Open AccessUrban Air Pollution Associated with the Incidence of Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases
Author(s) -
Belkisa Izić,
Maida Šljivić Husejnović,
Selma Caluk,
Hanifa Fejzić,
Broza Šarić Kundalić,
Amer Čustović
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medicinski arhiv
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-5961
pISSN - 0350-199X
DOI - 10.5455/medarh.2022.76.115-121
Subject(s) - thyroid , medicine , autoimmune thyroiditis , air pollution , incidence (geometry) , nitrogen dioxide , thyroid function , ozone , air pollutants , pollutant , endocrine system , thyroiditis , hormone , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , optics
Endocrine disrupting air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), fine particle matter (PM 2.5 ), and ozone (O 3 ) can affect thyroid gland function on the level of synthesis, metabolism, and the action of its hormones.