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  1. Environmental Health Attitudes, Practices, and Educational Preferences: A National Survey of Reproductive-Aged Women in Canada

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  2. Drone-Assisted Particulate Matter Measurement in Air Monitoring: A Patent Review

    Article • Atmosphere, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  3. Effects of PM10 Airborne Particles from Different Regions of a Megacity on In Vitro Secretion of Cytokines by a Monocyte Line during Different Seasons

    Article • Toxics, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  4. Effects of PM10 Airborne Particles from Different Regions and Seasons of a Megacity on In-Vitro Secretion of Cytokines by a Monocyte Line.

    Article • January 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  5. Autistic Regression and Exposure to Industrial Chemicals: Preliminary Observations

    Article • Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, July 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  6. Cyclone Separator for Air Particulate Matter Personal Monitoring: A Patent Review

    Article • Atmosphere, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  7. Ambient Air Pollution and Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: An Updated Scoping Review

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  8. A case study unpacking the collaborative research process: Eight essential components

    Article • Environmental Science & Policy, May 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  9. Cold Climate Impact on Air-Pollution-Related Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  10. PM2.5 induces airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation via the AhR pathway in a sensitized Guinea pig asthma-like model

    Article • Toxicology, January 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  11. Risk and Resilience: How Is the Health of Older Adults and Immigrant People Living in Canada Impacted by Climate- and Air Pollution-Related Exposures?

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  12. Patterns of respiratory health services utilization from birth to 5 years of children who experienced adverse birth outcomes

    Article • PLOS One, February 2021, PLOS

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  13. Stated benefits from air quality improvement through urban afforestation in an arid city – A contingent valuation in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dra. MARIANA VILLADA-CANELA, Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  14. Childhood Leukemia in Small Geographical Areas and Proximity to Industrial Sources of Air Pollutants in Three Colombian Cities

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  15. Natural environments in the urban context and gut microbiota in infants

    Article • Environment International, September 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  16. Space-time hot spots of critically ill small for gestational age newborns and industrial air pollutants in major metropolitan areas of Canada

    Article • Environmental Research, July 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  17. Assessing the Influence of Socioeconomic Status and Air Pollution Levels on the Public Perception of Local Air Quality in a Mexico-US Border City

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas, Dra. MARIANA VILLADA-CANELA

  18. Air pollution and children’s respiratory health: a scoping review of socioeconomic status as an effect modifier

    Article • International Journal of Public Health, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dra. MARIANA VILLADA-CANELA, Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  19. Systematic review of the measurement properties of indices of prenatal care utilization

    Article • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  20. Socioeconomic gradients of adverse birth outcomes and related maternal factors in rural and urban Alberta, Canada: a concentration index approach

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2020, BMJ

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  21. Geographic information assessment of maternal ambient health hazards and adverse birth outcomes in Canada

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  22. Urban Air Pollution Particulates Suppress Human T-Cell Responses to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  23. Interdisciplinary-driven hypotheses on spatial associations of mixtures of industrial air pollutants with adverse birth outcomes

    Article • Environment International, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  24. Using maps to communicate environmental exposures and health risks: Review and best-practice recommendations

    Article • Environmental Research, September 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  25. Season and size of urban particulate matter differentially affect cytotoxicity and human immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • PLOS One, July 2019, PLOS

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  26. The index lift in data mining has a close relationship with the association measure relative risk in epidemiological studies

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  27. Urban airborne particle exposure impairs human lung and blood Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity

    Article • Thorax, April 2019, BMJ

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  28. Proinflammatory effects of dust storm and thermal inversion particulate matter (PM10) on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in vitro: a comparative approach and analysis

    Article • Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  29. Maternal Area of Residence, Socioeconomic Status, and Risk of Adverse Maternal and Birth Outcomes in Adolescent Mothers

    Article • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, April 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  30. A Collaborative Research Exploration of Pollutant Mixtures and Adverse Birth Outcomes by Using Innovative Spatial Data Mining Methods: The DoMiNO Project

    Article • Challenges, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  31. Correction to: Chemical composition of PM10 and its effect on in vitro hemolysis

    Article • Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  32. Chemical composition of PM10 and its effect on in vitro hemolysis of human red blood cells (RBCs): a comparison study during dust storm and inversion

    Article • Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  33. In utero exposure to ultrafine particles promotes placental stress-induced programming of renin-angiotensin system-related elements in the offspring results in altered blood pressure in adult mice

    Article • Particle and Fibre Toxicology, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  34. Geographical Analysis of the Distribution of Publications Describing Spatial Associations among Outdoor Environmental Variables and Really Small Newborns in the USA and Canada

    Article • Challenges, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  35. Building a children's health and environment research agenda in Alberta, Canada: A multi-stakeholder engagement process

    Article • Gateways International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, January 2019, UTS ePress

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  36. Spatiotemporal Patterns of Small for Gestational Age and Low Birth Weight Births and Associations With Land Use and Socioeconomic Status

    Article • Environmental Health Insights, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  37. Social determinants of health and adverse maternal and birth outcomes in adolescent pregnancies: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, December 2018, Wiley

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  38. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERSONAL PM10 EXPOSURE AND PULMONARY FUNCTION IN HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS FROM A SEMI-ARID CITY ON THE US-MEXICAN BORDER

    Article • Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental, November 2018, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  39. Land use regression models to assess air pollution exposure in Mexico City using finer spatial and temporal input parameters

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  40. Tracking Trends in Emissions of Developmental Toxicants and Potential Associations with Congenital Heart Disease in Alberta, Canada

    Article • Challenges, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  41. Industrial Developmental Toxicants and Congenital Heart Disease in Urban and Rural Alberta, Canada

    Article • Challenges, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  42. SUBNORMAL BIRTHWEIGHT AND INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTANTS – A COMPARISON OF SPATIAL-TEMPORAL HOT SPOT PATTERNS

    Article • Paediatrics & Child Health, May 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  43. Proximity to two main sources of industrial outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for childhood asthma in Edmonton, Canada

    Article • Can J Public Health, January 2018, Canadian Public Health Association

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  44. The role of socioeconomic status and the development of congenital heart disease: A scoping review

    Article • Advances in Pediatric Research, January 2018, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  45. Environmental pollution and the development of congenital heart disease: A scoping review

    Article • Advances in Pediatric Research, January 2018, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  46. Mapping outdoor habitat and abnormally small newborns to develop an ambient health hazard index

    Article • International Journal of Health Geographics, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  47. A systematic review of data mining and machine learning for air pollution epidemiology

    Article • BMC Public Health, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  48. Discovering co-location patterns with aggregated spatial transactions and dependency rules

    Article • International Journal of Data Science and Analytics, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  49. Air pollution and genomic instability: The role of particulate matter in lung carcinogenesis

    Article • Environmental Pollution, October 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  50. Inhalation of concentrated PM 2.5 from Mexico City acts as an adjuvant in a guinea pig model of allergic asthma

    Article • Environmental Pollution, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  51. Associations Between Residential Greenness and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A National Study of Canadian Women

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, June 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  52. Airborne particulate matter in vitro exposure induces cytoskeleton remodeling through activation of the ROCK-MYPT1-MLC pathway in A549 epithelial lung cells

    Article • Toxicology Letters, April 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  53. Discovering spatial contrast and common sets with statistically significant co-location patterns

    Article • January 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  54. In vitro study of the interaction of particulate matter with human brain-derived astrocytes: Effect on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR/CYP1A1) pathway

    Article • Toxicology Letters, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  55. Urban particulate matter toxicity and the influence of soil and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content

    Article • Toxicology Letters, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  56. Immunologic response to ozone and PM<2.5 from Mexico City in a Guinea pig asthma model

    Article • Toxicology Letters, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  57. Atmospheric particulate matter (PM 10 ) exposure-induced cell cycle arrest and apoptosis evasion through STAT3 activation via PKCζ and Src kinases in lung cells

    Article • Environmental Pollution, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  58. On discovering co-location patterns in datasets: a case study of pollutants and child cancers

    Article • GeoInformatica, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  59. Aeroparticles, Composition, and Lung Diseases

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, January 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  60. The role of socioeconomic position as an effect-modifier of the association between outdoor air pollution and children’s asthma exacerbations: an equity-focused systematic review

    Article • Reviews on Environmental Health, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  61. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICANT EMISSIONS AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN URBAN AND RURAL ALBERTA, CANADA

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  62. TNFα and IL-6 Responses to Particulate Matter in Vitro: Variation According to PM Size, Season, and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Soil Content

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, September 2015, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  63. Particulate matter (PM10) induces metalloprotease activity and invasion in airway epithelial cells

    Article • Toxicology Letters, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas, Dr Jorge Melendez-Zajgla

  64. Sampling and composition of airborne particulate matter (PM 10 ) from two locations of Mexico City

    Article • Data in Brief, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  65. Induction of c-Jun by air particulate matter (PM10) of Mexico city: Participation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Article • Environmental Pollution, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas, Dr Jorge Melendez-Zajgla

  66. Development of a Canadian socioeconomic status index for the study of health outcomes related to environmental pollution

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  67. Air Pollution Particulate Matter Alters Antimycobacterial Respiratory Epithelium Innate Immunity

    Article • Infection and Immunity, April 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  68. An assessment of air pollutant exposure methods in Mexico City, Mexico

    Article • Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  69. The Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution on the Respiratory Health of Canadian Children: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies

    Article • Canadian Respiratory Journal, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  70. The Effect of Composition, Size, and Solubility on Acute Pulmonary Injury in Rats Following Exposure to Mexico City Ambient Particulate Matter Samples

    Article • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, August 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  71. Exposure to Beta-(1,3)-D-Glucan in House Dust at Age 7–10 Is Associated with Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Atopic Asthma by Age 11–14

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  72. Using pollutant release and transfer register data in human health research: a scoping review

    Article • Environmental Reviews, March 2014, Canadian Science Publishing

    Ms Sandy Campbell, Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  73. Air pollution, inflammation and preterm birth: A potential mechanistic link

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  74. Cytoplasmic p21CIP1/WAF1, ERK1/2 activation, and cytoskeletal remodeling are associated with the senescence-like phenotype after airborne particulate matter (PM10) exposure in lung cells

    Article • Toxicology Letters, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  75. Discovering Statistically Significant Co-location Rules in Datasets with Extended Spatial Objects

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  76. Environmental Carcinogens and Childhood Cancer

    Article • December 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  77. Congenital Heart Disease and the Emission of Developmental Toxicants in Alberta, Canada

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  78. Exposure to inhaled particulate matter activates early markers of oxidative stress

    Article • Toxicology Letters, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas, MSc Rodolfo Angulo Olais

  79. In vitro particulate matter toxicity relates to seasonal variability in chemical composition

    Article • Toxicology Letters, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  80. Su1851 Role of Environmental Factors in Childhood Eosinophilic Esophagitis

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  81. Air pollution, inflammation and preterm birth in Mexico City: Study design and methods

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  82. Discovering Co-location Patterns in Datasets with Extended Spatial Objects

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  83. Particulate Matter Promotes In Vitro Receptor-Recognizable Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation and Dysfunction of Lipid Receptors

    Article • Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, January 2013, Wiley

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  84. Variation in the Composition and In Vitro Proinflammatory Effect of Urban Particulate Matter from Different Sites

    Article • Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology, January 2013, Wiley

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  85. P-169

    Article • Epidemiology, September 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  86. Geographical Variability In The Composition And Toxicity Of Particulate Matter (PM) From Mexico City

    Article • May 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  87. Fish consumption by children in Canada: Review of evidence, challenges and future goals

    Article • Paediatrics & Child Health, May 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  88. Particulate matter Air Pollution induces hypermethylation of the p16 promoter Via a mitochondrial ROS-JNK-DNMT1 pathway

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  89. The oxidative potential and biological effects induced by PM10 obtained in Mexico City and at a receptor site during the MILAGRO Campaign

    Article • Environmental Pollution, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  90. Air pollution: An environmental factor contributing to intestinal disease

    Article • Journal of Crohn s and Colitis, August 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  91. Food additives, essential nutrients and neurodevelopmental behavioural disorders in children: A brief review

    Article • Paediatrics & Child Health, August 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  92. Ambient Particulate Matter Induces Interleukin-8 Expression through an Alternative NF-κB (Nuclear Factor-Kappa B) Mechanism in Human Airway Epithelial Cells

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2011, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  93. In vitro biological effects of airborne PM2.5 and PM10 from a semi-desert city on the Mexico–US border

    Article • Chemosphere, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  94. Animal and Human Waste as Components of Urban Dust Pollution: Health Implications

    Article • January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  95. An overview of the MILAGRO 2006 Campaign: Mexico City emissions and their transport and transformation

    Article • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics", September 2010, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  96. Cellular Mechanisms behind Particulate Matter Air Pollution–Related Health Effects

    Article • June 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  97. PM10 impairs the antioxidant defense system and exacerbates oxidative stress driven cell death

    Article • Toxicology Letters, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  98. An overview of the MILAGRO 2006 campaign: Mexico City emissions and their transport and transformation

    Article • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, March 2010, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  99. Foreword

    Article • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas, Prof S.S.S. Sarma

  100. Maps of Childhood Cancer in Alberta

    Article • Epidemiology, November 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  101. Induction of IL-6 and inhibition of IL-8 secretion in the human airway cell line Calu-3 by urban particulate matter collected with a modified method of PM sampling

    Article • Environmental Research, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  102. DNA damage response of A549 cells treated with particulate matter (PM 10 ) of urban air pollutants

    Article • Cancer Letters, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  103. PM2.5 and PM10 In Vitro Effect on LDL and Scavenger Receptors (SRs).

    Article • April 2009, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  104. Exposure to Mexicali PM Induces NFκβ-Dependent Il-8 Transcriptional Activity in Human Airway Epithelial Cells.

    Article • April 2009, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  105. Melamine food contamination: Relevance to Canadian children

    Article • Paediatrics & Child Health, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  106. Canada declares bisphenol A a ‘dangerous substance’: Questioning the safety of plastics

    Article • Paediatrics & Child Health, January 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  107. Governance Instruments That Protect Children's Environmental Health: Is Enough Being Done?

    Article • Environmental Law Review, August 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  108. Mortality due to lung cancer in Mexico

    Article • Lung Cancer, November 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  109. In Vitro Toxicity of Ambient Particles: Biological Plasusability for Risk Estimation

    Article • Epidemiology, September 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  110. Relations between PM10 composition and cell toxicity: A multivariate and graphical approach

    Article • Chemosphere, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  111. Trends in Childhood Cancer Incidence: Review of Environmental Linkages

    Article • Pediatric Clinics of North America, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  112. PM10from Mexico City (MC) induce senescence-like phenotype and ATM, γH2A.X and p53 activation linked to oxidative stress

    Article • BMC Cancer, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  113. E-Selectin expression in human endothelial cells exposed to PM10: The role of endotoxin and insoluble fraction

    Article • Environmental Research, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  114. Potential Toxic Effects Associated to Metals and Endotoxin Present in PM10: an Ancillary Study Using Multivariate Analysis

    Article • Inhalation Toxicology, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  115. Lung cancer mortality in Mexico

    Article • BMC Cancer, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  116. Protecting Children??s Environmental Health: Are There Any Governance Instruments?

    Article • Epidemiology, November 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  117. The effects of air pollution on the health of children

    Article • Paediatrics & Child Health, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  118. Salud infantil y medio ambiente en América del Norte: Un primer informe de indicadores y mediciones disponibles

    Article • Salud Pública de México, August 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  119. Ambient Particulate Matter Affects Cardiac Recovery in a Langendorff Ischemia Model

    Article • Inhalation Toxicology, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  120. Characterization and in vitro biological effects of concentrated particulate matter from Mexico City

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  121. Proposed criteria for mixed-dust pneumoconiosis: Definition, descriptions, and guidelines for pathologic diagnosis and clinical correlation1 1The NIKKO-Symposium on Mixed-Dust Pneumoconiosis was held October 18–19, 1997, in Nikko, Tochigi, Japan, to de...

    Article • Human Pathology, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  122. 389 PM10 effect on EMAP-II expression in lung epithelial cells

    Article • Toxicology Letters, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  123. 681 PM10 effects on pro-inflammatory gene expression in lung epithelial cells

    Article • Toxicology Letters, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  124. 679 Differential DNA damage produced by metals from urban air particles (PM10) from different zones of Mexico City

    Article • Toxicology Letters, September 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  125. Proinflammatory and Cytotoxic Effects of Mexico City Air Pollution Particulate Matter in Vitro Are Dependent on Particle Size and Composition

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, April 2003, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  126. Biologic Effects Induced in Vitro by PM10 from Three Different Zones of Mexico City

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2002, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  127. DNA Damage Induced by PM10 from Different Zones of Mexico City

    Article • The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, January 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  128. Article • Aerobiologia, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  129. Priming of cytokine release and increased levels of bactericidal permeability-increasing protein in the blood of animal facility workers

    Article • International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, August 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  130. Induction of the Lung Myofibroblast PDGF Receptor System by Urban Ambient Particles from Mexico City

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, October 1998, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  131. Human Cervical Cancer-Associated Nuclear Matrix Proteins

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, October 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  132. Pulmonary fibrogenesis after three consecutive inhalation exposures to chrysotile asbestos.

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, November 1996, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  133. Transforming growth factor beta 1 downregulates the platelet-derived growth factor alpha-receptor subtype on human lung fibroblasts in vitro.

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, October 1995, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  134. Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) and the IL-1 beta-alpha 2-macroglobulin complex upregulate the platelet-derived growth factor alpha-receptor on rat pulmonary fibroblasts.

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, October 1995, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  135. Differential Binding and Regulation of Platelet-derived Growth Factor A and B Chain Isoforms by α2-Macroglobulin

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 1995, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  136. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-AA, -AB, and -BB induce differential chemotaxis of early-passage rat lung fibroblasts in vitro.

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, January 1995, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  137. IL-1β and LPS mediate fibroblast hyperplasia through modulation of the PDGF receptor system

    Article • Cytokine, September 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  138. Ferruginous Bodies as Markers of Environmental Exposure to Inorganic Particles: Experience with 270 Autopsy Cases in Mexico

    Article • Environmental Research, January 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  139. Early-passage Rat Lung Fibroblasts Do Not MigrateIn Vitroto Transforming Growth Factor-β

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, May 1993, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  140. Constitutional translocation (8;13) in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

    Article • Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics, March 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  141. Differential Proliferation of Rat Lung Fibroblasts Induced by the Platelet-derived Growth Factor-AA, -AB, and -BB Isoforms Secreted by Rat Alveolar Macrophages

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, December 1991, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  142. Lung cell toxicity experimentally induced by a mixed dust from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

    Article • Environmental Research, October 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  143. Inorganic Particles Induce Secretion of a Macrophage Homologue of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor in a Density- and Time-Dependent Manner in Vitro

    Article • Experimental Lung Research, January 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  144. Rat Alveolar Macrophage-derived Platelet-derived Growth Factor is Chemotactic for Rat Lung Fibroblasts

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, December 1990, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  145. PDGF-stimulated fibroblast proliferation is enhanced synergistically by receptor-recognized ?2-Macroglobulin

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, October 1990, Wiley

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas, Professor Maureane Hoffman

  146. Rat alveolar macrophage-derived PDGF is chemotactic for rat lung fibroblasts

    Article • Cytokine, November 1989, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  147. Temperature dependence of the atractyloside-induced mitochondrial Ca2+ release

    Article • International Journal of Biochemistry, January 1988, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  148. Interatrial conduction and STa in experimental atrial damage

    Article • Journal of Electrocardiology, January 1987, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  149. Takayasu Arteritis in Children

    Article • January 1986, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  150. Extrapulmonary silicosis: A clinical, morphologic, and ultrastructural study

    Article • Human Pathology, April 1985, Elsevier

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas

  151. Cell death and the disease process. The role of calcium

    Article • January 1981, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Alvaro R Osornio Vargas