Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies
Under the background of climate change, the escalating air pollution and extreme weather events have been identified as risk factors for chronic respiratory diseases (CRD), causing serious public health burden worldwide. This review aims to summarize the effects of changed atmospheric environment ca...
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| author | Jiayu Xu Zekang Su Chenchen Liu Yuxuan Nie Liangliang Cui |
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| description | Under the background of climate change, the escalating air pollution and extreme weather events have been identified as risk factors for chronic respiratory diseases (CRD), causing serious public health burden worldwide. This review aims to summarize the effects of changed atmospheric environment caused by climate change on CRD. Results indicated an increased risk of CRD (mainly COPD, asthma) associated with environmental factors, such as air pollutants, adverse meteorological conditions, extreme temperatures, sandstorms, wildfire, and atmospheric allergens. Furthermore, this association can be modified by factors such as socioeconomic status, adaptability, individual behavior, medical services. Potential pathophysiological mechanisms linking climate change and increased risk of CRD involved pulmonary inflammation, immune disorders, oxidative stress. Notably, the elderly, children, impoverished groups and people in regions with limited adaptability are more sensitive to respiratory health risks caused by climate change. This review provides a reference for understanding risk factors of CRD in the context of climate change, and calls for the necessity of adaptive strategies. Further interdisciplinary research and global collaboration are needed in the future to enhance adaptability and address climate health inequality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ef4edc6fd36440493e0e82314f9dbbe2025-01-30T00:05:38ZengKomiyama Printing Co. LtdEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine1342-078X1347-47152025-01-01307710.1265/ehpm.24-00243ehpmClimate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategiesJiayu Xu0Zekang Su1Chenchen Liu2Yuxuan Nie3Liangliang Cui4Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua UniversitySchool of Public Health, Chengdu Medical CollegeJinan Mental Health CenterSchool of Public Health, Bengbu Medical UniversityJinan Mental Health CenterUnder the background of climate change, the escalating air pollution and extreme weather events have been identified as risk factors for chronic respiratory diseases (CRD), causing serious public health burden worldwide. This review aims to summarize the effects of changed atmospheric environment caused by climate change on CRD. Results indicated an increased risk of CRD (mainly COPD, asthma) associated with environmental factors, such as air pollutants, adverse meteorological conditions, extreme temperatures, sandstorms, wildfire, and atmospheric allergens. Furthermore, this association can be modified by factors such as socioeconomic status, adaptability, individual behavior, medical services. Potential pathophysiological mechanisms linking climate change and increased risk of CRD involved pulmonary inflammation, immune disorders, oxidative stress. Notably, the elderly, children, impoverished groups and people in regions with limited adaptability are more sensitive to respiratory health risks caused by climate change. This review provides a reference for understanding risk factors of CRD in the context of climate change, and calls for the necessity of adaptive strategies. Further interdisciplinary research and global collaboration are needed in the future to enhance adaptability and address climate health inequality.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ehpm/30/0/30_24-00243/_html/-char/enclimate changeair pollutionextreme weather eventsrespiratory healthvulnerability |
| spellingShingle | Jiayu Xu Zekang Su Chenchen Liu Yuxuan Nie Liangliang Cui Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine climate change air pollution extreme weather events respiratory health vulnerability |
| title | Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies |
| title_full | Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies |
| title_fullStr | Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies |
| title_short | Climate change, air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases: understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies |
| title_sort | climate change air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases understanding risk factors and the need for adaptive strategies |
| topic | climate change air pollution extreme weather events respiratory health vulnerability |
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