ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2022
The relationship of early-life household air pollution with childhood asthma and lung function.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Air pollution and hospitalization risk in infants with bronchiolitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025Pooled it
- Infancy IgE methylation score and childhood wheezing and asthma: Multicohort study.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2026Article
- Cleaning products and classes associated with poor respiratory health.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026Article
- From Womb to Tomb: A Life-Course Perspective on the Origins of Non-communicable Diseases.Cureus · 2025Review
- Prevalence of genetic and environmental factors in childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis patients.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2025Article
- Dietary Patterns in Relation to Asthma and Wheeze Among Adolescents in a South African Rural Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Household air pollution and respiratory health in Africa: persistent risk and unchanged health burdens.Current opinion in pulmonary medicine · 2025Review
- Household fuel use and severe asthma symptoms among preschool children in Gauteng province, South Africa: a cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- The incidence of upper respiratory infections in children is related to the concentration of vanadium in indoor dust aggregates.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
The increase in childhood asthma over the past few decades has made it an important public health issue. Poor lung function growth associated with some phenotypes of asthma compounds its long-term impact on the individual. Exposure to early-life household risk factors is believed to be linked with respiratory health while infants' lungs are still developing. This review summarises epidemiological studies and mechanistic evidence focusing on the detrimental effects of early-life household air exposures on the respiratory health of children, in particular effects on asthma and lung function. Many early-life household air exposures, including tobacco smoke, gases from heating and cooking, mould/dampness and cleaning products are associated with childhood asthma development and lung function growth. These exposures may alter structural and mechanical characteristics of infants' lungs and contribute to deficits in later life. In addition, some risk factors, including tobacco smoke and cleaning products, can transmit effects across generations to increase the risk of asthma in subsequent generations. This review supports the hypothesis that risks of asthma and accelerated lung ageing are established in early life. The timing of exposure may be critical in the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases, in terms of future risk of asthma and reduced lung function in adults.
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