Prothrombotic Biomarkers Are Not Altered by Wood Smoke: A Pilot Controlled Exposure Study

• Published in: FASEB bioAdvances Vol. 7; no. 7; pp. e70038 - n/a
• Main Authors: Dobson, Dre' Von A., Holle, Lori A., Tatsumi, Kohei, Rebuli, Meghan E., Mackman, Nigel, Wolberg, Alisa S., Jaspers, Ilona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Antithrombin; Biomarkers; Blood clots; Blood platelets; Blood vessels; Body mass index; Cardiovascular diseases; controlled exposure; Fibrin; humans; Inhalation; Ischemia; Mortality; Null Findings in Biological Research; Outdoor air quality; Plasma; Research Letter; Smoke; Software; Thrombin; Thrombosis; Tissue factor; woodsmoke; United States > US; woodsmoke; thrombosis; plasma; humans; controlled exposure

ABSTRACT Inhalation of wood smoke (WS) has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes, both of which are caused in part by the thrombotic occlusion of blood vessels. To characterize the effects of WS on levels of established, circulating prothro...