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IL23A acts as a pivotal mediator of PM2.5-induced lung tumorigenesis through the NF-κB pathway activation
A journal article reports that IL23A mediates lung tumor formation associated with PM2.5 via activation of the NF-κB pathway. The source is an Elsevier-published article dated 2026-09-01.
Categories: science-and-space, environment-and-climate, public-health
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
Why it matters
The report identifies a potential molecular mechanism linking PM2.5 exposure to lung tumorigenesis.

