2024
Effect modification of air pollution on the association between heat and mortality in five European countries
Zhang S, Breitner S, Stafoggia M, Donato F, Samoli E, Zafeiratou S, Katsouyanni K, Rao S, Diz-Lois Palomares A, Gasparrini A, Masselot P, Nikolaou N, Aunan K, Peters A, Schneider A. Effect modification of air pollution on the association between heat and mortality in five European countries. Environmental Research 2024, 263: 120023. PMID: 39293751, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh PM levelsEffect modificationAir pollutionHeat-related mortalityEffect modification of air pollutantsPM levelsRural dataHighest O<sub>3</sub> level waDaily non-accidental deathsPotential effect modificationMixed-effects meta-regressionRandom-effects meta-analysisAttica region of GreecePoisson regression modelsHeat-mortality associationsAir pollutant concentrationsAir pollution levelsImprove air qualityTime-series studyHeat-related mortality riskHeat-related health impactsNon-accidental deathsSmall area dataTemperature-mortality relationshipPollutant concentrations
2023
Heat-related cardiorespiratory mortality: Effect modification by air pollution across 482 cities from 24 countries
Rai M, Stafoggia M, de'Donato F, Scortichini M, Zafeiratou S, Vazquez Fernandez L, Zhang S, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Rao S, Lavigne E, Guo Y, Kan H, Osorio S, Kyselý J, Urban A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Pascal M, Hashizume M, Fook Sheng Ng C, Alahmad B, Hurtado Diaz M, De la Cruz Valencia C, Nunes B, Madureira J, Scovronick N, Garland R, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Åström C, Maria Vicedo-Cabrera A, Ragettli M, Leon Guo Y, Pan S, Li S, Gasparrini A, Sera F, Masselot P, Schwartz J, Zanobetti A, Bell M, Schneider A, Breitner S. Heat-related cardiorespiratory mortality: Effect modification by air pollution across 482 cities from 24 countries. Environment International 2023, 174: 107825. PMID: 36934570, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionRespiratory mortalityWHO air quality guidelinesElevated levels of air pollutionLevels of air pollutionAir quality guidelinesAmbient air pollutionLevel of pollutionCause-specific mortalityCardiovascular mortalityQuality guidelinesDaily death countsPollutant concentrationsCardiorespiratory mortalityPotential interactive effectsPollutionMitigation measuresPromote sustainable developmentMeta-analytic modelEffect modificationInteractive effects of heatSummer temperaturesSummer monthsExposure dataDeath counts
2022
Circulating microRNAs as putative mediators in the association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and cardiovascular biomarkers
Chen H, Zhang S, Yu B, Xu Y, Rappold A, Diaz-Sanchez D, Samet J, Tong H. Circulating microRNAs as putative mediators in the association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and cardiovascular biomarkers. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2022, 239: 113604. PMID: 35576800, PMCID: PMC9167781, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to ambient air pollutionAmbient air pollutionExposure to air pollutionAir pollutionShort-term exposure to ambient PM<sub>2.5</sub> waExposure to ambient PM<sub>2.5</sub>Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to ambient air pollutionAmbient PM<sub>2.5</sub>Exposure to ambient fine particulate matterAmbient fine particulate matterEffects of exposure to air pollutionAir quality monitoring stationsEffects of air pollution exposureFine particulate matterQuality monitoring stationsAir pollutant concentrationsResearch Triangle area of North CarolinaAir pollution exposureTriangle area of North CarolinaBlood lipid biomarkersResearch Triangle areaPollutant concentrationsParticulate matterPollution exposureOmega-3 fatty acids attenuate cardiovascular effects of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution
Chen H, Zhang S, Shen W, Salazar C, Schneider A, Wyatt L, Rappold A, Diaz-Sanchez D, Devlin R, Samet J, Tong H. Omega-3 fatty acids attenuate cardiovascular effects of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution. Particle And Fibre Toxicology 2022, 19: 12. PMID: 35139860, PMCID: PMC8826673, DOI: 10.1186/s12989-022-00451-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure to PM2.5Air pollutionEffects of exposure to fine particulate matterShort-term exposure to PM2.5National Ambient Air Quality StandardsU.S. National Ambient Air Quality StandardsExposure to fine particulate matterConcentrations of ambient PM2.5Air quality monitoring stationsAmbient Air Quality StandardsFine particulate matterAir pollutant concentrationsAir quality standardsQuality monitoring stationsResearch Triangle area of North CarolinaAmbient air pollutionResultsThe average concentrationTriangle area of North CarolinaResearch Triangle areaAmbient PM2.5Daily PM2.5Pollutant concentrationsParticulate matterPM2.5Monitoring stations