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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Analysis of inflammatory markers in apparently healthy automobile vehicle drivers in response to exposure to traffic pollution fumes.

Hina Riaz, Binafsha Manzoor Syed, Zulfiqar Laghari, Suleman Pirzada

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hina RiazDr. Hina Riaz, MBBS, Lecturer, Department of Physiology, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Binafsha Manzoor SyedDr. Binafsha Manzoor Syed, MBBS, PhD, Director Medical Research Centre, Director Clinical Research Division, Director ORIC, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Zulfiqar LaghariProf. Dr. Zulfiqar Laghari, PhD, Chairperson, Department of Physiology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Suleman PirzadaDr. Suleman Peerzada, MBBS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences · PKUniversity of Sindh · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate pattern of markers of inflammation in apparently healthy drivers who exposed to traffic fumes.

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2016 to January 2017 at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro. It looked into the effects of traffic pollutants on markers of inflammation including CRP, Leukocytes count, IL-6, TNF-α, TNF-β of healthy human volunteers. Eighty-seven, apparently healthy, non-smoking automobile vehicle drivers, having daily contact of traffic exhaust for at least six hours, aged between 18-40 years recruited for this study. Levels of traffic-generated pollutants P.M

resultsP.M

conclusionFindings of our study suggest that almost all markers of inflammation are positively correlated with traffic pollutants and this condition might raise the risk of systemic diseases.

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Healthy driversMarkers of inflammationTraffic pollution

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PMID32494251
PMCPMC7260889
OpenAlexW3019103143

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