No effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on high-density lipoprotein function
Maiseyeu A, Yang H, Ramanathan G, Yin F, Bard R, Morishita M, Dvonch J, Wang L, Spino C, Mukherjee B, Badgeley M, Barajas-Espinosa A, Sun Q, Harkema J, Rajagopalan S, Araujo J, Brook R. No effect of acute exposure to coarse particulate matter air pollution in a rural location on high-density lipoprotein function. Inhalation Toxicology 2014, 26: 23-29. PMID: 24417404, PMCID: PMC4445365, DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2013.850761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural locationsParticulate matter air pollutionHDL dysfunctionHDL anti-oxidative capacityRandomized double-blind crossover studyDouble-blind crossover studyHDL functionHDL-mediated cholesterol efflux capacityParaoxonase activityFiltered airVascular protective functionCholesterol efflux capacityHigh-density lipoprotein (HDL) particlesMetrics of HDL functionHDL-mediated effluxConcentrated ambient particlesCrossover studyImpact of PMEfflux capacityPM exposureVenous bloodAnimal studiesHealthy humansCoarse PMWilcoxon test