Influence of Air Pollution on the Cardiovascular System
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 January 2024) | Viewed by 2140
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Air pollutants are recognized as global health hazards. According to the WHO, 99% of the global population lives in areas where ambient air pollutants exceed the limits outlined in the WHO guidelines. Exposure to air pollutants has been widely associated with respiratory diseases in previous epidemiological studies. In recent epidemiological studies, it has been increasingly reported that exposure to air pollutants is associated with cardiovascular mortality due to diseases such as stroke, heart failure, and thrombosis. These results suggest that exposure to air pollutants may have strong adverse health impacts on the cardiovascular system. However, the underlying biological mechanisms are still poorly understood. Only a few potential mechanisms have been revealed. One of them is that after entering the human body, air pollutants may attack endothelial and/or epithelial cells, leading to increased system oxidative stress and inflammation, platelet activation, and the alteration of the cell membrane oxidative metabolism. In this Special Issue, we aim to promote the publication of papers that broadly consider the topic of the impacts of exposure to air pollutants on cardiovascular health and the underlying biological mechanism. This topic could be addressed from several different perspectives, including in both epidemiological and toxicological studies.
Dr. Linchen He
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- air pollutants
- cardiovascular system
- epidemiology
- toxicology
- biomarkers
- exposure sciences
