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What impact of air pollution in pediatric respiratory allergic diseases
Author(s) -
Traina Giovanni,
Barbalace Andrea,
Betti Federica,
Bolzacchini Ezio,
Bonini Maira,
Contini Daniele,
Felice Giuseppe,
Foti Tiziana,
Mantecca Paride
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/pai.13362
Subject(s) - medicine , allergy , environmental health , air pollution , sensitization , respiratory system , pollutant , pollution , affect (linguistics) , immunology , air pollutants , intensive care medicine , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Respiratory allergies are known to affect people all over the world. Environmental factors related to pollution play a significant etiopathogenic role in this regard. Polluting sources are industrial activities and urban traffic, capable of generating various types of pollutants that trigger inflammatory, direct, and indirect damage to tissues, promoting allergic symptoms, even serious ones, and interfering with the pharmacologic response. They are also able to modify pollen, promoting allergic sensitization. Pollution could have played a significant predisposing role in the ongoing morbidity and mortality of SARS‐CoV‐2.