The mechanism and research progress of allergic rhinitis induced by air pollution / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the common respiratory diseases.Currently,AR has become a global health problem influencing 10％-20％ population.Along with the progression of industrialization,more and more serious air pollution has been playing an important role in inducing AR.A certain correlation of air pollution to AR has been revealed.The research progression on the relationship between air pollution and AR has been reviewed in present paper,and also was investigated on the potential mechanisms of the main air pollution components (sulphur dioxide,absorbable particles in atmosphere,ozone,formaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide) in inducing the AR incidence,in order to provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of AR.