Does air pollution play a role in infertility?: a systematic review

• Published in: Environmental health Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 82 - 16
• Main Authors: Carré, Julie, Gatimel, Nicolas, Moreau, Jessika, Parinaud, Jean, Léandri, Roger
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.07.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adducts; Air Pollutants - adverse effects; Air Pollutants - toxicity; Air pollution; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Air quality; Allergies; Animals; Cancer; Defects; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA adducts; DNA methylation; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental health; Environmental protection; Epidemiology; Epigenetics; Female; Fertility; Gametogenesis; Gametogenesis - drug effects; Health aspects; Humans; In vitro methods and tests; Infertility; Infertility - chemically induced; Infertility - physiopathology; Literature reviews; Literature searches; Male; Mammals - metabolism; Nitrogen dioxide; Particulate matter; Pollutants; Reactive oxygen species; Reproduction; Reproduction (biology); Review; Risk factors; Spermatozoa; Studies; Sulfur dioxide; Air quality; Reproduction; Pollutants; Fertility; Infertility

Air pollution is involved in many pathologies. These pollutants act through several mechanisms that can affect numerous physiological functions, including reproduction: as endocrine disruptors or reactive oxygen species inducers, and through the formation of DNA adducts and/or epigenetic modificatio...