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ArticleGenes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society2017

Association between transported Asian dust and outdoor fungal concentration during winter in a rural area of western Japan.

Kyoko Iwata, Masanari Watanabe, Jun Kurai, Naoto Burioka, Sachiko Nakamoto, Degejirihu Hantan, Eiji Shimizu

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Article in Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ozone augments interleukin-8 production induced by ambient particulate matter.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Kyoko IwataDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
Masanari WatanabeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
Jun KuraiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
Naoto BuriokaDivision of School of Health Science, Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
Sachiko NakamotoDivision of School of Health Science, Department of Pathobiological Science and Technology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
Degejirihu HantanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
Eiji ShimizuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
Tottori University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecently, Asian dust (AD) has become a serious health problem and several studies have clearly proven that AD can aggravate asthma. However, it remains unclear as to which components of AD have a strong effect on the asthma exacerbation caused by AD exposure. Outdoor fungi can increase emergency department visits and hospitalization for asthma exacerbation and can aggravate asthma symptoms. Therefore, this study was aimed at investigating the relationship between AD and outdoor fungi and determining the potential of fungi to cause airborne particulate matter (PM)-related inflammatory responses.

methodsAirborne PM was collected each day from January 26, 2015 to February 27, 2015. Daily levels of outdoor fungi-associated PM were calculated using a culture-based method. Production of cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α was assessed in THP1 cells stimulated by the collected airborne PM each day.

resultsDaily levels of AD particles were assessed using Light Detection and Ranging and did not correlate with outdoor fungi (r = -0.17,

conclusionAD did not increase the acute levels of outdoor fungi and outdoor fungi did not affect the cytokine production induced by airborne PM. These results suggest that outdoor fungi do not have any detectable effect on the asthma exacerbation caused by AD exposure.

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Airborne particulate matterAsian dustCytokine productionLight detection and rangingOutdoor fungi

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