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ArticleScientific reports2025

Alterations in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative biomarkers among long-term residents of a critically polluted area: a cross-sectional comparative study.

Rakesh Balachandar, Ankit Viramgami, Dhirendra Pratap Singh, Nikhil Kulkarni, Beena Chudasama, P Sivaperumal, Kuldip Upadhyay

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Rakesh BalachandarICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Near Raksha Shakti University, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India.
Ankit ViramgamiICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Near Raksha Shakti University, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India.
Dhirendra Pratap SinghICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Near Raksha Shakti University, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India.
Nikhil KulkarniICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Near Raksha Shakti University, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India.
Beena ChudasamaICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Near Raksha Shakti University, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India.
P SivaperumalICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Near Raksha Shakti University, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India.
Kuldip UpadhyayICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Near Raksha Shakti University, Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380016, India. upadhyay.kul@icmr.gov.in.ORCID 0000-0002-0416-1923

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Department of Health Research, India F.No.R.11013/01/2023-GIA/HR
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Abstract

Ambient air pollution is increasingly recognized as an emerging risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases. However, evidence from community-based biomarker studies in highly polluted Indian regions remains sparse. To investigate the neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative effects of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants in long-term residents of a critically polluted area compared to a control region. This cross-sectional study included 203 adults (aged 40-60) residentially exposed to critical levels of air pollutants for ≥ 10 years and 202 geo-demographically matched controls residing at locations with very low / minimal air pollution. Air pollutant levels across all seasons were measured according standard protocols. Blood samples were analyzed for neurological biomarkers (viz. Aβ

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionBiomarkersNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAdultalpha-SynucleinAmyloid beta-PeptidesBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHumansIndiaMaleAir Pollutantsalpha-SynucleinAmyloid beta-PeptidesBiomarkersBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinParticulate MatterPeptide Fragmentstau ProteinsAir pollutionBDNFBiomarkersEnvironmental healthGFAPNeurodegenerationNeuroinflammationPM2.5TauΑ-Synuclein

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PMCPMC12753801

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