Evidence of an effect of air pollution on blood pressure is increasing (Brook et al. 2010).
The literature indicates as low as a 40% parental consent rate without using active methods to increase participation (Brooks and Kendall 1982).
Thus, in agreement with previous studies showing that the bacterial diet can increase lifespan (Brooks et al., 2009), our data show that also stress resistance can be influenced by the bacterial diet.
Animal and human experimental studies suggest that BP responses to long-term exposure to air pollution may be mediated by sustained systemic inflammation and/or oxidative stress, impairing endothelial function and increasing BP (Brook et al. 2009; Mills et al. 2008).
With diseases rippling across the globe at an increasing rate, Brooks emphasized the critical need for studying non-human species and their role in the spread. .
Specifically, feeding with HT115 or HB101 bacteria instead of OP50 leads to reduced fat stores and increased lifespan (Brooks et al., 2009).
Other possible contributors include an increase in BP (Brook and Rajagopalan 2009), which was observed 24 hr after rats were exposed to DE in a separate study in our laboratory, and increased oxidative stress and inflammation (reviewed by Brook 2008; Simkhovich et al. 2008).
Air pollution has been shown to promote both local and systemic inflammation (in vivo) and increase oxidative stress (Brook et al. 2004, 2010), as well as possess hormonal activity through hormone receptor binding (in vitro) (Misaki et al. 2008; Oh et al. 2008; Sidlova et al. 2009; Wang et al. 2005).
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