Airborne Participate Matter and Innate Immunity Activation

摘要

Airborne particulate matter (PM) is a mixture of solid and liquid droplets suspended in air. PM consists of organic, inorganic, and biological components including viable or nonviable microorganisms, and fragments of microorganisms including toxic components such as endotoxin and mycotoxins. PM exposure is considered as an important factor in health effects associated with ambient air pollution, cigarette smoke, biomass burning smoke, occupational exposure, vehicular exhaust, animal farms, grain dust, and nanoparticles.