Dusty Air Pollution is Associated with an Increased Risk of Allergic Diseases in Southwestern Part of Iran

Authors :: Gheybi, Mohammad Kazzem
Movahed, Ali
Dehdari, Reyhaneh
Amiri, Shahram
Khazaei, Hossein Ali
Gooya, Mostafa
Dehbashi, Fereshteh
Fatemi, Atena
Sovid, Neda
Hajiani, Gholamreza
Tahmasebi, Rahim
Sina Dobaradaran
Assadi, Majid
Farrokhi, Shokrollah
Source :: Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Vol 13, Iss 6 (2014), Scopus-Elsevier, ResearcherID
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Concerns have been raised about the adverse impact of dusty air pollution (DAP) on human health. The aim of this study was to find the association between dusty air pollution based on air quality index (AQI) and the risk of allergic diseases in southwestern provinces of Iran, with assessing cytokine profiles and lymphocyte immunophenotypes.In this case control study 148 individuals participated. The sampling was done in hazardous condition (AQI>300) as the case and clean air (AQI

Subjects :: Dusty air pollution
Adult
Male
Risk
Allergy
lcsh:R
lcsh:Medicine
Dust
Iran
Immunophenotyping
Immune system
Air Pollution
Hypersensitivity
Cytokines
Humans
Female
Lymphocyte Count

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