TY - JOUR
T1 - The need for clean air: The way air pollution and climate change affect allergic rhinitis and asthma
AU - Eguiluz-Gracia, Ibon
AU - Mathioudakis, Alexander G.
AU - Bartel, Sabine
AU - Vijverberg, Susanne J. H.
AU - Fuertes, Elaine
AU - Comberiati, Pasquale
AU - Cai, Yutong Samuel
AU - Tomazic, Peter Valentin
AU - Diamant, Zuzana
AU - Vestbo, J. rgen
AU - Galan, Carmen
AU - Hoffmann, Barbara
N1 - Funding Information: IEG receives funding from Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the Rio Hortega and RETICS schemes (CM17/00140 and RD16/0006/0001). AGM and JV are supported by the National Institute of Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Manchester BRC). Y.C is supported by a Medical Research Council Early Career Research Fellowship awarded through the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health (grant number MR/M501669/1). Publisher Copyright: © 2020 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Air pollution and climate change have a significant impact on human health and well-being and contribute to the onset and aggravation of allergic rhinitis and asthma among other chronic respiratory diseases. In Westernized countries, households have experienced a process of increasing insulation and individuals tend to spend most of their time indoors. These sequelae implicate a high exposure to indoor allergens (house dust mites, pets, molds, etc), tobacco smoke, and other pollutants, which have an impact on respiratory health. Outdoor air pollution derived from traffic and other human activities not only has a direct negative effect on human health but also enhances the allergenicity of some plants and contributes to global warming. Climate change modifies the availability and distribution of plant- and fungal-derived allergens and increases the frequency of extreme climate events. This review summarizes the effects of indoor air pollution, outdoor air pollution, and subsequent climate change on asthma and allergic rhinitis in children and adults and addresses the policy adjustments and lifestyle changes required to mitigate their deleterious effects.
AB - Air pollution and climate change have a significant impact on human health and well-being and contribute to the onset and aggravation of allergic rhinitis and asthma among other chronic respiratory diseases. In Westernized countries, households have experienced a process of increasing insulation and individuals tend to spend most of their time indoors. These sequelae implicate a high exposure to indoor allergens (house dust mites, pets, molds, etc), tobacco smoke, and other pollutants, which have an impact on respiratory health. Outdoor air pollution derived from traffic and other human activities not only has a direct negative effect on human health but also enhances the allergenicity of some plants and contributes to global warming. Climate change modifies the availability and distribution of plant- and fungal-derived allergens and increases the frequency of extreme climate events. This review summarizes the effects of indoor air pollution, outdoor air pollution, and subsequent climate change on asthma and allergic rhinitis in children and adults and addresses the policy adjustments and lifestyle changes required to mitigate their deleterious effects.
KW - allergic rhinitis
KW - asthma
KW - climate change.
KW - environment
KW - pollution
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078859368&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/all.14177
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/all.14177
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31916265
SN - 0105-4538
VL - 75
SP - 2170
EP - 2184
JO - Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
JF - Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
IS - 9
ER -