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TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages 384-394Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2015.05.002
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air pollution; type 2 diabetes; gestational diabetes; mortality
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Air pollution affects a large proportion of the global population. Air pollutants are hypothesized to exert their effects via impaired endothelial function, elevated systemic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative stress, all of which are hallmarks of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Here we review epidemiological studies aimed at answering whether diabetes patients are more vulnerable to ambient (outdoor) air pollution exposure and whether air pollution is associated with diabetes development or other predisposing conditions for T2D. Current evidence suggests an association between air pollution exposure and T2D, but more critical analysis is warranted. Understanding the associations between air pollution exposure and the development of T2D is critical in our efforts to control sources of air pollution and their impact on the disease.
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