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Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension May Enhance Associations between Air Pollution and Markers of Systemic Inflammation
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)
Airborne particulate matter (PM) may lead to increased cardiac risk through
an inflammatory pathway. Therefore, we investigated associations
between ambient PM and markers of systemic inflammation among repeated
measures ...
Air Pollution, Smoking, and Plasma Homocysteine
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006)
Background: Mild hyperhomocysteinemia is independently associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Air pollution exposure induces short-term inflammatory changes that may determine hyperhomocysteinemia, ...