[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and the airways: lessons from a century of human urbanization

J Goossens, AC Jonckheere, LJ Dupont, DMA Bullens - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since the industrial revolution, air pollution has become a major problem causing several
health problems involving the airways as well as the cardiovascular, reproductive, or …

[HTML][HTML] In nasal mucosal secretions, distinct IFN and IgA responses are found in severe and mild SARS-CoV-2 infection

JMB Santos, CP Soares, FR Monteiro, R Mello… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Likely as in other viral respiratory diseases, SARS-CoV-2 elicit a local immune response,
which includes production and releasing of both cytokines and secretory immunoglobulin …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise-Mediated Protection against Air Pollution-Induced Immune Damage: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Future Directions

X Jin, Y Chen, B Xu, H Tian - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review explored the combined impacts of air pollution and exercise
on the immune system. We proposed the possible mechanisms and evidence of their effects …

[HTML][HTML] Application of green tea catechins, polysaccharides, and flavonol prevent fine dust induced bronchial damage by modulating inflammation and airway cilia

J Kim, H Choi, DH Choi, K Park, HJ Kim, M Park - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Airborne fine dust particles (FDPs) have been identified as major toxins in air pollution that
threaten human respiratory health. While searching for an anti-FDP reagent, we found that …

[HTML][HTML] Should I stay or should I go: can air pollution reduce the health benefits of physical exercise?

B Marmett, RB Carvalho, GP Dorneles, RB Nunes… - Medical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The urbanization process resulted in incredible achievements for society, unfortunately
together with economic, social, and technological development it deteriorates air quality and …

[HTML][HTML] Differential effects of intense exercise and pollution on the airways in a murine model

T Decaesteker, E Vanhoffelen, K Trekels… - Particle and fibre …, 2021 - Springer
Background Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a transient airway narrowing,
occurring during or shortly after intensive exercise. It is highly prevalent in non-asthmatic …

[HTML][HTML] Elderly subjects supplemented with L-glutamine shows an improvement of mucosal immunity in the upper airways in response to influenza virus vaccination

V Paixão, EB Almeida, JB Amaral, T Roseira… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Although glutamine is able to improve the immune response, its action in the
upper airway immunity against the influenza virus vaccine remains unclear. Therefore, we …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship of IL-8 and IL-10 myokines and performance in male marathon runners presenting exercise-induced bronchoconstriction

JMB Santos, ALL Bachi, LA Luna Junior… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
At present, it is unclear which exercise-induced factors, such as myokines, could diminish
the negative impact of the reduction in pulmonary function imposed by the exercise in …

Standardizing salivary lactoferrin measurements to obtain a robust diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

F Bartolome, G Orive, E Carro - Alzheimer's & Dementia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The search for new, robust, and reproducible biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD)
diagnosis is a challenge. We recently reported that salivary lactoferrin (Lf) could be …

[HTML][HTML] The acute effects of endurance exercise on epithelial integrity of the airways in athletes and non-athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Pourmanaf, S Nikoukheslat, V Sari-Sarraf… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Acute endurance exercise may induce airway epithelium injury. However, the
response of epithelial integrity markers of the airways including club cell secretory protein …