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ArticleScientific reports2020

In vitro genomic damage induced by urban fine particulate matter on human lymphocytes.

Alfredo Santovito, Claudio Gendusa, Piero Cervella, Deborah Traversi

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alfredo SantovitoUniversity of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Torino, Italy. alfredo.santovito@unito.it.
Claudio GendusaUniversity of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Torino, Italy.
Piero CervellaUniversity of Turin, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, Torino, Italy.
Deborah TraversiUniversity of Turin, Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, Torino, Italy.
University of Turin · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urban air pollution represents a global problem, since everyday many mutagenic and carcinogens compounds are emitted into the atmosphere, with consequent adverse health effects on humans and biota. Specifically, particulate matter air pollution was associated with increased risks in human mortality and morbidity. In this paper, we analyse the genomic effects on human lymphocytes of different concentrations of annual Turin PM2.5 extract by an in vitro micronuclei assay. Samplings were collected from an urban meteorological-chemical station positioned in Turin (Italy), one of the most polluted cities in Europe. PM2.5 sampled on filters was used for organic extraction in monthly pools and successively aggregated to produce a mixture representative for a full year PM2.5 collection. Lymphocytes were exposed to four concentrations of PM2.5: 5, 10, 15 and 20 μg/mL and micronuclei, nucleoplasmic bridges and nuclear buds were scored. With respect to controls, PM2.5 significantly increased the frequencies of all analysed biomarkers at all tested concentrations, whereas the CBPI index was significantly reduced only at the concentration of 20 μg/mL. Such in vitro effects can both to stimulate local authorities to adopt efficient measures for air pollution mitigation and to improve human monitoring to detect early precancer lesions.

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Air PollutionCells, CulturedDNA DamageFemaleHumansItalyLymphocytesMicronuclei, Chromosome-DefectiveParticulate MatterRegression AnalysisYoung AdultParticulate Matter

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PMID32483266
PMCPMC7264132
OpenAlexW3028902871

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