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Current Trends and Future Directions in Urban Social Prescribing. 城市社会处方的当前趋势和未来方向。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-13 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00419-2
J S Litt, L Coll-Planas, A L Sachs, M Masó Aguado, M Howarth
{"title":"Current Trends and Future Directions in Urban Social Prescribing.","authors":"J S Litt, L Coll-Planas, A L Sachs, M Masó Aguado, M Howarth","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00419-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00419-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Social prescribing (SP) is defined as a non-medical community referral program to support well-being and health. This review explores the current evidence about the effectiveness of SP.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>This review examined existing SP models that have been or are being tested to connect people to these opportunities through direct and indirect referral schemes. The review identified a fifth model that facilitates a group-based approach used to mental well-being and resilience. While the development of SP largely originates from the UK, the global interest in SP has increased, with over 31 nations reporting elements of SP. The main goal of SP is to better integrate care between the traditional medical setting and resources available in the community and voluntary sectors. Although this review found widespread optimism around SP, there remain concerns about its effectiveness and demands for high-quality evaluations to strengthen the evidence base for SP.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":" ","pages":"383-393"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138799563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Do Mental Health Changes in Nature Co-occur with Changes in Heartrate Variability and Executive Functioning? A Systematic Review. 自然中的心理健康变化与心率变异性和执行功能的变化同时发生吗?系统回顾。
IF 7.4 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-29 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00407-6
Sara LoTemplio, Joanna E Bettmann, Emily Scott, Ellison Blumenthal
{"title":"Do Mental Health Changes in Nature Co-occur with Changes in Heartrate Variability and Executive Functioning? A Systematic Review.","authors":"Sara LoTemplio, Joanna E Bettmann, Emily Scott, Ellison Blumenthal","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00407-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00407-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Given the global burden of mental health issues, new solutions are needed to promote mental health. Nature exposure represents a promising option to promote mental health, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. Recent frameworks have argued that changes in mental health in nature are caused by activity changes in the vagus nerve, which connects the heart and the brain, and that these changes also improve executive functioning (EF) abilities. This suggests that changes in mental health symptomology in nature should be accompanied by changes in vagus nerve activity, as well as changes in executive functioning. Yet, little work has systematically examined co-variation of these outcomes in empirical studies. The present manuscript systematically examines whether changes in mental health in nature are accompanied by changes in vagus nerve activity (approximated by heartrate variability) and changes in executive functioning.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>There is compelling evidence that spending time in nature can increase heartrate variability, improve mental health, and improve executive functioning. However, despite strong theoretical claims that these three outcomes should be linked after spending time in nature settings, few studies directly examine such co-occurrence. The study systematically examines whether studies that considered both mental health and executive functioning (n = 6) showed co-occurring effects in response to nature exposure. Similarly, the study also considers if studies examining mental health and heartrate variability (n = 6) showed similarly directional effects following nature exposure. This systematic review concludes with discussion about the limited number of studies (n =1) that include all three measures. We find mixed results of co-occurrence with these variables, suggesting that the relationship between these three constructs in nature may be more nuanced than current theory suggests. Perhaps more importantly, our results demonstrate that there is very little existing work linking changes in mental health to changes in EF and vagal tone. We conclude with justification for why it may be beneficial for researchers to include all three metrics as well as guidance on how to do so.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"278-290"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10280545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Prenatal Exposure to Nitrate in Drinking Water and Adverse Health Outcomes in the Offspring: a Review of Current Epidemiological Research. 产前饮用水中硝酸盐暴露与后代不良健康后果:当前流行病学研究综述。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-16 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00404-9
Pernille Jul Clemmensen, Jörg Schullehner, Nis Brix, Torben Sigsgaard, Leslie Thomas Stayner, Henrik Albert Kolstad, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen
{"title":"Prenatal Exposure to Nitrate in Drinking Water and Adverse Health Outcomes in the Offspring: a Review of Current Epidemiological Research.","authors":"Pernille Jul Clemmensen,&nbsp;Jörg Schullehner,&nbsp;Nis Brix,&nbsp;Torben Sigsgaard,&nbsp;Leslie Thomas Stayner,&nbsp;Henrik Albert Kolstad,&nbsp;Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00404-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00404-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Recently, several epidemiological studies have investigated whether prenatal exposure to nitrate from drinking water may be harmful to the fetus, even at nitrate levels below the current World Health Organization drinking water standard. The purpose of this review was to give an overview of the newest knowledge on potential health effects of prenatal exposure to nitrate.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We included 13 epidemiological studies conducted since 2017. Nine studies investigated outcomes appearing around birth, and four studies investigated health outcomes appearing in childhood and young adulthood. The reviewed studies showed some indications of higher risk of preterm delivery, lower birth weight, birth defects, and childhood cancer related to prenatal exposure to nitrate. However, the numbers of studies for each outcome were sparse, and some of the results were conflicting. We suggest that there is a need for additional studies and particularly for studies that include information on water consumption patterns, intake of nitrate from diet, and intake of nitrosatable drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"250-263"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504112/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10304152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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An Overview of How the Built Environment Relates to Children's Health. 建筑环境与儿童健康的关系概述。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00405-8
Shabnam Abdollahi, E Owen D Waygood, Zeinab Aliyas, Marie-Soleil Cloutier
{"title":"An Overview of How the Built Environment Relates to Children's Health.","authors":"Shabnam Abdollahi,&nbsp;E Owen D Waygood,&nbsp;Zeinab Aliyas,&nbsp;Marie-Soleil Cloutier","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00405-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00405-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Explore the varied pathways between the built environment and children's health. The review begins by describing how the built environment and transport infrastructure relate to conditions that lead to health outcomes. The review examines emissions, noise, and traffic dangers in relation to children's physical, mental, and social health.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Evidence is increasing for walkable neighborhoods and health-related behavior such as physical activity. However, diverse land uses (often supporting walkability) were also found to increase traffic injuries. Cognitive impacts of motorways on children at schools were found. Finally, the relationships between social activities and built environment are beginning. The built environment's influence on various physical health outcomes is increasingly clear and is often through a transport pathway. However, the links with mental and social health are less developed, though recent findings show significant results. Having accessible child-relevant destinations is an important consideration for children's health.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"264-277"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10646940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Methods in Public Health Environmental Justice Research: a Scoping Review from 2018 to 2021. 公共卫生环境正义研究方法:2018年至2021年范围界定综述。
IF 7.4 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-08-15 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00406-7
Joan A Casey, Misbath Daouda, Ryan S Babadi, Vivian Do, Nina M Flores, Isa Berzansky, David J X González, Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, Tamarra James-Todd
{"title":"Methods in Public Health Environmental Justice Research: a Scoping Review from 2018 to 2021.","authors":"Joan A Casey, Misbath Daouda, Ryan S Babadi, Vivian Do, Nina M Flores, Isa Berzansky, David J X González, Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, Tamarra James-Todd","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00406-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00406-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>The volume of public health environmental justice (EJ) research produced by academic institutions increased through 2022. However, the methods used for evaluating EJ in exposure science and epidemiologic studies have not been catalogued. Here, we completed a scoping review of EJ studies published in 19 environmental science and epidemiologic journals from 2018 to 2021 to summarize research types, frameworks, and methods.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We identified 402 articles that included populations with health disparities as a part of EJ research question and met other inclusion criteria. Most studies (60%) evaluated EJ questions related to socioeconomic status (SES) or race/ethnicity. EJ studies took place in 69 countries, led by the US (n = 246 [61%]). Only 50% of studies explicitly described a theoretical EJ framework in the background, methods, or discussion and just 10% explicitly stated a framework in all three sections. Among exposure studies, the most common area-level exposure was air pollution (40%), whereas chemicals predominated personal exposure studies (35%). Overall, the most common method used for exposure-only EJ analyses was main effect regression modeling (50%); for epidemiologic studies the most common method was effect modification (58%), where an analysis evaluated a health disparity variable as an effect modifier. Based on the results of this scoping review, current methods in public health EJ studies could be bolstered by integrating expertise from other fields (e.g., sociology), conducting community-based participatory research and intervention studies, and using more rigorous, theory-based, and solution-oriented statistical research methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"312-336"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504232/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10650837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Dairy and Plant-Based Milks: Implications for Nutrition and Planetary Health. 乳制品和植物奶:对营养和行星健康的影响。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-10 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00400-z
Rebecca Ramsing, Raychel Santo, Brent F Kim, Daphene Altema-Johnson, Alyssa Wooden, Kenjin B Chang, Richard D Semba, David C Love
{"title":"Dairy and Plant-Based Milks: Implications for Nutrition and Planetary Health.","authors":"Rebecca Ramsing,&nbsp;Raychel Santo,&nbsp;Brent F Kim,&nbsp;Daphene Altema-Johnson,&nbsp;Alyssa Wooden,&nbsp;Kenjin B Chang,&nbsp;Richard D Semba,&nbsp;David C Love","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00400-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00400-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Dairy milk products are dominant in the market; however, plant-based milks are gaining prominence among USA consumers. Many questions remain about how plant-based milk products compare to dairy milk from a nutrition, public health, and planetary health perspective. Here, we compare the retail sales, nutrient profiles, and known health and environmental impacts of the production and consumption of dairy and plant-based milks and identify knowledge gaps for future studies. For our plant-based milk comparisons, we reviewed almond, soy, oat, coconut, rice, pea, cashew, and other plant-based milks as data were available.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The retail unit price of plant-based milks was generally higher than that of cow's milk, making it less accessible to lower-income groups. Many plant-based milks are fortified to match the micronutrient profile of dairy milk more closely. Notable differences remained, especially in protein, zinc, and potassium, depending on the base ingredient and individual product. Some plant-based milks contain added sugar to improve flavor. Plant-based milks were generally associated with lower environmental impacts (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions, water use) than cow's milk, with the notable exception of the higher water footprint of almond milk. This review of recent studies and consumer purchases confirmed that retail sales of plant-based milks are increasing and shifting among products. Further research is needed to better characterize the environmental impacts of newer plant-based milks, such as cashew, hemp, and pea milks; consumer attitudes and behavior towards plant-based milks; and the safety and potential health effects related to their long-term and more frequent consumption.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"291-302"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504201/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10298911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 6
Natural gas odorants: A scoping review of health effects. 天然气气味剂:健康影响的范围审查。
IF 7.4 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00403-w
Drew R Michanowicz, Olivia M Leventhal, Jeremy K Domen, Samuel R Williams, Eric D Lebel, Lee Ann L Hill, Jonathan J Buonocore, Curtis L Nordgaard, Aaron S Bernstein, Seth B C Shonkoff
{"title":"Natural gas odorants: A scoping review of health effects.","authors":"Drew R Michanowicz, Olivia M Leventhal, Jeremy K Domen, Samuel R Williams, Eric D Lebel, Lee Ann L Hill, Jonathan J Buonocore, Curtis L Nordgaard, Aaron S Bernstein, Seth B C Shonkoff","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00403-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00403-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Organosulfur compounds are intentionally added to natural gas as malodorants with the intent of short-term nasal inhalation to aid in leak detection. Regulatory exposure limits have not been established for all commonly used natural gas odorants, and recent community-level exposure events and growing evidence of indoor natural gas leakage have raised concerns associated with natural gas odorant exposures. We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed scientific publications on human exposures and animal toxicological studies of natural gas odorants to assess toxicological profiles, exposure potential, health effects and regulatory guidelines associated with commonly used natural gas odorants.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We identified only 22 studies which met inclusion criteria for full review. Overall, there is limited evidence of both transient nonspecific health symptoms and clinically diagnosed causative neurotoxic effects associated with prolonged odorant exposures. Across seven community-level exposure events and two occupational case reports, consistent symptom patterns included: headache, ocular irritation, nose and throat irritation, respiratory complaints such as shortness of breath and asthma attacks, and skin irritation and rash. Of these, respiratory inflammation and asthma exacerbations are the most debilitating, whereas the high prevalence of ocular and dermatologic symptoms suggest a non-inhalation route of exposure. The limited evidence available raises the possibility that organosulfur odorants may pose health risks at exposures much lower than presently understood, though additional dose-response studies are needed to disentangle specific toxicologic effects from nonspecific responses to noxious organosulfur odors. Numerous recommendations are provided including more transparent and prescriptive natural gas odorant use practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"337-352"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504204/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10648866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A State-of-the-Science Review on Metal Biomarkers. 金属生物标志物的科学现状综述。
IF 7.4 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-20 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00402-x
Irene Martinez-Morata, Marisa Sobel, Maria Tellez-Plaza, Ana Navas-Acien, Caitlin G Howe, Tiffany R Sanchez
{"title":"A State-of-the-Science Review on Metal Biomarkers.","authors":"Irene Martinez-Morata, Marisa Sobel, Maria Tellez-Plaza, Ana Navas-Acien, Caitlin G Howe, Tiffany R Sanchez","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00402-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00402-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Biomarkers are commonly used in epidemiological studies to assess metals and metalloid exposure and estimate internal dose, as they integrate multiple sources and routes of exposure. Researchers are increasingly using multi-metal panels and innovative statistical methods to understand how exposure to real-world metal mixtures affects human health. Metals have both common and unique sources and routes of exposure, as well as biotransformation and elimination pathways. The development of multi-element analytical technology allows researchers to examine a broad spectrum of metals in their studies; however, their interpretation is complex as they can reflect different windows of exposure and several biomarkers have critical limitations. This review elaborates on more than 500 scientific publications to discuss major sources of exposure, biotransformation and elimination, and biomarkers of exposure and internal dose for 12 metals/metalloids, including 8 non-essential elements (arsenic, barium, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, tin, uranium) and 4 essential elements (manganese, molybdenum, selenium, and zinc) commonly used in multi-element analyses.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>We conclude that not all metal biomarkers are adequate measures of exposure and that understanding the metabolic biotransformation and elimination of metals is key to metal biomarker interpretation. For example, whole blood is a good biomarker of exposure to arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and tin, but it is not a good indicator for barium, nickel, and uranium. For some essential metals, the interpretation of whole blood biomarkers is unclear. Urine is the most commonly used biomarker of exposure across metals but it should not be used to assess lead exposure. Essential metals such as zinc and manganese are tightly regulated by homeostatic processes; thus, elevated levels in urine may reflect body loss and metabolic processes rather than excess exposure. Total urinary arsenic may reflect exposure to both organic and inorganic arsenic, thus, arsenic speciation and adjustment for arsebonetaine are needed in populations with dietary seafood consumption. Hair and nails primarily reflect exposure to organic mercury, except in populations exposed to high levels of inorganic mercury such as in occupational and environmental settings. When selecting biomarkers, it is also critical to consider the exposure window of interest. Most populations are chronically exposed to metals in the low-to-moderate range, yet many biomarkers reflect recent exposures. Toenails are emerging biomarkers in this regard. They are reliable biomarkers of long-term exposure for arsenic, mercury, manganese, and selenium. However, more research is needed to understand the role of nails as a biomarker of exposure to other metals. Similarly, teeth are increasingly used to assess lifelong exposures to several essential and non-essential metals such as lead, including du","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"215-249"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10822714/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10645420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Review on The Role of Environmental Exposures in IgG4-Related Diseases. 环境暴露在IgG4相关疾病中的作用综述。
IF 7.9 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-14 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00401-y
Chiara Grasso, Fabio Giacchero, Stefania Crivellari, Marinella Bertolotti, Antonio Maconi
{"title":"A Review on The Role of Environmental Exposures in IgG4-Related Diseases.","authors":"Chiara Grasso,&nbsp;Fabio Giacchero,&nbsp;Stefania Crivellari,&nbsp;Marinella Bertolotti,&nbsp;Antonio Maconi","doi":"10.1007/s40572-023-00401-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40572-023-00401-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Immunoglobulin G4-related diseases (IgG4-RDs) are immune-mediated fibroinflammatory multisystemic conditions identified by the presence of tumefactive lesions with a rich infiltrate of IgG4-positive plasma cells, and often by a high IgG4 serum concentration. IgG-RDs have a prevalence of at least 1 case every 100,000 persons, and they are mostly diagnosed after age 50, with a male to female ratio of about 3:1. IgG4-RD pathophysiology is still uncertain: it has been proposed that both genetic predisposition and chronic environmental exposures may play a role by triggering abnormal immune activation that perpetuates the disease. The purpose of this review is to summarize the evidences supporting the hypothesis that certain environmental/occupational exposures can trigger IgG4-RDs, focusing on the possible role of asbestos in an emerging IgG4-RD called idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF).</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Although some studies suggested a relationship between tobacco smoking and IgG4-RD risk, occupational exposures seem to have the most interesting effects. Positive history of blue-collar work increases the risk of developing an IgG4-RD, and mineral dusts and asbestos were the most strongly associated industrial compounds. Asbestos has been found to be a risk factor for IRF years before its classification as IgG4-RD, and later in two large case-control studies. In the most recent one, conducted on 90 patients and 270 controls, asbestos exposure conferred an increased IRF risk, quantified by odds ratios from 2.46 to 7.07. Further structured studies including serum IgG4 evaluation should be conducted to clarify the effect of asbestos on patients with confirmed diagnosis of IgG4-related IRF. Environmental exposures, especially of occupational origin, appear to play a role in the development of different types of IgG-RDs. In particular, although first suggested very recently, the relationship between asbestos and IRF deserves to be explored in more structured studies, especially because of the biological plausibility of the role of asbestos in IRF pathogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":10775,"journal":{"name":"Current Environmental Health Reports","volume":"10 3","pages":"303-311"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10627477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Systematic Review of Culture-Based Methods for Monitoring Antibiotic-Resistant Acinetobacter, Aeromonas, and Pseudomonas as Environmentally Relevant Pathogens in Wastewater and Surface Water. 废水和地表水中作为环境相关病原体的耐药不动杆菌、气单胞菌和假单胞菌培养监测方法的系统综述。
IF 7.4 2区 医学
Current Environmental Health Reports Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-02-23 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-023-00393-9
Erin G Milligan, Jeanette Calarco, Benjamin C Davis, Ishi M Keenum, Krista Liguori, Amy Pruden, Valerie J Harwood
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