Consideration of pathways for immunotoxicity of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

V Ehrlich, W Bil, R Vandebriel, B Granum, M Luijten… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Background Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are of public health concern,
because of their ubiquitous and extremely persistent occurrence, and depending on their …

Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and immunity, allergic response, infection, and asthma in children: review of epidemiologic studies

H von Holst, P Nayak, Z Dembek, S Buehler… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Background Increased exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) potentially affects
infant and childhood health through immunosuppression. Given rapidly evolving research …

Scoping review—the association between asthma and environmental chemicals

T Mattila, T Santonen, HR Andersen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide affecting all age groups from
children to the elderly. In addition to other factors such as smoking, air pollution and atopy …

Emerging and legacy PFAS and cytokine homeostasis in women of childbearing age

M Nian, W Zhou, Y Feng, Y Wang, Q Chen, J Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread chemicals. Legacy PFAS have
been phased out of production in most developed countries and emerging PFAS (short …

Asthma and Decreased Lung Function in Children Exposed to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs): An Updated Meta-Analysis Unveiling Research …

A Rafiee, S Faridi, PD Sly, L Stone, L Kennedy… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and objective Associations between exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) and pediatric asthma and reduced lung function in children are mixed …

World Trade Center health program: First decade of research

A Santiago-Colón, R Daniels, D Reissman… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 placed nearly a half million people at increased
risk of adverse health. Health effects research began shortly after and continues today, now …

Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory health in an Inuit community

A Aker, Y Courtemanche, P Ayotte, P Robert… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Concentrations of plasma per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are elevated in the
Inuit population of Nunavik and may be causing adverse health effects. Respiratory health …

[HTML][HTML] Perfluoroalkyl substances and immune cell counts in adults from the Mid-Ohio Valley (USA)

MJ Lopez-Espinosa, C Carrizosa, MI Luster… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Although perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) may be immunotoxic,
evidence for this in humans is scarce. We studied the association between 4 PFASs …

The development of a WTC environmental health center pan-cancer database

Y Shao, N Durmus, Y Zhang, S Pehlivan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Recent studies have reported elevated risks of multiple cancers in the
World Trade Center (WTC) affected community members (also called WTC “Survivors”). The …

Health effects following exposure to dust from the World Trade Center disaster: an update

MJ Mears, DM Aslaner, CT Barson, MD Cohen… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Exposure to dust, smoke, and fumes containing volatile chemicals and particulate matter
(PM) from the World Trade Center (WTC) towers' collapse impacted thousands of citizens …