Prenatal and Early-life Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution and Allergic Rhinitis in Children: A Systematic Literature Review

Overview

Journal PLoS One

Specialties General Medicine
Science

Date 2023 Apr 20

PMID 37079576

Authors

Lifang Liu

Jingxuan Ma

Shanshan Peng

Linshen Xie

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Background: Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is hypothesised to play a role in the development of allergic rhinitis (AR). Prenatal and early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution is considered critical for later respiratory health. However, we could not find any articles systematically reviewing the risk of prenatal and early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution for allergic rhinitis in children.

Methods: A systematic literature search of PubMed, Web of Science and Medline was conducted to identify studies focused on the association between prenatal and early-life exposure to TRAP and AR in children. Other inclusion criteria were: 1) original articles; 2) based upon prospective or retrospective studies or case-control studies; and 3) publications were restricted to English. Literature quality assessment was processed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) evaluation scale. This systematic literature review has been registered on the prospero (crd.york.ac.uk/prospero) with the following registry number: CRD42022361179.

Results: Only eight studies met the inclusion criteria. The exposure assessment indicators included PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance, PM10, NOx, CO, and black carbon. On the whole, exposure to TRAP during pregnancy and the first year of life were positively associated with the development of AR in children.

Conclusions: This systematic review presents supportive evidence about prenatal and early-life exposure to TRAP and the risk of AR in children.

Citing Articles

An Inflammatory Question? Prenatal Air Pollution, Childhood Allergic Rhinitis, and Healthy Fats.

Schmidt S Environ Health Perspect. 2024; 132(7):74001.

PMID: 39008406 PMC: 11249087. DOI: 10.1289/EHP15219.

Air pollution and rhinitis.

Rosario C, Urrutia-Pereira M, Murrieta-Aguttes M, DAmato G, Chong-Silva D, Godoi R Front Allergy. 2024; 5:1387525.

PMID: 38863567 PMC: 11166029. DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2024.1387525.

References

Wright R, Brunst K . Programming of respiratory health in childhood: influence of outdoor air pollution. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2013; 25(2):232-9. DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32835e78cc. View

Gruzieva O, Gehring U, Aalberse R, Agius R, Beelen R, Behrendt H . Meta-analysis of air pollution exposure association with allergic sensitization in European birth cohorts. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013; 133(3):767-76.e7. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.07.048. View

Tham R, Schikowski T . The Role of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Neurodegenerative Diseases in Older People: An Epidemiological Perspective. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020; 79(3):949-959. DOI: 10.3233/JAD-200813. View

Hao S, Yuan F, Pang P, Yang B, Jiang X, Yan A . Early childhood traffic-related air pollution and risk of allergic rhinitis at 2-4 years of age modification by family stress and male gender: a case-control study in Shenyang, China. Environ Health Prev Med. 2021; 26(1):48. PMC: 8053259. DOI: 10.1186/s12199-021-00969-7. View

Kajekar R . Environmental factors and developmental outcomes in the lung. Pharmacol Ther. 2007; 114(2):129-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2007.01.011. View

Gehring U, Wijga A, Hoek G, Bellander T, Berdel D, Bruske I . Exposure to air pollution and development of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis throughout childhood and adolescence: a population-based birth cohort study. Lancet Respir Med. 2016; 3(12):933-42. DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(15)00426-9. View

Burbank A, Sood A, Kesic M, Peden D, Hernandez M . Environmental determinants of allergy and asthma in early life. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017; 140(1):1-12. PMC: 5675123. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.05.010. View

Sbihi H, Allen R, Becker A, Brook J, Mandhane P, Scott J . Perinatal Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Atopy at 1 Year of Age in a Multi-Center Canadian Birth Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2015; 123(9):902-8. PMC: 4559953. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1408700. View

Bongaerts E, Lecante L, Bove H, Roeffaers M, Ameloot M, Fowler P . Maternal exposure to ambient black carbon particles and their presence in maternal and fetal circulation and organs: an analysis of two independent population-based observational studies. Lancet Planet Health. 2022; 6(10):e804-e811. PMC: 9553674. DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00200-5. View

10.

Chen T, Norback D, Deng Q, Huang C, Qian H, Zhang X . Maternal exposure to PM/BC during pregnancy predisposes children to allergic rhinitis which varies by regions and exclusive breastfeeding. Environ Int. 2022; 165:107315. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107315. View

11.

Bowatte G, Lodge C, Lowe A, Erbas B, Perret J, Abramson M . The influence of childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure on asthma, allergy and sensitization: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of birth cohort studies. Allergy. 2014; 70(3):245-56. DOI: 10.1111/all.12561. View

12.

Boogaard H, Patton A, Atkinson R, Brook J, Chang H, Crouse D . Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and selected health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environ Int. 2022; 164:107262. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107262. View

13.

Yi S, Shon C, Min K, Kim H, Leem J, Kwon H . Association between Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in Children, Seoul, Korea. Biomed Res Int. 2017; 2017:4216107. PMC: 5615949. DOI: 10.1155/2017/4216107. View

14.

Masuda S, Nagao M, Usui S, Nogami K, Tohda Y, Fujisawa T . Development of allergic rhinitis in early life: A prospective cohort study in high-risk infants. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2022; 33(2):e13733. DOI: 10.1111/pai.13733. View

15.

Gehring U, Wijga A, Brauer M, Fischer P, de Jongste J, Kerkhof M . Traffic-related air pollution and the development of asthma and allergies during the first 8 years of life. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009; 181(6):596-603. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200906-0858OC. View

16.

Deng Q, Lu C, Li Y, Sundell J, Norback D . Exposure to outdoor air pollution during trimesters of pregnancy and childhood asthma, allergic rhinitis, and eczema. Environ Res. 2016; 150:119-127. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.05.050. View

17.

Morgenstern V, Zutavern A, Cyrys J, Brockow I, Koletzko S, Kramer U . Atopic diseases, allergic sensitization, and exposure to traffic-related air pollution in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008; 177(12):1331-7. DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200701-036OC. View

18.

Pedersen C, Eliasen A, Ketzel M, Brandt J, Loft S, Frohn L . Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with early life immune perturbations. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022; 151(1):212-221. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.08.020. View

19.

Harari S, Raghu G, Caminati A, Cruciani M, Franchini M, Mannucci P . Fibrotic interstitial lung diseases and air pollution: a systematic literature review. Eur Respir Rev. 2020; 29(157). PMC: 9488644. DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0093-2020. View

20.

Patel M, Quinn J, Jung K, Hoepner L, Diaz D, Perzanowski M . Traffic density and stationary sources of air pollution associated with wheeze, asthma, and immunoglobulin E from birth to age 5 years among New York City children. Environ Res. 2011; 111(8):1222-9. PMC: 3210909. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.08.004. View