Wood smoke effects on epithelial cell lines and human airway cells

Conclusion: Short term exposure to sooty wood smoke induced a bronchoalveolar eosinophilic insult. This may link with the development and worsening of asthma after chronic exposure to wood smoke. Moreover, the observed DNA damage in vitro may explain the previously shown reduction in airway cells, which in turn may causally affect cellular immunity and increase the incidence of respiratory infection

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Hansson, A., Rankin, G., Uski, O., Sehlstedt, M., Bosson, J., Pourazar, J., Boman, C., Lindgren, R., Garcia Lopez, N., Behndig, A., Blomberg, A., Sandström, T., Muala, A. Tags: Respiratory infections Source Type: research