Background
Methods
Data sources
Search strategy
Connector | Field | Parameter |
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Mesh Terms | (Particulate Matter) OR ((Air Pollution) OR (Air Pollutants) AND (Particle Size)) | |
AND | Mesh Terms | (Atherosclerosis) OR (Arteriosclerosis) OR (Coronary Disease) OR (Plaque, Atherosclerotic) OR (Carotid Artery Diseases) |
AND | Publication type | Journal Article |
NOT | Publication type | Review |
AND | Language | English |
Data collection
Data analysis
Results
Characteristics of publications
Publication outputs
Characteristics of the top fifty researchers in the field of PM exposure-related atherosclerosis
Characteristics of the high-frequency MeSH terms
PM | Objects-humans | Objects-animals | Objects-lesions | |||||
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Rank | MeSH terms | Freq. | MeSH terms | Freq. | MeSH terms | Freq. | MeSH terms | Freq. |
1 | Tobacco Smoke Pollution | 149 | Humans | 192 | Animals | 80 | Aorta | 37 |
2 | Smoke | 84 | Male | 186 | Mice | 45 | Endothelium, Vascular | 26 |
3 | Particulate Matter | 70 | Female | 150 | Mice, Knockout | 34 | Tunica Intima | 12 |
4 | Air Pollutants | 50 | Middle Aged | 108 | Disease Models, Animal | 20 | Carotid Arteries | 8 |
5 | Particle Size | 37 | Aged | 88 | Rabbits | 16 | Myocardium | 7 |
6 | Air Pollution | 33 | Adult | 87 | Rats | 8 | Brachial Artery | 6 |
7 | Vehicle Emissions | 16 | Aged, 80 and over | 22 | Chickens | 7 | Carotid Artery, Common | 6 |
8 | Carbon Monoxide | 14 | Adolescent | 16 | Dogs | 3 | Tunica Media | 6 |
Main outcomes | Mechanisms | Main methods | Factors | |||||
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Rank | MeSH terms | Freq. | MeSH terms | Freq. | MeSH terms | Freq. | MeSH terms | Freq. |
1 | Coronary Disease | 128 | Oxidative Stress | 19 | Cohort Studies | 24 | Risk | 97 |
2 | Atherosclerosis | 73 | Inflammation | 13 | Prospective Studies | 21 | Time Factors | 33 |
3 | Arteriosclerosis | 52 | Vasodilation | 11 | Cross-Sectional Studies | 19 | Sex Factors | 12 |
4 | Lung Neoplasms | 21 | Gene Expression Regulation | 8 | Questionnaires | 14 | Diet, Atherogenic | 11 |
5 | Heart Rate | 14 | C-Reactive Protein | 8 | Biological Markers | 13 | Antioxidants | 10 |
6 | Myocardial Infarction | 13 | Muscle, Smooth, Vascular | 8 | Follow-Up Studies | 13 | Vitamin | 9 |
7 | Blood Pressure | 12 | Vasoconstriction | 8 | Case–control Studies | 10 | Age Factors | 7 |
8 | Cardiovascular Diseases | 9 | Endothelial Cells | 7 | Cells, Cultured | 10 | Life Style | 5 |
Research tendencies and hotspots
Cluster | MeSH terms |
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1 | Objects: Humans; Male; Female; Middle Aged; Aged; Adult |
Exposure variables: Tobacco Smoke Pollution | |
Main outcome variables: Coronary Disease | |
3 | Exposure variables: Smoke |
Main outcome variables: Arteriosclerosis; Aortic Diseases; Heart Diseases; Hypertension; Body Mass Index; | |
Contents/Mechanisms: Apolipoprotein; Cholesterol; Antioxidants; Lipid; Lipoproteins LDL; Lipoproteins HDL; Hyperlipidemias; | |
Peroxidation; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; Glutathione; Ascorbic Acid; Vitamin; Chromatography High Pressure Liquid | |
Factors: Atherogenic Diet; Workplace; Health Education; Educational Status | |
9 | Objects: Child; Parents/psychology |
Exposure variables: Cotinine | |
Designs/Methods: Case–control Studies; Biological Markers | |
Contents/Mechanisms: Vasodilation; Endothelium, Vascular; Vasodilator Agents; Nitroglycerin; Brachial Artery |
Cluster | MeSH terms |
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2 | Objects: Aged-80 and over; Ethnic Groups; Continental Population Groups; Europe; USA; Spouses |
Exposure variables: Air Pollutants; Air Pollution; Air Pollution-Indoor; Environmental Exposure; Occupational Exposure; Environmental Monitoring; Soot; Nitrogen Dioxide; Nitrogen Oxides | |
Designs/Methods: Epidemiologic Studies; Cohort Studies; Prospective Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Follow-Up Studies; Questionnaires; Prevalence; Odds Rati; Proportional Hazards Models; Multivariate Analysis; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies; Linear Models; Confidence Intervals | |
Main outcome variables: Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Carotid Artery Diseases; Stroke; Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Calcification; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pulmonary Disease-Chronic Obstructive; Lung Neoplasms; Neoplasms; Occupational Diseases; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tomography X-Ray Computed; Predictive Value of Test; Public Health; Comorbidity; Hospitalization; Cause of Death | |
Factors: Time Factors; Sex Factors; Age Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Life Style; Obesity; Health Behavior; Health Status | |
4 | Lesions: Tunica Intima; Carotid Arteries; Tunica Media |
Cluster | MeSH terms |
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6 | Objects: Infant; Pregnancy; Adolescent; Aging; European Continental Ancestry Group; Rats; Rabbits; Chickens; Dogs; Great Britain; Africa; Canada/epidemiology |
Exposure variables: Carbon Monoxide; Dust; Nitric Oxide; Sulfur Dioxide; Metals; Nanoparticles; Tars; Urban Health; Fires | |
Designs/Methods: Retrospective Studies; Random Allocation; Single-Blind Method; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Marriage; Residence Characteristics; Models-Statistical; Regression Analysis; Analysis of Variance; Blood Chemical Analysis; Respiratory Function Tests; In Vitro Techniques | |
Contents/Mechanisms: Inflammation; Muscle- Smooth-Vascular; Cytokines; Interleukin-6/metabolism; Carboxyhemoglobin; Immunohistochemistry; Platelet Aggregation/drug effects; Reactive Oxygen Species; Endothelin-1; Cell Movement; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Interleukin-1beta; Apoptosis; Myocytes-Smooth Muscle Leukocyte Count; Lipids/blood; Receptors-LDL; Fibrinogen; Aspirin; Temperature; Cyclooxygenase 2; Neutrophils; Macrophages/metabolism; Monocytes; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid | |
Main outcome variables: Cerebrovascular Disorders; Asthma; Lung Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Acute Disease; Disease Progression; Blood Pressure; Pulmonary Artery; Carotid Artery-Common; Blood Vessels; Brachiocephalic Trunk; Endothelins Arteries; Lung; Heart; Liver; Pneumonia; Intermittent Claudication; Mortality; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects | |
Exposure variables: Particulate Matter; Particle Size; Inhalation Exposure; Vehicle Emissions; China | |
10 | |
Designs/Methods: Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Electrocardiography | |
Contents/Mechanisms: Vasomotor System; Cardiovascular System; C-Reactive Protein/analysis; | |
Main outcome variables: Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Ischemia; Thrombosis; Heart Rate; Arrhythmias-Cardiac |
Cluster | MeSH terms |
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5 | Objects: Endothelial Cells; Cell Line |
Study designs and methods: Cells Cultured; Dose–response Relationship-drug; Microscopy | |
Contents/Mechanisms: RNA Messenger; Gene Expression; Gene Expression Regulation; Up-Regulation; Antigens-CD; Heme Oxygenase-1, Tyrosine | |
Main outcome variables: Vasoconstriction; Myocardium | |
7 | Contents/Mechanisms: Oxidative Stress; Superoxide Dismutase,Oxidants; Mitochondria; DNA-Mitochondrial, DNA Damage |
8 | Objects: Animals; Mice; Mice-Knockout; Disease Models- Animal |
Contents/Mechanisms: Aorta; Apolipoproteins E | |
Main outcome variables: Atherosclerosis |
Topics | Cluster | Explained variation, % |
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Topic 1. Epidemiological studies on the associations between tobacco exposure and atherosclerosis | Clusters 1, 3, and 9 | 3.5, 10.67, 4.44 |
Topic 2. Epidemiological studies on the associations between environmental particulate matter exposure and atherosclerosis | Clusters 2 and 4 | 24.44, 1.33 |
Topic 3. studies on the different roles of particulate matter size/components/source in health effects | Clusters 6 and 10 | 35.11, 7.11 |
Topic 4. Toxicological studies on particulate matter-induced arteriosclerosis | Clusters 5, 7, and 8 | 6.67, 2.67, 3.11 |