Air pollution and chronic airway diseases

Air pollution and chronic airway diseases: what should people know ...

Air pollution is the cause and aggravating factor of many respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (11,12), asthma (12,13), and ...

Effects of Air Pollutants on Airway Diseases - PMC

Several epidemiological studies have shown that air pollutants exacerbate airway diseases such as AR, asthma, bronchitis, and COPD. Pollutants ...

Air pollution effects on your lungs, including lung cancer

Being exposed to air pollution over a long period of time can cause lung conditions, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Review The impact of air pollution on respiratory diseases in an era ...

In conclusion, air pollution is a significant risk factor for respiratory diseases, including asthma, COPD, rhinitis, infectious diseases, and ...

Outdoor Air Pollution and New-Onset Airway Disease. An Official ...

The Mechanistic Group concluded that air pollution exposure can cause airway remodeling, which can lead to asthma or COPD, as well as asthma-like phenotypes ...

Health Impact of Air Pollution - American Lung Association

Both ozone and particle pollution can impact the functioning of the immune system and increase susceptibility to respiratory infections. Air pollution also ...

Air pollution and risk of chronic obstructed pulmonary disease

Participants with high air pollution exposure, high genetic risk, and unfavourable lifestyle showed the highest risk of COPD. Implications of ...

The Burden of Air Pollution Exposure on Chronic Respiratory Disease

The main triggers for AEs of COPD include viruses and bacterial infections, but environmental factors such as air pollution exposure can play a significant role ...

The clear and persistent impact of air pollution on chronic respiratory ...

Most important, air pollution not only exacerbates asthma but it is also related to new-onset asthma in children. Indeed, existing epidemiological literature ...

Air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Duan - 2020

Epidemiological and clinical studies have confirmed the link between air pollution and COPD. Both short- and long-term exposure to air pollution ...

Association between air pollution and exacerbations of chronic ...

Background: Outdoor and indoor air pollution are important risk factors to cause exacerbation of chronic airway diseases. Exacerbations of chronic ...

Air pollution associated with incidence and progression trajectory of ...

Air pollution is associated with an increased risk of chronic lung disease, however, no prior study has examined the impact of air pollution on the progression ...

Air Pollution–Related Illness - Merck Manuals

Air pollution can affect lung function, trigger asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) exacerbations, and increase the risk of respiratory ...

Ambient air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)

Worldwide, ambient air pollution is estimated to cause about 16% of the lung cancer deaths, 25% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) deaths, about 17 ...

Impact of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution on the ...

However, whether long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with increased incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is controversial.

Oxidative Stress and Air Pollution: Its Impact on Chronic Respiratory ...

The scientific community recognizes that for every 10 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) of increased exposure to PM2.5, the risk of dying from ...

Urban air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Results, then, suggest that heavy air pollution may lead to the development of COPD and that chronic exposure to particulates, sulphates and nitrogen oxides ( ...

COPD and Particulate Matter - American Lung Association

Indoor air pollutants increase inflammation in lung tissue of individuals with COPD, as well as increase COPD symptoms and lower lung function.

Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Incident Chronic Obstructive ...

Although long-term exposure to ambient air pollution has been shown to exacerbate a preexisting respiratory disease, its role on the development ...

Air pollution and chronic airway disease: is the evidence always clear?

The quality of evidence remains poor, and some major assumptions are largely unchallenged and therefore under-researched.