Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and inflammatory response in the KORA study
Vogli M, Peters A, Wolf K, Thorand B, Herder C, Koenig W, Cyrys J, Maestri E, Marmiroli N, Karrasch S, Zhang S, Pickford R. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and inflammatory response in the KORA study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 912: 169416. PMID: 38123091, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term exposure to ambient air pollutionLong-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to ambient air pollutionExposure to air pollutionAmbient air pollutionAir pollutionUltrafine particlesParticulate matterIncrease of PM<sLand-use regression modelsAnnual mean concentrationsAtmospheric particulate matterAssociated with increased IL-6Adverse health effectsAssociated with higher concentrationsLand-useMean concentrationsParticipant's home addressPollutionLong-term studiesHealth effectsHigher concentrationsNitrogen oxidesMultiple linear regressionHome addressEffects of Short- And Medium-Term Exposures to Lower Air Temperature on 71 Novel Biomarkers of Subclinical Inflammation: Results from the KORA F4 Study
Ni W, Breitner S, Nikolaou N, Wolf K, Zhang S, Peters A, Herder C, Schneider A. Effects of Short- And Medium-Term Exposures to Lower Air Temperature on 71 Novel Biomarkers of Subclinical Inflammation: Results from the KORA F4 Study. Environmental Science And Technology 2023, 57: 12210-12221. PMID: 37552838, PMCID: PMC10448716, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKORA F4 studyBiomarkers of subclinical inflammationHigher risk of chronic diseasesF4 studyLevels of air pollutionLow air temperatureRisk of chronic diseasesPopulation-based KORA F4 studyCross-sectional analysisSubclinical inflammationAdverse health effectsCumulative lagAssociated with higher levelsAir pollutionAir temperatureChronic diseasesNeurotrophin-3Older participantsInterleukin-6Additive modelMedium-term effectsProximity extension assay technologyHealth effectsCardiovascular diseaseHigh risk