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Exposure to ambient particulate matter is associated with accelerated functional decline in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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posted on 2023-06-09, 17:30 authored by Christopher J Winterbottom, Rupal J Shah, Karen PattersonKaren Patterson, Maryl E Kreider, Reynold A Panettieri, Belinda Rivera-Lebron, Wallace T Miller, Leslie A Litzky, Trevor M Penning, Krista Heinlen, Tara Jackson, A Russell Localio, Jason D Christie
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive disease with an unknown pathogenesis, may be due in part to an abnormal response to injurious stimuli by alveolar epithelial cells. Air pollution and particulate inhalation of matter evoke a wide variety of pulmonary and systemic inflammatory diseases. We therefore hypothesized that increased average ambient particulate matter (PM) concentrations would be associated with an accelerated rate of decline in FVC in IPF. METHODS: We identified a cohort of subjects seen at a single university referral center from 2007 to 2013. Average concentrations of particulate matter < 10 and < 2.5 µg/m3 (PM10 and PM2.5, respectively) were assigned to each patient based on geocoded residential addresses. A linear multivariable mixed-effects model determined the association between the rate of decline in FVC and average PM concentration, controlling for baseline FVC at first measurement and other covariates. RESULTS: One hundred thirty-five subjects were included in the final analysis after exclusion of subjects missing repeated spirometry measurements and those for whom exposure data were not available. There was a significant association between PM10 levels and the rate of decline in FVC during the study period, with each µg/m3 increase in PM10 corresponding with an additional 46 cc/y decline in FVC (P = .008). CONCLUSIONS: Ambient air pollution, as measured by average PM10 concentration, is associated with an increase in the rate of decline of FVC in IPF, suggesting a potential mechanistic role for air pollution in the progression of disease.

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Chest

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0012-3692

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Elsevier

Issue

5

Volume

153

Page range

1221-1228

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  • Clinical and Experimental Medicine Publications

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Grant support K24 HL115354/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States P30 ES013508/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States T32 ES019851/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States

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Legacy Posted Date

2019-04-05

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-04-25

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2019-04-25

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