The interaction between particulate air pollution and allergens in enhancing allergic and airway responses英文电子书.pdf

The Interaction Between Particulate Air Pollution and Allergens in Enhancing Allergic and Airway Responses Riccardo Polosa, MD, PhD Address may act as allergy-promoting adjuvants. Proallergic adju- Istituto Malattie Apparato Respiratorio, Università di Catania, vant effects have been suggested for environmental pollut- Ospedale Ascoli-Tomaselli, 95125 Catania, Italy. ants, food additives, and other substances that do not have E-mail: rpolosa@ allergenic potential by themselves. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 2001, 1:102–107 Substantial attention has been devoted to the Current Science Inc. ISSN 1529-7322 Copyright © 2001 by Current Science Inc. detrimental effects of air pollution on human health. Major environmental disasters due to ambient air pollu- tion such as those in the Meuse Valley of Belgium in 1930 Although the detrimental effects of air pollution on [4], Donora, Pennsylvania in 1948 [5], and London, human health have been brought widely to public notice, United Kingdom in 1952 (where over 4000 people died in it appears that less attention has been given to the 2 weeks) [6], led to the introduction of Clean Air Acts in potential role of toxic air pollutants in the induction of the United Kingdom and the United State