Title |
Air pollution-associated shifts in the human airway microbiome and exposure-associated molecular events
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Published in |
Future Microbiology, July 2023
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DOI | 10.2217/fmb-2022-0258 |
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Authors |
Laurita Klimkaite, Tomas Liveikis, Greta Kaspute, Julija Armalyte, Ruta Aldonyte |
Abstract |
Publications addressing air pollution-induced human respiratory microbiome shifts are reviewed in this article. The healthy respiratory microbiota is characterized by a low density of bacteria, fungi and viruses with high diversity, and usually consists of Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Fusobacteria, viruses and fungi. The air's microbiome is highly dependent on air pollution levels and is directly reflected within the human respiratory microbiome. In addition, pollutants indirectly modify the local environment in human respiratory organs by reducing antioxidant capacity, misbalancing proteolysis and modulating inflammation, all of which regulate local microbiomes. Improving air quality leads to more diverse and healthy microbiomes of the local air and, subsequently, residents' airways. |
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United States | 1 | 10% |
Chile | 1 | 10% |
Germany | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 5 | 50% |
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Unspecified | 1 | 11% |
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Student > Bachelor | 1 | 11% |
Other | 2 | 22% |
Unknown | 1 | 11% |
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Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 11% |
Environmental Science | 1 | 11% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 11% |
Other | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 2 | 22% |