不同的城市环境塑造了白花粉的过敏性和免疫毒性

Miisa Kankaanpää1, Tarleena Tossavainen1, Maria-Viola Martikainen1

  • 1Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.

概括

暴露于空气污染会改变白花粉,增加过敏原含量和免疫毒性. 来自高流量地区的花粉显示了更高的过敏原水平,并诱导了更大的氧化应激,可能会恶化过敏和呼吸系统问题.

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