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List of works by Maija-Riitta Hirvonen

A Single Aspiration of Rod-like Carbon Nanotubes Induces Asbestos-like Pulmonary Inflammation Mediated in Part by the IL-1 Receptor.

scientific article published on 5 June 2015

A novel particle sampling system for physico-chemical and toxicological characterization of emissions

scientific article published on 30 September 2011

Acute exposure to wood smoke from incomplete combustion--indications of cytotoxicity

scientific article

Acute systemic and lung inflammation in C57Bl/6J mice after intratracheal aspiration of particulate matter from small-scale biomass combustion appliances based on old and modern technologies ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Air quality intervention during the Nanjing youth olympic games altered PM sources, chemical composition, and toxicological responses

scientific article published on 19 March 2020

Amoebae and other protozoa in material samples from moisture-damaged buildings

scientific article

Association of Breastfeeding and Air Pollution Exposure With Lung Function in Chinese Children

scientific article published on 03 May 2019

Associations of urban air particulate composition with inflammatory and cytotoxic responses in RAW 246.7 cell line

scientific article published on October 2009

Atopic sensitization in the first year of life

scientific article published on 16 January 2013

Change in IFN-gamma-producing capacity in early life and exposure to environmental microbes

scientific article published on 10 October 2005

Chemical and in vitro toxicologic characterization of wintertime and springtime urban-air particles with an aerodynamic diameter below 10 microm in Helsinki

scientific article

Chemical and microbial components of urban air PM cause seasonal variation of toxicological activity

scientific article published on 3 July 2015

Chemical compositions responsible for inflammation and tissue damage in the mouse lung by coarse and fine particulate samples from contrasting air pollution in Europe

scientific article published in November 2008

Co-cultivated damp building related microbes Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum induce immunotoxic and genotoxic responses via oxidative stress

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Co-cultivation of Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum stimulates the production of cytostatic compound(s) with immunotoxic properties

scientific article published on 30 September 2006

Cord blood allergen-specific IgE is associated with reduced IFN-γ production by cord blood cells: The Protection against Allergy—Study in Rural Environments (PASTURE) study

scientific article published in October 2008

Cord blood cytokines are modulated by maternal farming activities and consumption of farm dairy products during pregnancy: the PASTURE Study

scientific article published on 6 December 2009

DNA damage and p53 in RAW264.7 cells induced by the spores of co-cultivated Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum

scientific article published on 12 March 2007

Dampness and mould in schools and respiratory symptoms in children: the HITEA study

scientific article published on 17 June 2013

Determinants of stimulated peripheral blood cytokine production among farming women

scientific article published on 02 March 2011

Differences between co-cultures and monocultures in testing the toxicity of particulate matter derived from log wood and pellet combustion.

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Effect of liner and core materials of plasterboard on microbial growth, spore-induced inflammatory responses, and cytotoxicity in macrophages

scientific article published on November 2002

Effect of plasterboard composition on Stachybotrys chartarum growth and biological activity of spores

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Effect of the shape of mica particles on the production of tumor necrosis factor alpha in mouse macrophages

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Effects of amoebae on the growth of microbes isolated from moisture-damaged buildings

scientific article published on 01 April 2006

Effects of co-culture of amoebae with indoor microbes on their cytotoxic and proinflammatory potential

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Effects of microbial cocultivation on inflammatory and cytotoxic potential of spores

scientific article published on November 2005

Effects of solubility of urban air fine and coarse particles on cytotoxic and inflammatory responses in RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line

scientific article

Efficiency of log wood combustion affects the toxicological and chemical properties of emission particles ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2012

Emissions and atmospheric processes influence the chemical composition and toxicological properties of urban air particulate matter in Nanjing, China

Emissions from a fast-pyrolysis bio-oil fired boiler: Comparison of health-related characteristics of emissions from bio-oil, fossil oil and wood

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Enhanced T helper 1 and 2 cytokine responses at birth associate with lower risk of middle ear infections in infancy

scientific article

Evaluation of sampling methods for toxicological testing of indoor air particulate matter

journal article published in 2016

Exhaled nitric oxide and atherosclerosis ⬇️

scientific article published on March 16, 2012

Experimental PVC material challenge in subjects with occupational PVC exposure

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Exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus spores induces chemokine expression in mouse macrophages

scientific article published on August 2004

Genotoxicity of gliotoxin, a secondary metabolite of Aspergillus fumigatus, in a battery of short-term test systems

scientific article published in September 2002

Health impacts of anthropogenic biomass burning in the developed world

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Heparin modulates the growth and adherence and augments the growth-inhibitory action of TNF-alpha on cultured human keratinocytes

scientific article published in May 2004

Heterogeneities in inflammatory and cytotoxic responses of RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line to urban air coarse, fine, and ultrafine particles from six European sampling campaigns

scientific article published on March 2007

High Indoor Microbial Levels Are Associated with Reduced Th1 Cytokine Secretion Capacity in Infancy ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2012

Immunotoxicological properties of airborne particles at landfill, urban and rural sites and their relation to microbial concentrations.

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In vitro inflammatory and cytotoxic effects of size-segregated particulate samples collected during long-range transport of wildfire smoke to Helsinki

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In vitro toxicological effects of zinc containing nanoparticles with different physico-chemical properties

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Indoor air particles and bioaerosols before and after renovation of moisture-damaged buildings: the effect on biological activity and microbial flora.

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Induction of PUMA-alpha and down-regulation of PUMA-beta expression is associated with benzo(a)pyrene-induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells

scientific article

Inflammatory and cytotoxic potential of the airborne particle material assessed by nasal lavage and cell exposure methods

Inflammatory potential of the spores of Penicillium spinulosum isolated from indoor air of a moisture-damaged building in mouse lungs ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 2002

Influence of ozone initiated processing on the toxicity of aerosol particles from small scale wood combustion

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Influence of wood species on toxicity of log-wood stove combustion aerosols: a parallel animal and air-liquid interface cell exposure study on spruce and pine smoke

scientific article published on 15 June 2020

Integrating farm and air pollution studies in search for immunoregulatory mechanisms operating in protective and high-risk environments

scientific article published on 13 November 2018

Interaction effects of polyfluoroalkyl substances and sex steroid hormones on asthma among children.

scientific article

Interactions between Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum can induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in mouse RAW264.7 macrophages.

scientific article published on February 2005

Is smaller worse? New insights about associations of PM1 and respiratory health in children and adolescents

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Low-level exposure to ambient particulate matter is associated with systemic inflammation in ischemic heart disease patients

scientific article published on 26 April 2012

Maternal and neonatal IL-4 and IFN-gamma production at delivery and 3 months after birth

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Maturation of cytokine-producing capacity from birth to 1 yr of age.

scientific article published on 21 April 2009

Metabolite profiles of Stachybotrys isolates from water-damaged buildings and their induction of inflammatory mediators and cytotoxicity in macrophages

scientific article published on January 2002

Microbial exposure, symptoms and inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage fluid of kitchen and clerical personnel in schools.

scientific article published in January 2005

Mycobacterium terrae isolated from indoor air of a moisture-damaged building induces sustained biphasic inflammatory response in mouse lungs

scientific article

Nasal Lavage Method in the Monitoring of Upper Airway Inflammation: Seasonal and Individual Variation ⬇️

scientific article published on June 1, 2003

Odour annoyance and physical symptoms among residents living near waste treatment centres ⬇️

scientific article published on December 4, 2010

Oxidative capacity and hemolytic activity of settled dust from moisture-damaged schools

scientific article published on 21 January 2019

PM concentration and composition in the urban air of Nanjing, China: Effects of emission control measures applied during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games

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PM2.5 concentration and composition in the urban air of Nanjing, China: Effects of emission control measures applied during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games

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Particulate emissions from modern and old technology wood combustion induce distinct time-dependent patterns of toxicological responses in vitro

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Particulate emissions from the combustion of birch, beech, and spruce logs cause different cytotoxic responses in A549 cells

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

Particulate matter from both heavy fuel oil and diesel fuel shipping emissions show strong biological effects on human lung cells at realistic and comparable in vitro exposure conditions

scientific article

Prenatal and early-life exposures alter expression of innate immunity genes: the PASTURE cohort study

scientific article published on August 2012

Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances is associated with lower hand, foot and mouth disease viruses antibody response in infancy: Findings from the Guangzhou Birth Cohort Study

scientific article published on 26 January 2019

Production of proinflammatory mediators by indoor air bacteria and fungal spores in mouse and human cell lines

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Pulmonary inflammation and tissue damage in the mouse lung after exposure to PM samples from biomass heating appliances of old and modern technologies ⬇️

scientific article published on November 28, 2012

Reference particles for toxicological studies of wood combustion: formation, characteristics, and toxicity compared to those of real wood combustion particulate mass.

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Role of microbial and chemical composition in toxicological properties of indoor and outdoor air particulate matter.

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Scalable Synthesis of Biodegradable Black Mesoporous Silicon Nanoparticles for Highly Efficient Photothermal Therapy

scientific article published on 02 July 2018

Seasonal variation in the toxicological properties of size-segregated indoor and outdoor air particulate matter ⬇️

scientific article published on April 11, 2013

Serum myeloperoxidase is independent of the risk factors of atherosclerosis

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Source-specific fine particulate air pollution and systemic inflammation in ischaemic heart disease patients

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Spontaneous and stimulated interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha production at delivery and three months after birth

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Spores of Aspergillus versicolor isolated from indoor air of a moisture-damaged building provoke acute inflammation in mouse lungs

scientific article published in December 2002

Stimulated cytokine production correlates in umbilical arterial and venous blood at delivery

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Survival of amoebae on building materials.

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Synergistic interaction in simultaneous exposure to Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum

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The effect of assay type and sample matrix on detected cytokine concentrations in human blood serum and nasal lavage fluid

scientific article published on 30 March 2014

The effect of ozonization on furniture dust: microbial content and immunotoxicity in vitro

scientific article published on 12 March 2010

The lack of natural processes of delivery and neonatal intensive care treatment lead to impaired cytokine responses later in life

scientific article published on 03 January 2017

The proportions of Streptomyces californicus and Stachybotrys chartarum in simultaneous exposure affect inflammatory responses in mouse RAW264.7 macrophages.

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Toxicity of airborne dust as an indicator of moisture problems in school buildings

journal article published in 2017

Toxicological characterization of particulate emissions from straw, Miscanthus, and poplar pellet combustion in residential boilers

journal article; published in Aerosol Science and Technology in 2016

Toxicological effects of emission particles from fossil- and biodiesel-fueled diesel engine with and without DOC/POC catalytic converter

scientific article published on 29 October 2010

Toxicological properties of emission particles from heavy duty engines powered by conventional and bio-based diesel fuels and compressed natural gas

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[Problems derived from mold]

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

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