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Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health
OBJECTIVE: To review in the literature the environmental problems in early life that impact the respiratory health of adults. SOURCES: Non-systematic review including articles in English. Search filters were not used in relation to the publication date, but the authors selected mainly publications f...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9510907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34922896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2021.11.005 |
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author | Mocelin, Helena Teresinha Fischer, Gilberto Bueno Bush, Andrew |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To review in the literature the environmental problems in early life that impact the respiratory health of adults. SOURCES: Non-systematic review including articles in English. Search filters were not used in relation to the publication date, but the authors selected mainly publications from the last five years. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: In this review, the authors present the exposure pathways and how the damage occurs depending on the child's stage of development; the authors describe the main environmental pollutants - tobacco smoke, particulate matter, air pollution associated with traffic, adverse childhood experiences and socioeconomic status; the authors present studies that evaluated the repercussions on the respiratory system of adults resulting from exposure to adverse environmental factors in childhood, such as increased incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma and allergies; and, a decline in lung function. The authors emphasize that evidence demonstrates that adult respiratory diseases almost always have their origins in early life. Finally, the authors emphasize that health professionals must know, diagnose, monitor, and prevent toxic exposure among children and women. CONCLUSION: The authors conclude that it is necessary to recognize risk factors and intervene in the period of greatest vulnerability to the occurrence of harmful effects of environmental exposures, to prevent, delay the onset or modify the progression of lung disease throughout life and into adulthood. |
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spelling | pubmed-95109072022-09-27 Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health Mocelin, Helena Teresinha Fischer, Gilberto Bueno Bush, Andrew J Pediatr (Rio J) Review Article OBJECTIVE: To review in the literature the environmental problems in early life that impact the respiratory health of adults. SOURCES: Non-systematic review including articles in English. Search filters were not used in relation to the publication date, but the authors selected mainly publications from the last five years. SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS: In this review, the authors present the exposure pathways and how the damage occurs depending on the child's stage of development; the authors describe the main environmental pollutants - tobacco smoke, particulate matter, air pollution associated with traffic, adverse childhood experiences and socioeconomic status; the authors present studies that evaluated the repercussions on the respiratory system of adults resulting from exposure to adverse environmental factors in childhood, such as increased incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma and allergies; and, a decline in lung function. The authors emphasize that evidence demonstrates that adult respiratory diseases almost always have their origins in early life. Finally, the authors emphasize that health professionals must know, diagnose, monitor, and prevent toxic exposure among children and women. CONCLUSION: The authors conclude that it is necessary to recognize risk factors and intervene in the period of greatest vulnerability to the occurrence of harmful effects of environmental exposures, to prevent, delay the onset or modify the progression of lung disease throughout life and into adulthood. Elsevier 2021-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9510907/ /pubmed/34922896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2021.11.005 Text en © 2021 Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. on behalf of Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Article Mocelin, Helena Teresinha Fischer, Gilberto Bueno Bush, Andrew Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health |
title | Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health |
title_full | Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health |
title_fullStr | Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health |
title_full_unstemmed | Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health |
title_short | Adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health |
title_sort | adverse early-life environmental exposures and their repercussions on adult respiratory health |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9510907/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34922896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2021.11.005 |
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