Explaination for increased asthma severity in children exposed to diesel exhaust from traffic
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
A new study shows that exposure to diesel exhaust particles from traffic pollution leads to increased asthma severity in children. Moreover, the study finds that this is due to increased blood levels of IL-17A, a protein associated with several chronic inflammatory diseases, in children with high diesel exposure.