Air pollution exposure is estimated to contribute to approximately seven million early deaths
every year worldwide and more than 3% of disability-adjusted life years lost. Air pollution …

Abstract According to the “Developmental Origins of Health and Disease”(DOHaD) concept,
the early-life environment is a critical period for fetal programming. Given the …

Background: Prenatal exposure to air pollution has been associated with childhood
respiratory disease and other adverse outcomes. Epigenetics is a suggested link between …

Background Exposure to air pollution during the first 1000 days of life (from conception to the
2 nd year of life) might be of particular relevance for long-term child health. Changes in …

Air pollution is one of the leading causes of deaths in Southeast Asian countries including
India. Exposure to air pollutants affects vital cellular mechanisms and is intimately linked …

Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) has been associated with detrimental health
effects. DNA methylation represents the most well-studied epigenetic factor among the …

Background Air pollution exposure represents a major health threat to the developing foetus.
DNA methylation is one of the most well-known molecular determinants of the epigenetic …

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concept postulates that in utero
exposures influence fetal programming and health in later life. Throughout pregnancy, the …

Background Health in early life is crucial for health later in life. Exposure to air pollution
during embryonic and early-life development can result in placental epigenetic modification …

The leading mechanisms through which air pollutants exert their damaging effects are the
promotion of oxidative stress, the induction of an inflammatory response, and the …