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Haze and Respiratory Immunity


Han Xiao, Li Jiao, Ma Cuiqing*
Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Immune Mechanism and Intervention on Serious Disease in Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050017, China
Abstract: Haze weather is threatening human health increasingly, mainly because the microorganisms and other varieties of harmful substances are absorbed in the haze particles, invading in human respiratory tract, even reaching the lung. Simultaneously, organism strives to maintain the homeostasis of the respiratory system by regulating the innate immunity and adaptive immunity. This article reviews the interaction of haze with respiratory tract, lung immunity and immune cells.


CSTR: 32200.14.cjcb.2018.04.0019