Open AccessAir Pollution and Markers of Coagulation, Inflammation, and Endothelial Function
Author(s) -
MarieAbèle Bind,
Andrea Baccarelli,
Antonella Zanobetti,
Letizia Tarantini,
Helen Suh,
Pantel Vokonas,
Joel Schwartz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e31824523f0
Subject(s) - interquartile range , fibrinogen , inflammation , cell adhesion molecule , dna methylation , c reactive protein , immunology , ozone , icam 1 , chemistry , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , gene expression , gene , organic chemistry
Previous studies suggest that air pollution is related to thrombosis, inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction. Mechanisms and sources of susceptibility are still unclear. One possibility is that these associations can be modified by DNA methylation states.