COVID-19 New variant and air pollution relationship: how airborne mutagens agent can act on genoma viruses expression: Hypothesis of work
Open Access
- 16 February 2021
- journal article
- Published by Heighten Science Publications Corporation in International Journal of Clinical Virology
- Vol. 5 (1), 022-031
- https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.ijcv.1001031
Abstract
Before actual COVID-19 pandemia coronavirus was not so dangerous like now. In December 2019 - January 2020 in Wuhan first and then in other places this coronavirus was responsible of a first wave of severe pulmonitis responsible of many deaths. Wuhan and other region involved first was high level air polluted and industrial area. New COVID-19 variant in last part of 2020 and in first month of 2021 was responsible of great diffusion of this pandemic disease. UK, South Africa and brasilian new variant show higher diffusion then the first wave of COVID-19. Aim of this work is to analyze relationship with air pollution and the possibility that mutagen substantia inside of this microenvironment can produce new variant trough an genetic pressure process. RNA viruses are normally subjected by natural mutation but some phenomena can contribute to accelerate this process and their airborne – aeresols microenvironment is relevant. Some air pollutants are recognized as mutagen factors by literature.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- Pollution characteristics of ambient PM2.5–bound benzo[a]pyrene and its cancer risks in BeijingScience of The Total Environment, 2018
- The Hidden Face of Nitrogen Oxides Species: From Toxic Effects to Potential Cure?Published by IntechOpen ,2018
- Correlations between Mutagenic Activity of Organic Extracts of Airborne Particulate Matter, NOx, and Sulphur Dioxide in Southern Germany. Results of a Two-Year Study (11 pp)Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2004
- Mutagenic activity of airborne particulate matter as an indicative measure of atmospheric pollutionMutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 2003
- Highly Mutagenic Bypass Synthesis by T7 RNA Polymerase of Site-specific Benzo[a]pyrene Diol Epoxide-adducted Template DNAOnline Journal of Public Health Informatics, 1998
- Mutagenicity of airborne particlesMutation Research/Genetic Toxicology, 1982
- Mutagenic effects of nitrogen dioxide combined with methylurea and ethylurea in Drosophila melanogasterMutation Research/Genetic Toxicology, 1981