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Sampath V, Shalakhti O, Veidis E, Efobi JAI, Shamji MH, Agache I, Skevaki C, Renz H, Nadeau KC. Acute and chronic impacts of heat stress on planetary health. Allergy 2023; 78:2109-2120. [PMID: 36883412 DOI: 10.1111/all.15702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
Abstract
Heat waves are increasing in intensity, frequency, and duration causing significant heat stress in all living organisms. Heat stress has multiple negative effects on plants affecting photosynthesis, respiration, growth, development, and reproduction. It also impacts animals leading to physiological and behavioral alterations, such as reduced caloric intake, increased water intake, and decreased reproduction and growth. In humans, epidemiological studies have shown that heat waves are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There are many biological effects of heat stress (structural changes, enzyme function disruption, damage through reactive oxygen or nitrogen species). While plants and animals can mitigate some of these effects through adaptive mechanisms such as the generation of heat shock proteins, antioxidants, stress granules, and others, these mechanisms may likely be inadequate with further global warming. This review summarizes the effects of heat stress on plants and animals and the adaptative mechanisms that have evolved to counteract this stress.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vanitha Sampath
- Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University, California, Stanford, USA
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- Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University, California, Stanford, USA
| | - Erika Veidis
- Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University, California, Stanford, USA
| | - Jo Ann Ifeoma Efobi
- Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University, California, Stanford, USA
| | - Mohamed H Shamji
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
- NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
| | - Ioana Agache
- Faculty of Medicine, Transylvania University, Brasov, Romania
| | - Chrysanthi Skevaki
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
| | - Harald Renz
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Moshi, Tanzania
| | - Kari C Nadeau
- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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