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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Loss of HIF-2alpha and inhibition of VEGF impair fetal lung maturation, whereas treatment with VEGF prevents fatal respiratory distress in premature mice.
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Nat Med
|
2002
|
5.10
|
|
2
|
Public health importance of triggers of myocardial infarction: a comparative risk assessment.
|
Lancet
|
2011
|
3.81
|
|
3
|
Noninvasive and invasive pulmonary function in mouse models of obstructive and restrictive respiratory diseases.
|
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol
|
2009
|
2.26
|
|
4
|
Diesel exhaust particles in lung acutely enhance experimental peripheral thrombosis.
|
Circulation
|
2003
|
2.12
|
|
5
|
Ultrafine particles affect experimental thrombosis in an in vivo hamster model.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2002
|
2.06
|
|
6
|
Impact of a stepwise introduction of smoke-free legislation on the rate of preterm births: analysis of routinely collected birth data.
|
BMJ
|
2013
|
1.85
|
|
7
|
Childhood asthma and environmental exposures at swimming pools: state of the science and research recommendations.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2008
|
1.71
|
|
8
|
Possible mechanisms of the cardiovascular effects of inhaled particles: systemic translocation and prothrombotic effects.
|
Toxicol Lett
|
2004
|
1.70
|
|
9
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The impact of traffic air pollution on bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and mortality after lung transplantation.
|
Thorax
|
2011
|
1.62
|
|
10
|
Nicotine activates the chemosensory cation channel TRPA1.
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Nat Neurosci
|
2009
|
1.44
|
|
11
|
Adverse health effects of child labor: high exposure to chromium and oxidative DNA damage in children manufacturing surgical instruments.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2012
|
1.44
|
|
12
|
Expert elicitation on ultrafine particles: likelihood of health effects and causal pathways.
|
Part Fibre Toxicol
|
2009
|
1.35
|
|
13
|
Acute toxicity and prothrombotic effects of quantum dots: impact of surface charge.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2008
|
1.32
|
|
14
|
Size effect of intratracheally instilled particles on pulmonary inflammation and vascular thrombosis.
|
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol
|
2003
|
1.30
|
|
15
|
Pulmonary inflammation and thrombogenicity caused by diesel particles in hamsters: role of histamine.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2003
|
1.29
|
|
16
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Pharmacological stabilization of mast cells abrogates late thrombotic events induced by diesel exhaust particles in hamsters.
|
Circulation
|
2004
|
1.25
|
|
17
|
Subclinical responses in healthy cyclists briefly exposed to traffic-related air pollution: an intervention study.
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Environ Health
|
2010
|
1.15
|
|
18
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Particulate matter in the environment: pulmonary and cardiovascular effects.
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Curr Opin Pulm Med
|
2007
|
1.15
|
|
19
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Respiratory response to toluene diisocyanate depends on prior frequency and concentration of dermal sensitization in mice.
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Toxicol Sci
|
2004
|
1.14
|
|
20
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Quantification of lung fibrosis and emphysema in mice using automated micro-computed tomography.
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PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.14
|
|
21
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Effects of particulate air pollution on hemostasis.
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Clin Occup Environ Med
|
2006
|
1.14
|
|
22
|
Acetaminophen decreases intracellular glutathione levels and modulates cytokine production in human alveolar macrophages and type II pneumocytes in vitro.
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Int J Biochem Cell Biol
|
2005
|
1.14
|
|
23
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Concentration response functions for ultrafine particles and all-cause mortality and hospital admissions: results of a European expert panel elicitation.
|
Environ Sci Technol
|
2010
|
1.12
|
|
24
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High human exposure to cobalt and other metals in Katanga, a mining area of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Environ Res
|
2009
|
1.12
|
|
25
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Air pollution related prothrombotic changes in persons with diabetes.
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Environ Health Perspect
|
2010
|
1.11
|
|
26
|
Oropharyngeal aspiration: an alternative route for challenging in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma.
|
Toxicology
|
2009
|
1.11
|
|
27
|
Validation of a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma using trimellitic anhydride, a respiratory sensitizer, and dinitrochlorobenzene, a dermal sensitizer.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2006
|
1.09
|
|
28
|
Media warnings about environmental pollution facilitate the acquisition of symptoms in response to chemical substances.
|
Psychosom Med
|
2003
|
1.04
|
|
29
|
Induction of IL-6 and inhibition of IL-8 secretion in the human airway cell line Calu-3 by urban particulate matter collected with a modified method of PM sampling.
|
Environ Res
|
2009
|
1.03
|
|
30
|
Mouse models to unravel the role of inhaled pollutants on allergic sensitization and airway inflammation.
|
Respir Res
|
2010
|
1.03
|
|
31
|
Immunological determinants of ventilatory changes induced in mice by dermal sensitization and respiratory challenge with toluene diisocyanate.
|
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
|
2006
|
1.01
|
|
32
|
Where do the elderly die? The impact of nursing home utilisation on the place of death. Observations from a mortality cohort study in Flanders.
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BMC Public Health
|
2006
|
1.01
|
|
33
|
Occupational cadmium exposure and calcium excretion, bone density, and osteoporosis in men.
|
J Bone Miner Res
|
2010
|
1.01
|
|
34
|
Epicutaneous immunotherapy using a new epicutaneous delivery system in mice sensitized to peanuts.
|
Int Arch Allergy Immunol
|
2010
|
1.00
|
|
35
|
Does air pollution trigger infant mortality in Western Europe? A case-crossover study.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2011
|
0.97
|
|
36
|
Blood pressure and particulate air pollution in schoolchildren of Lahore, Pakistan.
|
BMC Public Health
|
2012
|
0.96
|
|
37
|
How long do the systemic and ventilatory responses to toluene diisocyanate persist in dermally sensitized mice?
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2007
|
0.95
|
|
38
|
Choice of mouse strain influences the outcome in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma.
|
PLoS One
|
2010
|
0.95
|
|
39
|
Silica particles enhance peripheral thrombosis: key role of lung macrophage-neutrophil cross-talk.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2005
|
0.93
|
|
40
|
Crucial role of transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 and mast cells in induction of nonallergic airway hyperreactivity in mice.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
0.93
|
|
41
|
Multiple challenges in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma lead to tolerance: ventilatory and inflammatory responses are blunted, immunologic humoral responses are not.
|
Toxicology
|
2008
|
0.93
|
|
42
|
Health impact of nanomaterials?
|
Nat Biotechnol
|
2004
|
0.92
|
|
43
|
Acute changes in pulse pressure in relation to constituents of particulate air pollution in elderly persons.
|
Environ Res
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
44
|
Evaluation of particle translocation across the alveolo-capillary barrier in isolated perfused rabbit lung model.
|
Toxicology
|
2005
|
0.91
|
|
45
|
Validity of methods to predict the respiratory sensitizing potential of chemicals: A study with a piperidinyl chlorotriazine derivative that caused an outbreak of occupational asthma.
|
Toxicol Sci
|
2003
|
0.90
|
|
46
|
Respiratory function and bronchial responsiveness among industrial workers exposed to different classes of occupational agents: a study from Algeria.
|
J Occup Med Toxicol
|
2007
|
0.90
|
|
47
|
Update in occupational and environmental respiratory disease 2007.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2008
|
0.89
|
|
48
|
Impact of air pollution on cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations: a case-crossover analysis.
|
Chest
|
2013
|
0.89
|
|
49
|
In vitro translocation of quantum dots and influence of oxidative stress.
|
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
50
|
Lung cancer mortality and fine particulate air pollution in Europe.
|
Int J Cancer
|
2007
|
0.87
|
|
51
|
Amorphous silica nanoparticles promote monocyte adhesion to human endothelial cells: size-dependent effect.
|
Small
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
52
|
Ammonium persulfate can initiate an asthmatic response in mice.
|
Thorax
|
2010
|
0.86
|
|
53
|
Do nanomedicines require novel safety assessments to ensure their safety for long-term human use?
|
Drug Saf
|
2009
|
0.85
|
|
54
|
Carbon loading in airway macrophages as a biomarker for individual exposure to particulate matter air pollution - A critical review.
|
Environ Int
|
2015
|
0.85
|
|
55
|
Traffic air pollution and oxidized LDL.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.85
|
|
56
|
Childhood asthma and indoor aeroallergens and endotoxin in Palestine: a case-control study.
|
J Asthma
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
57
|
Assay conditions can influence the outcome of cytotoxicity tests of nanomaterials: better assay characterization is needed to compare studies.
|
Toxicol In Vitro
|
2009
|
0.85
|
|
58
|
Selective nasal allergen provocation induces substance P-mediated bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
|
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol
|
2010
|
0.85
|
|
59
|
Belgium: historical champion in asbestos consumption.
|
Lancet
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
60
|
Changed gene expression in brains of mice exposed to traffic in a highway tunnel.
|
Inhal Toxicol
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
61
|
Successful transfer of chemical-induced asthma by adoptive transfer of low amounts of lymphocytes in a mouse model.
|
Toxicology
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
62
|
Cytokine production by co-cultures exposed to monodisperse amorphous silica nanoparticles: the role of size and surface area.
|
Toxicol Lett
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
63
|
Translocation of ultrafine particles.
|
Environ Health Perspect
|
2006
|
0.83
|
|
64
|
Bone resorption and environmental exposure to cadmium in children: a cross--sectional study.
|
Environ Health
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
65
|
High risk of malignant mesothelioma and pleural plaques in subjects born close to ophiolites.
|
Chest
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
66
|
Air pollution: To the heart of the matter.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2006
|
0.81
|
|
67
|
In vivo genotoxicity of hard metal dust: induction of micronuclei in rat type II epithelial lung cells.
|
Carcinogenesis
|
2003
|
0.81
|
|
68
|
Activation of the hexose monophosphate shunt in rat type II pneumocytes as an early marker of oxidative stress caused by cobalt particles.
|
Arch Toxicol
|
2002
|
0.81
|
|
69
|
Proteome analysis of multiple compartments in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma.
|
J Proteome Res
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
70
|
Is toluene diamine a sensitizer and is there cross-reactivity between toluene diamine and toluene diisocyanate?
|
Toxicol Sci
|
2009
|
0.79
|
|
71
|
Macrolide therapy targets a specific phenotype in respiratory medicine: from clinical experience to basic science and back.
|
Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets
|
2008
|
0.79
|
|
72
|
Nano-titanium dioxide modulates the dermal sensitization potency of DNCB.
|
Part Fibre Toxicol
|
2012
|
0.79
|
|
73
|
Prior lung inflammation impacts on body distribution of gold nanoparticles.
|
Biomed Res Int
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
74
|
Update in environmental and occupational medicine 2005.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
75
|
Hard metal lung disease: still hard to understand.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
76
|
Assessment of the sensitization potential of persulfate salts used for bleaching hair.
|
Contact Dermatitis
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
77
|
Pulmonary inflammation in mice with collagen-induced arthritis is conditioned by complete Freund's adjuvant and regulated by endogenous IFN-γ.
|
Eur J Immunol
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
78
|
Management of work-related asthma: guidelines and challenges.
|
Eur Respir Rev
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
79
|
Coal worker's lung: not only black, but also full of holes.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2009
|
0.77
|
|
80
|
Geographical variations of asthma and asthma symptoms among schoolchildren aged 5 to 8 years and 12 to 15 years in Palestine: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC).
|
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
|
2003
|
0.77
|
|
81
|
Proteome changes in auricular lymph nodes and serum after dermal sensitization to toluene diisocyanate in mice.
|
Proteomics
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
82
|
In vitro toxicity assessment of polyvinyl chloride particles and comparison of six cellular systems.
|
J Toxicol Environ Health A
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
83
|
Update in environmental and occupational medicine 2006.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
84
|
Airway exposure to hypochlorite prior to ovalbumin induces airway hyperreactivity without evidence for allergic sensitization.
|
Toxicol Lett
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
85
|
Role of residual additives in the cytotoxicity and cytokine release caused by polyvinyl chloride particles in pulmonary cell cultures.
|
Toxicol Sci
|
2003
|
0.77
|
|
86
|
Pulmonary toxicity of polyvinyl chloride particles after a single intratracheal instillation in rats. Time course and comparison with silica.
|
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol
|
2004
|
0.76
|
|
87
|
Neutrophil and eosinophil granulocytes as key players in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma.
|
Toxicol Sci
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
88
|
Pulmonary toxicity of polyvinyl chloride particles after repeated intratracheal instillations in rats. Elevated CD4/CD8 lymphocyte ratio in bronchoalveolar lavage.
|
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
World Trade Center dust and airway reactivity.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
90
|
Survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
91
|
Trauma and PTSD Symptoms in Rwanda.
|
JAMA
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
92
|
Environmental health and the AJRCCM.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
93
|
Reactive fallout of World Trade Center dust.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
94
|
Microtia in Cornelia de Lange syndrome: a case from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
|
Clin Dysmorphol
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
The European Respiratory Society fellowship programme: supporting young careers and building networks.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
Strain-dependent acute lung injury after intra-tracheal administration of a 'refined' aniline-denatured rapeseed oil: a murine model of the toxic oil syndrome?
|
Food Chem Toxicol
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
Occupational exposure to petroleum products and respiratory health: a cross-sectional study from Algeria.
|
J Occup Environ Med
|
2012
|
0.75
|