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  • Environmental Health
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Air pollution is a major global health risk, causing millions of deaths annually from both outdoor and indoor sources.
  • It significantly impacts respiratory conditions, with a notable link to various asthma outcomes like incidence, prevalence, and exacerbations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review principal air pollutants, their emission sources, and epidemiological evidence linking environmental exposures to asthma.
  • To explore the mechanistic pathways through which pollutants contribute to asthma development and exacerbation.

Main Methods:

  • This narrative review synthesizes existing literature on air pollution and asthma.
  • It examines epidemiological findings and mechanistic evidence, including epigenetic changes, oxidative stress, and immune dysregulation.

Main Results:

  • Particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5, PM0.1) and gaseous pollutants (ozone, NO2, SO2, CO) are key agents.
  • Pollutants influence asthma through epigenetic modifications, oxidative stress, and immune system imbalance.
  • Urbanization and lifestyle changes increase indoor air pollution exposure, disproportionately affecting children in poorer neighborhoods.

Conclusions:

  • The complex interplay between air pollutants and host factors drives asthma's public health burden.
  • Further research is needed to fully elucidate the pathways linking environmental exposures to asthma.
  • Targeted interventions considering age and socioeconomic factors are essential for mitigating asthma's impact.