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  • Environmental Health
  • Toxicology
  • Pulmonology

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  • Urban air pollution poses a significant global health risk, with decades of research linking pollutants to respiratory diseases.
  • Particulate Matter (PM) is a key component of air pollution, comprising solid or liquid particles with diverse compositions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • This review focuses on the historical context, physicochemical properties, and pathological mechanisms of particulate matter in air pollution.
  • To elucidate the relationship between PM composition and the development of various pulmonary pathologies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of historical air pollution events and epidemiological data.
  • Analysis of physicochemical characteristics of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) and their deposition in the respiratory tract.
  • Examination of toxicological studies (in vivo, in vitro, clinical, epidemiological) on PM composition and biological effects.

Main Results:

  • PM deposition varies by size, with PM10 affecting upper airways and PM2.5 reaching lung parenchyma.
  • PM composition (organic, inorganic, biological) influences toxicological outcomes, including cytokine production, coagulation, and cardiac function.
  • PM exposure triggers inflammatory responses, activates signaling pathways (MAPK, NF-κB, Stat-1), and can lead to DNA damage.

Conclusions:

  • Particulate matter's composition is critical in mediating a range of respiratory diseases, including asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, and cancer.
  • Outdoor air pollution, including PM, is recognized as a Group 1 carcinogen by IARC, underscoring the need for further research into PM's role in pulmonary pathologies.