Chemical multi-fingerprinting of exogenous ultrafine particles in human serum and pleural effusion

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 2567 - 8
• Main Authors: Lu, Dawei, Luo, Qian, Chen, Rui, Zhuansun, Yongxun, Jiang, Jie, Wang, Weichao, Yang, Xuezhi, Zhang, Luyao, Liu, Xiaolei, Li, Fang, Liu, Qian, Jiang, Guibin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 22.05.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/58; 147/137; 639/925/928; 639/925/930/12; 704/172; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Chemical speciation; Circulatory system; Epidemiology; Female; Fingerprinting; Fingerprints; Global health; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Iron - analysis; Lung Diseases - blood; Lung Diseases - pathology; Male; Metals - analysis; Mice; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Middle Aged; Morphology; multidisciplinary; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - analysis; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Particle Size; Particulate emissions; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - analysis; Particulate Matter - blood; Particulate Matter - chemistry; Particulate Matter - toxicity; Pleural effusion; Pleural Effusion - pathology; RAW 264.7 Cells; Respiratory diseases; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Species; Species diversity; Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; Translocation; Ultrafines

Ambient particulate matter pollution is one of the leading causes of global disease burden. Epidemiological studies have revealed the connections between particulate exposure and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. However, until now, the real species of ambient ultrafine particles (UFPs) in hu...