 and 13.23% for household PM2.5. Although the global neonatal disorders burden attributable to household PM2.5 has decreased substantially in the past 30 years, that attributable to ambient PM2.5 has increased, especially in lower sociodemographic index (SDI) regions. The highest rate and PAF of ambient PM2.5-related neonatal disorders DALYs in 2019 were in South Asia and East Asia, respectively, and the fastest increases were in Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa (for rate: EAPC = 2.55, 95% CI: 2.37-2.73) and South Asia (for PAF: EAPC = 3.88, 95% CI: 3.68-4.08). In addition, we found an inverted V-shaped between rates and PAFs of ambient PM2.5-related neonatal disorders DALYs in 2019, as well as corresponding EAPCs, and SDI, while rates and PAFs of household PM2.5-related neonatal disorders DALYs in 2019 were highly negatively correlated with SDI. In the past three decades, the global ambient PM2.5-related neonatal disorders burden largely increased, especially in lower SDI regions. Comparatively, the household PM2.5-related neonatal disorders burden decreased but still accounted for about two-thirds of the PM2.5-related neonatal disease burden.
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- Hao Zhao
- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan 250102, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Maternity and Children Health Care Hospital of Luohu District, Shenzhen 518019, China
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- Maternity and Children Health Care Hospital of Luohu District, Shenzhen 518019, China.
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food, Nutrition and Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Yang J, Chu M, Gong C, Gong X, Han B, Chen L, Wang J, Bai Z, Zhang Y. Ambient fine particulate matter exposures and oxidative protein damage in early pregnant women. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 316:120604. [PMID: 36347414 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The association between oxidative protein damage in early pregnant women and ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is unknown. We estimated the effect of PM2.5 exposures within seven days before blood collection on serum 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) in 100 women with normal early pregnancy (NEP) and 100 women with clinically recognized early pregnancy loss (CREPL). Temporally-adjusted land use regression model was applied for estimation of maternal daily PM2.5 exposure. Daily nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure of each participant was estimated using city-level concentrations of NO2. Single-day lag effect of PM2.5 was analyzed using multivariable linear regression model. Net cumulative effect and distributed lag effect of PM2.5 and NO2 within seven days were analyzed using distributed lag non-linear model. In all 200 subjects, the serum 3-NT were significantly increased with the single-day lag effects (4.72%-8.04% increased at lag 0-2), distributed lag effects (2.32%-3.49% increased at lag 0-2), and cumulative effect within seven days (16.91% increased). The single-day lag effects (7.41%-10.48% increased at lag 0-1), distributed lag effects (3.42%-5.52% increased at lag 0-2), and cumulative effect within seven days (24.51% increased) of PM2.5 significantly increased serum 3-NT in CREPL group but not in NEP group. The distributed lag effects (2.62%-4.54% increased at lag 0-2) and cumulative effect within seven days (20.25% increased) of PM2.5 significantly increased serum AOPP in early pregnant women before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic but not after that, similarly to the effects of NO2 exposures. In conclusion, PM2.5 exposures were associated with oxidative stress to protein in pregnant women in the first trimester, especially in CREPL women. Analysis of NO2 exposures suggested that combustion PM2.5 was the crucial PM2.5 component. Wearing masks may be potentially preventive in PM2.5 exposure and its related oxidative protein damage.
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- Junnan Yang
- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Genin M, Lecoeuvre A, Cuny D, Subtil D, Chevalier G, Ficheur G, Occelli F, Garabedian C. The association between the incidence of preterm birth and overall air pollution: A nationwide, fine-scale, spatial study in France from 2012 to 2018. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 311:120013. [PMID: 36007792 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Michael Genin
- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des Technologies de Santé et des Pratiques Médicales, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des Technologies de Santé et des Pratiques Médicales, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Institut Mines-Télécom, Univ. Artois, Junia, ULR 4515 - LGCgE, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des Technologies de Santé et des Pratiques Médicales, F-59000 Lille, France; CHU Lille, Department of Obstetrics, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des Technologies de Santé et des Pratiques Médicales, F-59000 Lille, France; CHU Lille, Department of Obstetrics, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des Technologies de Santé et des Pratiques Médicales, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Institut Mines-Télécom, Univ. Artois, Junia, ULR 4515 - LGCgE, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et Géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des Technologies de Santé et des Pratiques Médicales, F-59000 Lille, France; CHU Lille, Department of Obstetrics, F-59000, Lille, France
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Chen H, Oliver BG, Pant A, Olivera A, Poronnik P, Pollock CA, Saad S. Effects of air pollution on human health - Mechanistic evidence suggested by in vitro and in vivo modelling. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113378. [PMID: 35525290 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Airborne particulate matter (PM) comprises both solid and liquid particles, including carbon, sulphates, nitrate, and toxic heavy metals, which can induce oxidative stress and inflammation after inhalation. These changes occur both in the lung and systemically, due to the ability of the small-sized PM (i.e. diameters ≤2.5 μm, PM2.5) to enter and circulate in the bloodstream. As such, in 2016, airborne PM caused ∼4.2 million premature deaths worldwide. Acute exposure to high levels of airborne PM (eg. during wildfires) can exacerbate pre-existing illnesses leading to hospitalisation, such as in those with asthma and coronary heart disease. Prolonged exposure to PM can increase the risk of non-communicable chronic diseases affecting the brain, lung, heart, liver, and kidney, although the latter is less well studied. Given the breadth of potential disease, it is critical to understand the mechanisms underlying airborne PM exposure-induced disorders. Establishing aetiology in humans is difficult, therefore, in-vitro and in-vivo studies can provide mechanistic insights. We describe acute health effects (e.g. exacerbations of asthma) and long term health effects such as the induction of chronic inflammatory lung disease, and effects outside the lung (e.g. liver and renal change). We will focus on oxidative stress and inflammation as this is the common mechanism of PM-induced disease, which may be used to develop effective treatments to mitigate the adverse health effect of PM exposure.
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- Hui Chen
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Respiratory Cellular and Molecular Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, 2037, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Renal Research Laboratory, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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Yu Z, Zhang X, Zhang J, Feng Y, Zhang H, Wan Z, Xiao C, Zhang H, Wang Q, Huang C. Gestational exposure to ambient particulate matter and preterm birth: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113381. [PMID: 35523275 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Previous studies on gestational particulate matter (PM) exposure and preterm birth (PTB) showed inconsistent results, and no study systematically examined the short-term effect of PM exposure on PTB subtypes. To investigate both long- and short-term effects of the evidence to date in general population, we searched for epidemiological studies on PM exposure and PTB that published in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library up to March 31, 2022. The protocol for this review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021265202). Heterogeneity was assessed by Cochran's Q test and I2 statistic. Publication bias was evaluated using funnel plots and Egger's tests. Subgroup analysis, meta-regression and sensitivity analysis were performed. Of 16,801 records, 84 eligible studies were finally included. The meta-analysis of long-term effect showed that per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 and PM10 during entire pregnancy were associated with PTB, the pooled odds ratios (ORs) were 1.084 (95% CI: 1.055-1.113) and 1.034 (95% CI: 1.018-1.049). Positive associations were found between PM2.5 in second trimester and PTB subtypes. For the short-term exposure, we observed that PTB was positively associated with a 10 μg/m3 increment in PM2.5 on lag day 2 and 3, the pooled ORs and 95% CIs were 1.003 (1.001-1.004) and 1.003 (1.001-1.005), with I2 of 65.30% and 76.60%. PM10 exposure on ave day 1 increased the risk of PTB, the pooled OR was 1.001 (95% CI: 1.000, 1.001). We also found that PM10 exposure in 2 weeks prior to birth increased PTB risk. Our results support the hypothesis of both long- and short-term PM2.5 exposure increase the risk of PTB. Further well-designed longitudinal studies and investigations into potential biological mechanisms are warranted.
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- Zengli Yu
- School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Birth Defects Prevention; Key Laboratory of Population Defects Prevention, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Earth Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Birth Defects Prevention; Key Laboratory of Population Defects Prevention, Zhengzhou, China.
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Zhang B, Gong X, Han B, Chu M, Gong C, Yang J, Chen L, Wang J, Bai Z, Zhang Y. Ambient PM 2.5 exposures and systemic inflammation in women with early pregnancy. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 829:154564. [PMID: 35302014 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The association between ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and systemic inflammation in women with early pregnancy is unclear. This study estimated the effects of PM2.5 exposures on inflammatory biomarkers in women with normal early pregnancy (NEP) or clinically recognized early pregnancy loss (CREPL). Serum interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were measured in 228 early pregnant women recruited in Tianjin, China. Maternal PM2.5 exposures at lag 0 through lag 30 before blood collection were estimated using temporally-adjusted land use regression models. Daily exposures to ambient PM10, NO2, SO2, CO and 8-hours maximum ozone were estimated using city-level concentrations. Single-day lag effects at lag 0 through lag 7 were estimated using multivariable linear regression models. Distributed lag effects and cumulative effects over the preceding seven days and 30 days were estimated using distributed lag non-linear models. Serum IL-1β (8.0% increase at lag 3), IL-6 (33.9% increase at lag 5) and TNF-α (12.7% increase at lag 5) in early pregnant women were significantly increased with an interquartile range increase in PM2.5 exposures adjusted for temporal confounders and demographic characteristics. These effects were robust in several two-pollutant models. Distributed lag effects over the preceding 30 days also showed that the three cytokines were significantly increased with PM2.5 on some lag days. Among all cumulative effects of PM2.5 on the three cytokines in all subjects or in the two groups, only IL-6 was significantly increased in CREPL women over the preceding seven days and 30 days. No significant cumulative effect of PM2.5 was observed in NEP women. In conclusion, exposure to ambient PM2.5 may induce systemic inflammation in women in the first trimester of pregnancy. Whether the PM2.5-related cumulative increase in maternal IL-6 is involved in the pathogenic mechanisms of early pregnancy loss needs to be identified in future research.
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- Bumei Zhang
- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Wang H, Zhang H, Li J, Liao J, Liu J, Hu C, Sun X, Zheng T, Xia W, Xu S, Wang S, Li Y. Prenatal and early postnatal exposure to ambient particulate matter and early childhood neurodevelopment: A birth cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 210:112946. [PMID: 35167848 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Adverse impacts of prenatal or postnatal ambient particulate matter exposure have been identified on offspring neurodevelopment. However, it is unclear whether the effect in the two exposure periods is different for early childhood neurodevelopment. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the associations of prenatal and early postnatal exposure to ambient particulate matter with offspring neurodevelopment at 2 years of age and to identify which period was more sensitive to the effects of ambient particulate matter on offspring neurodevelopment. A total of 1331 mother-child pairs from a birth cohort were included in this study from October 2013 to September 2014 in Wuhan, China. The concentrations of ambient daily fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and particulate matter less than 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) at each participant's home address during pregnancy and the first two years after birth were estimated by land-use regression models (LUR). Offspring neurodevelopment was measured by the Chinese revision of Bayley Scale of Infant Development (BSID-CR) for each child at 2 years of age. Mental developmental index (MDI) and psychomotor developmental index (PDI) from the BSID-CR were used as outcome variables. A generalized estimating equation (GEE) model was used to estimate the associations of prenatal and postnatal PM2.5 and PM10 exposure with offspring neurodevelopment. After adjusting for potential confounders, we found that both prenatal and early postnatal exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 were associated with decreased offspring MDI and PDI scores. Compared with prenatal exposure, the associations of early postnatal exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 with offspring MDI and PDI were stronger. This study indicates that exposure to ambient particulate matters, mainly during early postnatal period and to a lesser extent prenatally, is associated with impaired offspring neurodevelopment.
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- Hanjin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuchang University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Medical & Healthcare Center for Women and Children, Wuhan 430000, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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Gong C, Wang J, Bai Z, Rich DQ, Zhang Y. Maternal exposure to ambient PM 2.5 and term birth weight: A systematic review and meta-analysis of effect estimates. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 807:150744. [PMID: 34619220 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Effect estimates of prenatal exposure to ambient PM2.5 on change in grams (β) of birth weight among term births (≥37 weeks of gestation; term birth weight, TBW) vary widely across studies. We present the first systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence regarding these associations. Sixty-two studies met the eligibility criteria for this review, and 31 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to assess the quantitative relationships. Subgroup analyses were performed to gain insight into heterogeneity derived from exposure assessment methods (grouped by land use regression [LUR]-models, aerosol optical depth [AOD]-based models, interpolation/dispersion/Bayesian models, and data from monitoring stations), study regions, and concentrations of PM2.5 exposure. The overall pooled estimate involving 23,925,941 newborns showed that TBW was negatively associated with PM2.5 exposure (per 10 μg/m3 increment) during the entire pregnancy (β = -16.54 g), but with high heterogeneity (I2 = 95.6%). The effect estimate in the LUR-models subgroup (β = -16.77 g) was the closest to the overall estimate and with less heterogeneity (I2 = 18.3%) than in the other subgroups of AOD-based models (β = -41.58 g; I2 = 95.6%), interpolation/dispersion models (β = -10.78 g; I2 = 86.6%), and data from monitoring stations (β = -11.53 g; I2 = 97.3%). Even PM2.5 exposure levels of lower than 10 μg/m3 (the WHO air quality guideline value) had adverse effects on TBW. The LUR-models subgroup was the only subgroup that obtained similar significant of negative associations during the three trimesters as the overall trimester-specific analyses. In conclusion, TBW was negatively associated with maternal PM2.5 exposures during the entire pregnancy and each trimester. More studies based on relatively standardized exposure assessment methods need to be conducted to further understand the precise susceptible exposure time windows and potential mechanisms.
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- Chen Gong
- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Wright RJ. Preterm Birth Enhances Ambient Pollution Toxicity: Oxidative Stress and Placental Function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 205:10-12. [PMID: 34793683 PMCID: PMC8865585 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202110-2338ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Rosalind J Wright
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health New York, New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, New York
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Yen HC, Lin CH, Lin MC, Hsu YC, Lin YH. Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution and Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:837101. [PMID: 35372164 PMCID: PMC8975147 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.837101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is one of the most common hematologic disorders in children. However, its etiology is still unclear. Epidemiological studies have shown that air pollution is a plausible risk factor in stimulation of oxidative stress, induction of inflammation, and onset of autoimmune diseases. The objective of this article is to examine the effects of prenatal exposure to air pollution on the occurrence of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a nationwide, population-based, matched case-control study. Using data from Taiwan's Maternal and Child Health Database (MCHD), we identified 427 children with ITP less than 6 years of age and age-matched controls without ITP between 2004 and 2016. Levels of prenatal exposure to air pollutants were obtained from 71 Environmental Protection Administration monitoring stations across Taiwan according to the maternal residence during pregnancy. Patients who had outpatient visits or admission with diagnosis of ITP and subsequently received first-line treatment of intravenous immunoglobulin or oral glucocorticoids were defined as incidence cases. RESULTS Prenatal exposure to particulate matter <10 μm (PM10) in diameter and the pollutant standard index (PSI) increased the risk of childhood ITP. Conversely, carbon monoxide (CO) exposure during pregnancy was negatively associated with the development of ITP. CONCLUSION Certain prenatal air pollutant exposure may increase the incidence of ITP in children.
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- Hsin-Chien Yen
- Children's Medical Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Children's Medical Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Food and Nutrition, Providence University, Taichung City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.,Department of Post-baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Children's Medical Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Children's Medical Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
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