Search Results - "Silverman, Frances S."

Metals and oxidative potential in urban particulate matter influence systemic inflammatory and neural biomarkers: A controlled exposure study by Liu, Ling, Urch, Bruce, Szyszkowicz, Mieczyslaw, Evans, Greg, Speck, Mary, Van Huang, Angela, Leingartner, Karen, Shutt, Robin H., Pelletier, Guillaume, Gold, Diane R., Brook, Jeffrey R., Godri Pollitt, Krystal, Silverman, Frances S.

“…Oxidative stress and inflammation are considered to be important pathways leading to particulate matter (PM)-associated disease. In this exploratory study, we…”
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Influence of exposure to coarse, fine and ultrafine urban particulate matter and their biological constituents on neural biomarkers in a randomized controlled crossover study by Liu, Ling, Urch, Bruce, Szyszkowicz, Mieczyslaw, Speck, Mary, Leingartner, Karen, Shutt, Robin, Pelletier, Guillaume, Gold, Diane R., Scott, James A., Brook, Jeffrey R., Thorne, Peter S., Silverman, Frances S.

“…Epidemiological studies have reported associations between air pollution and neuro-psychological conditions. Biological mechanisms behind these findings are…”
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Effects of ambient coarse, fine, and ultrafine particles and their biological constituents on systemic biomarkers: a controlled human exposure study by Liu, Ling, Urch, Bruce, Poon, Raymond, Szyszkowicz, Mieczyslaw, Speck, Mary, Gold, Diane R, Wheeler, Amanda J, Scott, James A, Brook, Jeffrey R, Thorne, Peter S, Silverman, Frances S

“…Ambient coarse, fine, and ultrafine particles have been associated with mortality and morbidity. Few studies have compared how various particle size fractions…”
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Comparative cardiopulmonary effects of size-fractionated airborne particulate matter by Amatullah, Hajera, North, Michelle L., Akhtar, Umme S., Rastogi, Neeraj, Urch, Bruce, Silverman, Frances S., Chow, Chung-Wai, Evans, Greg J., Scott, Jeremy A.

“…Context: Strong epidemiological evidence exists linking particulate matter (PM) exposures with hospital admissions of individuals for cardiopulmonary symptoms…”
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Exposure Assessment in Cohort Studies of Childhood Asthma by Arrandale, Victoria H., Brauer, Michael, Brook, Jeffrey R., Brunekreef, Bert, Gold, Diane R., London, Stephanie J., Miller, J. David, Özkaynak, Halûk, Ries, Nola M., Sears, Malcolm R., Silverman, Frances S., Takaro, Tim K.

“…Background: The environment is suspected to play an important role in the development of childhood asthma. Cohort studies are a powerful observational design…”
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Physical Characterization of the University of Toronto Coarse, Fine, and Ultrafine High-Volume Particle Concentrator Systems by Rastogi, Neeraj, McWhinney, Robert D., Akhtar, Umme S., Urch, Bruce, Fila, Mike, Abbatt, Jonathan P. D., Scott, Jeremy A., Silverman, Frances S., Brook, Jeffrey R., Evans, Greg J.

“…Particle concentrators allow exposure to controlled levels of concentrated ambient particulate matter (PM) over a broad range of concentrations. The…”
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In vivo salicylate hydroxylation: A potential biomarker for assessing acute ozone exposure and effects in humans by LIU, L, LEECH, J. A, URCH, R. B, SILVERMAN, F. S

“…Ozone is known to yield hydroxyl radical, which may contribute to ozone-mediated lung injury. In the presence of hydroxyl radical, salicylate is hydroxylated…”
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A COMPARISON OF BIOMARKERS OF OZONE EXPOSURE IN HUMAN PLASMA, NASAL LAVAGE, AND SPUTUM by Ling Liu, Judith A. Leech, R. Bruce Urch, Raymond Poon, Barry Zimmerman, Joanne M. Kubay, Frances S. Silverman

“…We examined ozone-induced upper and lower airway inflammatory responses and the concentrations of hydroxylated salicylate metabolites using nasal lavage fluid…”
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Carbon dioxide inhalation challenges in idiopathic environmental intolerance by Poonai, Naveen, Antony, Martin M., Binkley, Karen E., Stenn, Peter, Swinson, Richard P., Corey, Paul, Silverman, Frances S., Tarlo, Susan M.

“…Background: Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) is associated with unexplained physical symptoms, which overlap considerably with those of panic…”
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Psychological features of subjects with idiopathic environmental intolerance by Poonai, Naveen P, Antony, Martin M, Binkley, Karen E, Stenn, Peter, Swinson, Richard P, Corey, Paul, Silverman, Frances S, Tarlo, Susan M

“…Objectives: Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) is associated with unexplained symptoms attributed to nonnoxious levels of environmental substances…”
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Induced sputum: Comparison of postinfectious cough with allergic asthma in children by Zimmerman, Barry, Silverman, Frances S., Tarlo, Susan M., Chapman, Kenneth R., Kubay, Joanne M., Urch, Bruce

“…Background: Cough persisting after a respiratory infection is common in children and is often managed as asthma. However, little is known about the…”
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