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Air Pollution and COVID-19: A Possible Dangerous Synergy for Male Fertility

25 Jun 2021

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Several studies indicate that semen quality has strongly declined in the last decades worldwide. Air pollution represents a significant co-factor with the COVID-19 impact and has negative effects on the male reproductive system, through pro-oxidant, inflammatory and immune-dysregulating mechanisms. It has recently been reported that chronic exposure to PM2.5 causes overexpression of the alveolar ACE2 receptor,...

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PMID: 34202243
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136846

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