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Glutathione-S-transferase M1, obesity, statins, and autonomic effects of particles: gene-by-drug-by-environment interaction.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Dec 2005
Schwartz Joel, Park Sung Kyun, O'Neill Marie S, Vokonas Pantel S, Sparrow David, Weiss Scott, Kelsey Karl
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RATIONALE: Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) has been associated with cardiovascular deaths, although the mechanism of action is unclear. One proposed pathway is through disturbances of the autonomic control of the heart. OBJECTIVES: We tested the hypothesis that such disturbances are mediated by PM increasing oxidative stress by examining the association between PM and the high-frequency (HF) component of...
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