ArticleEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2022
The association of airborne particulate matter and benzo[a]pyrene with the clinical course of COVID-19 in patients hospitalized in Poland.
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- Particulate matter air pollution and COVID-19 infection, severity, and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Science of the total environment · 2023Pooled it
- Multi-omics, molecular modeling and experimental analysis of carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene promoting the progression of laryngeal cancer.Molecular diversity · 2026Article
- Consideration of Cardiovascular Morbidities in the Relationship between Ambient Air Pollution Exposure and Individual-Level Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Current epidemiology reports · 2025Article
- Impact of short-term ambient air pollution exposure on the risk of severe COVID-19.Journal of environmental sciences (China) · 2024Article
- Smoke and Spike: Benzo[a]pyrene Enhances SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Boosting NR4A2-Induced ACE2 and TMPRSS2 Expression.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Retrospective Analysis of the Effectiveness of Remdesivir in COVID-19 Treatment during Periods Dominated by Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Clinical Settings.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Variability in the Clinical Course of COVID-19 in a Retrospective Analysis of a Large Real-World Database.Viruses · 2023Article
- Event-Specific Transmission Forecasting of SARS-CoV-2 in a Mixed-Mode Ventilated Office Room Using an ANN.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Updates in Management of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Air pollution might affect the clinical course of COVID-19 in pediatric patients.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2022Article
- Bioinformatics and systems biology approaches to identify molecular targeting mechanism influenced by COVID-19 on heart failure.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Air pollution can adversely affect the immune response and increase the severity of the viral disease. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between symptomatology, clinical course, and inflammation markers of adult patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalized in Poland (n = 4432) and air pollution levels, i.e., mean 24 h and max 24 h level of benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) and particulate matter <10 μm (PM
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