Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 21, 2019, Pages 26-36

South Asian Health: Inflammation, Infection, Exposure, and the Human Microbiome (Article)

Leng J. , Peruluswami P. , Bari S. , Gaur S. , Radparvar F. , Parvez F. , Chen Y. , Flores C. , Gany F.*
  • a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, United States, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, United States, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, United States
  • b Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1468 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United States
  • c The Earth Institute, Columbia University, 2910 Broadway, New York, NY, United States
  • d Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, South Asian Total Health Initiative, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
  • e Cardiology Department, Queens Hospital Center, 82-68 164th Street, Jamaica, New York, NY, United States
  • f Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University, 722 W 168th Street, New York, NY, United States
  • g Department of Population Health, Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY, United States
  • h The Warren Alpert Medical School, The Brown Human Rights Asylum Clinic (BHRAC), Brown University, 222 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, United States
  • i Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 485 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017, United States, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, United States, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, United States, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Abstract

This paper presents the results of the literature review conducted for the working group topic on inflammation, infection, exposure, and the human microbiome. Infection and chronic inflammation can elevate risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer. Environmental exposures common among South Asian (SA) subgroups, such as arsenic exposure among Bangladeshis and particulate matter air pollution among taxi drivers, also pose risks. This review explores the effects of exposure to arsenic and particulate matter, as well as other infections common among SAs, including human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis B/C infection. Emerging research on the human microbiome, and the effect of microbiome changes on obesity and diabetes risk among SAs are also explored. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Author Keywords

Microbiome Exposure inflammation South Asian Infection

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029899275&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-017-0652-y&partnerID=40&md5=90fd91267a1bd60fde80f8e19028088d
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0652-y
ISSN: 15571912
Original Language: English