[HTML][HTML] Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with special focus on cancer

T Rengarajan, P Rajendran, N Nandakumar… - Asian pacific journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of compounds consisting of two or
more fused aromatic rings. Most of them are formed during incomplete combustion of …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and PAH-related DNA adducts

B Ewa, MŠ Danuta - Journal of applied genetics, 2017 - Springer
Investigations on the impact of chemicals on the environment and human health have led to
the development of an exposome concept. The exposome refers to the totality of exposures …

Biological effect of PM10 on airway epithelium-focus on obstructive lung diseases

P Misiukiewicz-Stepien, M Paplinska-Goryca - Clinical immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, a continuous increase in environmental pollution has been observed. Despite
wide-scale efforts to reduce air pollutant emissions, the problem is still relevant. Exposure to …

The effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers on cardiovascular diseases

N Qigang, A Afra, AA Ramírez-Coronel… - Reviews on …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) are part of particulate matter (PM), which is
produced from incomplete combustion of organic matter. Biomarkers mean biological …

In vivo comparative study on acute and sub-acute biological effects induced by ultrafine particles of different anthropogenic sources in BALB/c mice

F Farina, E Lonati, C Milani, L Massimino… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Exposure to ultrafine particles (UFPs) leads to adverse effects on health caused by an
unbalanced ratio between UFPs deposition and clearance efficacy. Since air pollution …

The microRNAs as potential biomarkers for predicting the onset of aflatoxin exposure in human beings: a review

R Valencia-Quintana, J Sánchez-Alarcón… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The identification of aflatoxins as human carcinogens has stimulated extensive research
efforts, which continue to the present, to assess potential health hazards resulting from …

Benzo [ghi] perylene activates the AHR pathway to exert biological effects on the NL-20 human bronchial cell line

M Zaragoza-Ojeda, P Eguía-Aguilar… - Toxicology letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are produced by incomplete combustion of organic
material. In the Mexico City atmosphere, the most abundant PAH is benzo [ghi] perylene …

From flames to lab: A robust non-destructive sampling method for evaluating PAH exposure in firefighters' personal protection equipment

J Marín-Sáez, R López-Ruiz, FJA Liébanas… - Microchemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are compounds with high carcinogenic potential,
produced during incomplete combustion. Certain professions, such as firefighting, expose …

Early evidence of stress in immortalized neurons exposed to diesel particles: The role of lipid reshaping behind oxidative stress and inflammation

C Milani, PA Corsetto, F Farina, L Botto, E Lonati… - Toxicology, 2018 - Elsevier
Diesel combustion is the major source of fine particle road emission, whose solid fraction is
represented by diesel exhaust particles (DEP). Many studies indicate the contribution of …

Comparative analysis of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) content and proximate composition of unripe Musa paradisiaca (plantain) fruit exposed to …

FN Nworah, CC Nkwocha, JN Nwachukwu… - … of Environmental Health …, 2019 - Springer
This comparative study was carried out to ascertain the relative effect of smoking and non-
smoking methods of food preparation on the concentration of PAHs in unripe plantain …