Deleterious Effect of Air Pollution on Human Microbial Community and Bacterial Flora: A Short Review

Nishant Gupta, Virendra Kumar Yadav (), Amel Gacem, M. Al-Dossari, Krishna Kumar Yadav, N. S. Abd El-Gawaad, Nidhal Ben Khedher, Nisha Choudhary, Pankaj Kumar and Simona Cavalu ()
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Nishant Gupta: Department of Medical Research & Development, River Engineering, Toy City, Ecotech-III, Greater Noida 201305, India
Virendra Kumar Yadav: Department of Biosciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mody University of Science & Technology, Lakshmangarh, Sikar 332311, India
Amel Gacem: Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University 20 Août 1955, Skikda 21000, Algeria
M. Al-Dossari: Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
Krishna Kumar Yadav: Faculty of Science and Technology, Madhyanchal Professional University, Ratibad 462044, India
N. S. Abd El-Gawaad: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Nidhal Ben Khedher: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, Ha’il 81451, Saudi Arabia
Nisha Choudhary: Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Sciences, P P Savani University, Surat 394125, India
Pankaj Kumar: Department of Environmental Science, Parul Institute of Applied Sciences, Parul University, Vadodara 391760, India
Simona Cavalu: Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, P-ta 1 Decembrie 10, 410087 Oradea, Romania

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: A balanced microbiota composition is requisite for normal physiological functions of the human body. However, several environmental factors such as air pollutants may perturb the human microbiota composition. It is noticeable that currently around 99% of the world’s population is breathing polluted air. Air pollution’s debilitating health impacts have been studied scrupulously, including in the human gut microbiota. Nevertheless, air pollution’s impact on other microbiotas of the human body is less understood so far. In the present review, the authors have summarized and discussed recent studies’ outcomes related to air pollution-driven microbiotas’ dysbiosis (including oral, nasal, respiratory, gut, skin, and thyroid microbiotas) and its potential multi-organ health risks.

Keywords: air pollution; human microbiota; particulate matter; autoimmune diseases; reactive oxygen species (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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