Exposure to petroleum hydrocarbon: implications in lung lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense system in rat.

This has been associated with the rise in allergic diseases in industrialized countries.[ 3 4 ] Automobile emissions consist of oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and others, and have been reported to enhance airway response to inhaled allergens in susceptible subjects and cause injury to the terminal bronchioles and a decrease in the pulmonary compliance and vital capacity.[ 4 5 ] According to the report of Gupta,[ 2 ] among the motor vehicle-generated air pollutants, diesel exhaust particles account for a highly significant percentage of the particles emitted in many towns and cities.

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