TY - JOUR
T1 - Traffic pollution tracers in the lymphatic system tissue of children—possible link to chronic tonsillitis development
T2 - pilot study
AU - Čabanová, Kristina
AU - Štrbová, Kristína
AU - Motyka, Oldřich
AU - Zeleník, Karol
AU - Dvořáčková, Jana
AU - Zabiegaj, Dominika
AU - Havlíček, Miroslav
AU - Kukutschová, Jana
N1 - Funding information: This study was funded by project No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_049/0008441 “Innovative therapeutic methods of musculoskeletal system in accident surgery” within the Research and Development for Innovations Operational Programme financed by the European Union and by Institutional support from the Ministry of Health Czech Republic.
PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - The origin of metal elements in tonsillar tissues of children patients was investigated in order to establish the link between environmental pollution and tonsilitis diagnosis. The children lived either in a polluted, industrial region (Moravian-Silesian Region, North-East Czechia) or a clean, predominantly agricultural region (South Bohemian Region, South-East Czechia). Simultaneously, the distance of the address of the patients to the closest main road was assessed. The elemental content of the present particulate matter in the tonsil samples, coming from indicated tonsillectomies, was analysed using scanning electron microscopy equipped with an X-ray microprobe. No significant association of the elemental composition and the region was found using both bivariate and multivariate methods; however, an association with the distance to the closest main road was found. The study presents a novel assessment of the tonsillar tissues and supports the link between environmental factors (traffic-related particulate pollution) and the onset of chronic, idiopathic diseases in children, which has been debated recently.
AB - The origin of metal elements in tonsillar tissues of children patients was investigated in order to establish the link between environmental pollution and tonsilitis diagnosis. The children lived either in a polluted, industrial region (Moravian-Silesian Region, North-East Czechia) or a clean, predominantly agricultural region (South Bohemian Region, South-East Czechia). Simultaneously, the distance of the address of the patients to the closest main road was assessed. The elemental content of the present particulate matter in the tonsil samples, coming from indicated tonsillectomies, was analysed using scanning electron microscopy equipped with an X-ray microprobe. No significant association of the elemental composition and the region was found using both bivariate and multivariate methods; however, an association with the distance to the closest main road was found. The study presents a novel assessment of the tonsillar tissues and supports the link between environmental factors (traffic-related particulate pollution) and the onset of chronic, idiopathic diseases in children, which has been debated recently.
KW - Metal-based particles
KW - Industrial pollution
KW - Traffic pollution
KW - Idiopathic diseases
KW - Chronic tonsillitis
KW - Children
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85123951815&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11356-022-18869-w
DO - 10.1007/s11356-022-18869-w
M3 - Article
SN - 0944-1344
VL - 29
SP - 39131
EP - 39138
JO - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
IS - 26
ER -