Bangkok Post – PM2.5 dust may trigger osteoporosis

Scientists from Mahidol University believe that fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns, or PM2.5, may cause osteoporosis.

Research found lab rats with this type of particulate in their bodies suffered from inflammation in their bones, they said.

The study was conducted by an osteoporosis-focused team at the Centre of Calcium and Bone Research (COCAB) at Mahidol University’s Faculty of Science.

The research team hypothesised that the development of the bone disease could be largely attributed to inflammation due to cells in the immune system resisting PM2.5, which entered the lungs and other organs throughout the rats’ bodies.

Scientists observed an increase of bone-degrading cells called…