"Particulate Matter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Particles of any solid substance, generally under 30 microns in size, often noted as PM30. There is special concern with PM1 which can get down to PULMONARY ALVEOLI and induce MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION and PHAGOCYTOSIS leading to FOREIGN BODY REACTION and LUNG DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D052638
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.633
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| Concept/Terms |
Airborne Particulate Matter- Airborne Particulate Matter
- Particulate Matter, Airborne
- Air Pollutants, Particulate
- Particulate Air Pollutants
- Pollutants, Particulate Air
- Ambient Particulate Matter
- Particulate Matter, Ambient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Particulate Matter" by people in Profiles.
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Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Residential Greenness, and Childhood Cancer Risk by Trimester of Exposure in Minnesota 2000 to 2014: A Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Oct 03; 34(10):1730-1739.
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Metabolomic evaluation of air pollution-related bone damage and potential mediation in Women's Health Initiative participants. J Bone Miner Res. 2025 Jun 25; 40(7):834-846.
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Attenuate the Association of Fine Particulate Matter and Acute Asthma Events. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Oct 01; 210(7):948-951.
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Plant-based diet indices and their interaction with ambient air pollution on the ovarian cancer survival: A prospective cohort study. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024 Oct 01; 284:116894.
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Asbestos-Related lung Cancer: An underappreciated oncological issue. Lung Cancer. 2024 Aug; 194:107861.
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PM2.5, vegetation density, and childhood cancer: a case-control registry-based study from Texas 1995-2011. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Jun 07; 116(6):876-884.
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Associations of Ambient Particulate Matter with Maternal Thyroid Autoimmunity and Thyroid Function in Early Pregnancy. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 May 28; 58(21):9082-9090.
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Portable Air Purifiers to Mitigate the Harms of Wildfire Smoke for People with Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 01 15; 209(2):126-128.
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Relation of prenatal and postnatal PM2.5 exposure with cognitive and motor function among preschool-aged children. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024 Mar; 256:114317.
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Gestational ozone inhalation elicits maternal cardiac dysfunction and transcriptional changes to placental pericytes and endothelial cells. Toxicol Sci. 2023 11 28; 196(2):238-249.