title: The outdoor air pollution and brain health workshop.
abstract: Accumulating evidence suggests that outdoor air pollution may have a significant impact on central nervous system (CNS) health and disease. To address this issue, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institute of Health convened a panel of research scientists that was assigned the task of identifying research gaps and priority goals essential for advancing this growing field and addressing an emerging human health concern. Here, we review recent findings that have established the effects of inhaled air pollutants in the brain, explore the potential mechanisms driving these phenomena, and discuss the recommended research priorities/approaches that were identified by the panel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Campus, Richmond, VA, USA. mblock@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Block
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Auten
authors.forename: Staci D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bilbo
authors.forename: Honglei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jiu-Chiuan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cory-Slechta
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diaz-Sanchez
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dorman
authors.forename: Diane R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Hueiwang Anna
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Jeng
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirshner
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lawler
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Srikanth S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Nadadur
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ritz
authors.forename: Erin O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Semmens
authors.forename: Leonardo H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Tonelli
authors.forename: Bellina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Veronesi
authors.forename: Robert O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Rosalind J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000506:poisoning*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants