School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ann Med. 2023;55(2):2264881. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2264881. Epub 2023 Oct 6.
This review article delves into the multifaceted relationship between climate change, air quality, and respiratory health, placing a special focus on the process of particle deposition in the lungs. We discuss the capability of climate change to intensify air pollution and alter particulate matter physicochemical properties such as size, dispersion, and chemical composition. These alterations play a significant role in influencing the deposition of particles in the lungs, leading to consequential respiratory health effects. The review paper provides a broad exploration of climate change's direct and indirect role in modifying particulate air pollution features and its interaction with other air pollutants, which may change the ability of particle deposition in the lungs. In conclusion, climate change may play an important role in regulating particle deposition in the lungs by changing physicochemistry of particulate air pollution, therefore, increasing the risk of respiratory disease development.
这篇综述文章深入探讨了气候变化、空气质量和呼吸健康之间的多方面关系，特别关注了颗粒物在肺部沉积的过程。我们讨论了气候变化加剧空气污染和改变颗粒物物理化学特性（如大小、分散和化学成分）的能力。这些变化在影响颗粒物在肺部沉积方面起着重要作用，导致呼吸健康的后果。本文综述广泛探讨了气候变化在改变颗粒物空气污染特征及其与其他空气污染物相互作用方面的直接和间接作用，这可能会改变颗粒物在肺部的沉积能力。总之，气候变化可能通过改变颗粒物空气污染的物理化学性质来调节肺部的颗粒物沉积，从而增加呼吸道疾病发展的风险。
