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Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2020
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new zoonotic agent that emerged in December 2019, causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This infection can be spread by asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and symptomatic carriers. SARS-
K. Azuma, U. Yanagi, N. Kagi, Hoon Kim, Masayuki Ogata, M. Hayashi   +5 more
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Environmental factors in epithelial barrier dysfunction.

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2020
The main interfaces controlling and attempting to homeostatically balance communications between the host and the environment are the epithelial barriers of the skin, gastrointestinal system, and airways. The epithelial barrier constitutes the first line
Z. Çelebi Sözener, Lacin Cevhertas, K. Nadeau, M. Akdiş, C. Akdis   +4 more
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CD4+T and CD8+T cells profile in lung inflammation and fibrosis: targets and potential therapeutic drugs

Frontiers in Immunology
Pulmonary fibrosis is an interstitial lung disease characterized by chronic progressive fibrosis. It is associated with fibrocyte proliferation and collagen deposition, leading to severe, irreversible lung function decline.
Xiaobo Sun, Xinwen Zhang, Yuhan He, Xueting Du, Qian Cai, Zhihong Liu   +5 more
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Influence of Environmental Factors Light, CO2, Temperature, and Relative Humidity on Stomatal Opening and Development: A Review

Agronomy, 2020
Stomata, the microscopic pores surrounded by a pair of guard cells on the surfaces of leaves and stems, play an essential role in regulating the gas exchange between a plant and the surrounding atmosphere.
E. Driesen, W. Van den Ende, M. D. De Proft, W. Saeys   +3 more
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Association between dietary antioxidant capacity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese adults: a population-based cross-sectional study

Nutrition & Metabolism
Background Higher intakes of dietary antioxidants have been linked to a lower type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk. However, few studies have comprehensively examined the overall dietary antioxidant capacity, assessed by dietary antioxidant quality ...
Xiaoxia Li, Yixuan Xue, Yadi Zhang, Qingan Wang, Jiangwei Qiu, Jiaxing Zhang, Chan Yang, Yi Zhao, Yuhong Zhang   +8 more
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Role of mitochondrial biogenesis in rat model of coal workers' pneumoconiosis based on PGC-1α-NRF1-TFAM signaling pathway

环境与职业医学
BackgroundMitochondrial biogenesis is pivotal in coal workers' pneumoconiosis fibrosis, yet the role of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α)-nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1)-mitochondrial transcription ...
Mei ZHANG, Xiaoqiang HAN, Lulu LIU, Yan WANG, Xin MA, Yu XIONG, Huifang YANG, Na ZHANG   +7 more
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Effects of green space on adverse birth outcomes induced by air pollution

环境与职业医学, 2022
Air pollution has become one of the most important public health problems worldwide. Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy is one of the important risk factors for adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth, low birth weight, and birth defects ...
Juan ZHANG, Sijie ZHOU, Hanqing ZHANG, Yajuan ZHANG   +3 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Impacts of subway air particles on healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial in a Chinese city

Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Background Subway systems reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and carbon dioxide emissions in cities but the impacts of subway air pollution on the health of subway users remain obscure.
Yuan Sun, Yuting Xiang, Yuwei Chen, Dan Xu, Tianyun Wang, Fanmei Zeng, Yu Bao, Luwei Zhao, Yifei Li, Qing Xia, Ye Deng, Jiamei Chen, Yuting Wang, Wen Peng, Guanhua Pang, Miao He   +15 more
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Combined intratracheal instillation of trace emerging pollutants induced testicular damage

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
The current number of emerging contaminants worldwide may reach tens of thousands. However, research on the extra-pulmonary toxicity induced by combined exposure of extremely low-dose emerging pollutants remains extremely limited.
Luwei Zhao, Yuwei Chen, Guanhua Pang, Yifei Li, Ruokun Hu, Yuxin Xiao, Miao He   +6 more
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