Effects of diesel exposure on lung function and inflammation biomarkers from airway and peripheral blood of healthy volunteers in a chamber study.

Summary, in English

Exposure to diesel exhaust causes inflammatory responses. Previous controlled exposure studies at a concentration of 300 μg/m(3) of diesel exhaust particles mainly lasted for 1 h. We prolonged the exposure period and investigated how quickly diesel exhaust can induce respiratory and systemic effects.

• Author: Yiyi Xu; Lars Barregard; Jörn Nielsen; Anders Gudmundsson; Aneta Wierzbicka; Anna Axmon; Bo A Jönsson; Monica Kåredal; Maria Albin
• Department/s: Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University; Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2013
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Particle and Fibre Toxicology
• Volume: 10
• Issue: December
• Full text: - 219 kB; Download statistics
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24321138?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-10-60
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Topic: Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1743-8977