The influence of weather and climate on patients with respiratory diseases in Vladivostok as a global health implication

Purpose To identify the formation of meteopathic reactions in patients with respiratory diseases under the influence of extreme weather changes in Vladivostok. Methods The short-term meteopathic reaction in patients with respiratory diseases to the impact of “Weather Complex”, consisting of nine wea...

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Published in:Journal of environmental health science and engineering 2019-12, Vol.17 (2), p.907-916
Main Authors: Vitkina, Tat’yana I., Veremchuk, Lyudmila V., Mineeva, Elena E., Gvozdenko, Tat’yana A., Antonyuk, Marina V., Novgorodtseva, Tat’yana P., Grigorieva, Elena A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acclimatization
Asthma
Bronchitis
Climate
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental Health
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Extreme weather
Global health
Glutathione
Glutathione peroxidase
Glutathione reductase
Light effects
Lung diseases
Monsoons
Parameters
Pathology
Peroxidase
Peroxidation
Plethysmography
Pulmonary functions
Quality of Life Research
Reductases
Research Article
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory function
Respiratory pathology
Respiratory system
Respiratory tract diseases
Thiols
Time lag
Waste Management/Waste Technology
Weather
World health
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Summary:Purpose To identify the formation of meteopathic reactions in patients with respiratory diseases under the influence of extreme weather changes in Vladivostok. Methods The short-term meteopathic reaction in patients with respiratory diseases to the impact of “Weather Complex”, consisting of nine weather parameters, on the day of patient’s examination and on 1 and 2 days before the examination, was assessed. 146 acclimatized residents of Vladivostok (29 patients with chronic bronchitis, 51 patients with controlled asthma, 39 patients with uncontrolled asthma and 27 healthy volunteers) were examined. Pulmonary function (PF) was studied by spirography and by body plethysmography. Results The adaptive-compensatory response of PF in patients with respiratory diseases to weather decreases depending on the disease severity, resulting in the development of meteodependence. The impact of “Weather Complex” on a human body is primarily reflected in PF, and the reaction of metabolic parameters is manifested with a 1–2 days time lag. Glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase, key factors in maintaining oxidative cell balance, play the most important role in the formation of a compensatory response to weather. In the light of the global health implication, recommendations are suggested to adjust the treatment of patients with respiratory pathology in specific conditions of abruptly changeable weather. Conclusions The maritime monsoon climate creates an additional strain on both respiratory system and systems that ensure the peroxidation balance worsening bronchopulmonary pathology.
ISSN:2052-336X
2052-336X
DOI:10.1007/s40201-019-00407-5