2022
Lung Function and Short-Term Ambient Air Pollution Exposure: Differential Impacts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids.
Tong H, Zhang S, Shen W, Chen H, Salazar C, Schneider A, Rappold A, Diaz-Sanchez D, Devlin R, Samet J. Lung Function and Short-Term Ambient Air Pollution Exposure: Differential Impacts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2022, 19: 583-593. PMID: 34797737, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202107-767oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionAir pollutionParticulate matterShort-term exposure to ambient air pollutionShort-term ambient air pollution exposureNational Ambient Air Quality StandardsExposure to ambient air pollutionAmbient Air Quality StandardsHealth effects of air pollutionAmbient air pollution exposureExposure to air pollutionEffects of air pollutionFine particulate matterAir quality standardsAir pollution exposureAssociated with adverse respiratory effectsPollution exposureLevels of ozoneElevated ozone levelsN-3 FA intakePollutionQuality standardsOzone levelsAssociated with ozoneHealth effects
2021
The influence of dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the association between short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes among healthy adults
Chen H, Zhang S, Shen W, Salazar C, Schneider A, Wyatt L, Rappold A, Diaz-Sanchez D, Devlin R, Samet J, Tong H. The influence of dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the association between short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes among healthy adults. Environmental Health 2021, 20: 123. PMID: 34872587, PMCID: PMC8650256, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00809-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Ambient Air Quality StandardsExposure to ambient nitrogen dioxideOmega-3 groupAmbient nitrogen dioxideOmega-3 PUFA intakeOmega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidsHeart rate variabilityBlood lipidsAmbient NO2NO2 concentrationsVascular functionLung functionExposure to fine particulate matterAir quality monitoring stationsConcentrations of ambient NO2Interquartile rangeAmbient Air Quality StandardsNitrogen dioxideShort-term exposure to NO2PUFA intakeCardiovascular outcomesFine particulate matterAir quality standardsQuality monitoring stationsResearch Triangle area of North Carolina