Table · dataset · 2026
Genetic Evidence and Immunological Mechanisms Underlying the Link between Air Pollution and Rheumatic Arthropathies
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Accumulating epidemiological evidence suggests associations between ambient air pollution and rheumatic arthropathies, yet the underlying biological mechanisms remain elusive.
Description
We conducted a comprehensive genetic investigation linking five major air pollutants (PM<sub>2</sub>.<sub>5</sub>, PM<sub>2</sub>.<sub>5</sub>–<sub>10</sub>, PM<sub>10</sub>, NO<sub>2</sub>, NO<i><sub>x</sub></i>) with ten clinically defined rheumatic arthropathies.
Using integrative genetic approaches, we systematically evaluated associations with over 800 immune and inflammatory traits to uncover potential mediators and mechanistic pathways. Analyses included variant-level overlap, immune trait profiling, and pathway-based sensitivity checks. Higher genetically proxied PM<sub>2</sub>.<sub>5</sub> exposure was associated with increased risk of gout, rheumatoid arthritis, monoarthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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NO<sub>2</sub> exposure showed a significant association with juvenile arthritis. Colocalization analysis identified a shared causal locus (rs12203592) between PM<sub>2</sub>.<sub>5</sub> exposure and knee osteoarthritis, suggesting a disease-specific genetic architecture. Mediation analysis identified six significant pollutant–mediator–disease pathways involving five immune/inflammatory markers, including myeloid- and lymphocyte-associated surface proteins and matrix metalloproteinase-1.
This study provides novel genomic and immunological insights into how ambient air pollution contributes to the development of rheumatic arthropathies through immune–inflammatory mechanisms. Our findings underscore the relevance of environmental exposures in immune-mediated joint diseases and support the One Health framework linking environmental and human health.
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- DOI doi.org/10.1021/envhealth.5c00488.s002 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
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Related
Provenance · 5 source records, 69 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34024637 | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| HKU DataHub | oai:figshare.com:article/34024637 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/34024637 | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Loughborough Research Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/34024637 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| UP Research Data Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/34024637 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:disease | enrichment · zivahub uct ac za | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:320211 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Infectious Diseases'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:320211 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Infectious Diseases'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:320211 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Infectious Diseases'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:320211 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Infectious Diseases'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:320211 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Infectious Diseases'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3103 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3103 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3103 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3103 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3103 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Ecology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3105 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Genetics'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3107 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Microbiology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3107 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Microbiology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3107 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Microbiology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3107 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Microbiology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3107 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Microbiology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3204 | mapping · figshare com | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Immunology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3204 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Immunology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3204 | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Immunology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3204 | mapping · datahub hku hk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Immunology'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3204 | mapping · researchdata up ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Immunology'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:chemistry | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:computer-science-ai | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:engineering | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:materials-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:mathematics-statistics | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · datahub hku hk | connector:datahub_hku_hk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:psychology-behavioral | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · repository lboro ac uk | connector:repository_lboro_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · researchdata up ac za | connector:researchdata_up_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · figshare com | connector:figshare_com@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |