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Episodic exposure to fine particulate air pollution decreases circulating levels of endothelial progenitor cells.
Circulation research - 23 Jul 2010
O'Toole Timothy E, Hellmann Jason, Wheat Laura, Haberzettl Petra, Lee Jongmin, Conklin Daniel J, Bhatnagar Aruni, Pope C Arden
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RATIONALE: Acute and chronic exposures to airborne particulate matter (PM) have been linked in epidemiological studies to a wide spectrum of cardiovascular disorders that are characterized by a dysfunctional endothelium. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these associations are unclear. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether exposure to fine PM with an aerodynamic diameter of <2.5 microm (PM(2.5)) affects the...
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