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Chronic Oral Exposure to the Air Pollutant Acrolein Induces Dilated Cardiomyopathy

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3213964/ Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011 November; 301(5): H2050–H2060. Published online 2011 September 9. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00120.2011 Mohamed Ameen Ismahil, Tariq Hamid, Petra Haberzettl, Yan Gu, Bysani Chandrasekar, Sanjay Srivastava, Aruni Bhatnagar, and Sumanth D. Prabhu Chronic oral exposure … Continue reading

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Acrolein Effects in Pulmonary Cells: Relevance to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22758635 PubMed.gov Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012 Jul;1259:39-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2012.06531.x. Moretto N, Volpi G, Pastore F, Facchinetti F. Acrolein Effects in Pulmonary Cells: Relevance to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In this abstract to this article, the authors state: “Acrolein (2-propenal) is a highly … Continue reading

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Acrolein Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Causes Airspace Enlargement

From: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0038038 PLOS ONE Kitaguchi Y, Taraseviciene-Stewart L, Hanaoka M, Natarajan R, Kraskauskas D, et al. (2012) Acrolein Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Causes Airspace Enlargement. PLoS ONE 7(5): e38038. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038038 Acrolein Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Causes Airspace Enlargement The authors state, “Given the relative abundance and toxic potential of acrolein … Continue reading

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Mechanisms of Acrolein-induced Myocardial Dysfunction: Implications for Environmental and Endogenous Aldehyde Exposure

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17921335 PubMed.gov Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Dec;293(6):H3673-84. Epub 2007 Oct 5. Luo J, Hill BG, Gu Y, Cai J, Srivastava S, Bhatnagar A, Prabhu SD. Mechanisms of acrolein-induced myocardial dysfunction: implications for environmental and endogenous aldehyde exposure The authors present the background for their … Continue reading

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Neurologic Health: Acrolein and Neuro Disorders

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3040622/ Environ Health Perspect. 2011 February; 119(2): A68. Bob Weinhold Neurologic Health: Acrolein and Neuro Disorders The author states, “Neurologic disorders are among the leading causes of death and illness in the United States. Their causes are poorly understood, but one of … Continue reading

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