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Alewel DI, Kodavanti UP. Neuroendocrine contribution to sex-related variations in adverse air pollution health effects. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2024; 27:287-314. [PMID: 39075643 DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2024.2383637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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Air pollution exposure is ranked as a leading environmental risk factor for not only cardiopulmonary diseases but also for systemic health ailments including diabetes, reproductive abnormalities, and neuropsychiatric disorders, likely mediated by central neural stress mechanisms. Current experimental evidence links many air pollution health outcomes with activation of neuroendocrine sympathetic-adrenal-medullary and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) stress axes associated with resultant increases in adrenal-derived hormone levels acting as circulating mediators of multi-organ stress reactions. Epidemiological and experimental investigations also demonstrated sex-specific responses to air pollutant inhalation, which may be attributed to hormonal interactions within the stress and reproductive axes. Sex hormones (androgens and estrogens) interact with neuroendocrine functions to influence hypothalamic responses, subsequently augmenting stress-mediated metabolic and immune changes. These neurohormonal interactions may contribute to innate sex-specific responses to inhaled irritants, inducing differing individual susceptibility. The aim of this review was to: (1) examine neuroendocrine co-regulation of the HPA axis by gonadal hormones, (2) provide experimental evidence demonstrating sex-specific respiratory and systemic effects attributed to air pollutant inhalation exposure, and (3) postulate proposed mechanisms of stress and sex hormone interactions during air pollution-related stress.
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- Devin I Alewel
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Research Participation Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Bhetraratana M, Orozco LD, Bennett BJ, Luna K, Yang X, Lusis AJ, Araujo JA. Diesel exhaust particle extract elicits an oxPAPC-like transcriptomic profile in macrophages across multiple mouse strains. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 358:124415. [PMID: 38908672 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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Air pollution is a prominent cause of cardiopulmonary illness, but uncertainties remain regarding the mechanisms mediating those effects as well as individual susceptibility. Macrophages are highly responsive to particles, and we hypothesized that their responses would be dependent on their genetic backgrounds. We conducted a genome-wide analysis of peritoneal macrophages harvested from 24 inbred strains of mice from the Hybrid Mouse Diversity Panel (HMDP). Cells were treated with a DEP methanol extract (DEPe) to elucidate potential pathways that mediate acute responses to air pollution exposures. This analysis showed that 1247 genes were upregulated and 1383 genes were downregulated with DEPe treatment across strains. Pathway analysis identified oxidative stress responses among the most prominent upregulated pathways; indeed, many of the upregulated genes included antioxidants such as Hmox1, Txnrd1, Srxn1, and Gclm, with NRF2 (official gene symbol: Nfe2l2) being the most significant driver. DEPe induced a Mox-like transcriptomic profile, a macrophage subtype typically induced by oxidized phospholipids and likely dependent on NRF2 expression. Analysis of individual strains revealed consistency of overall responses to DEPe and yet differences in the degree of Mox-like polarization across the various strains, indicating DEPe × genetic interactions. These results suggest a role for macrophage polarization in the cardiopulmonary toxicity induced by air pollution.
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- May Bhetraratana
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Department of Biology, College of Science and Math, California State University-Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA, 612 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, UCLA, 610 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, UCLA, 650 Charles E. Young Dr. South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Polemiti E, Hese S, Schepanski K, Yuan J, Schumann G. How does the macroenvironment influence brain and behaviour-a review of current status and future perspectives. Mol Psychiatry 2024; 29:3268-3286. [PMID: 38658771 PMCID: PMC11449798 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The environment influences brain and mental health, both detrimentally and beneficially. Existing research has emphasised the individual psychosocial 'microenvironment'. Less attention has been paid to 'macroenvironmental' challenges, including climate change, pollution, urbanicity, and socioeconomic disparity. Notably, the implications of climate and pollution on brain and mental health have only recently gained prominence. With the advent of large-scale big-data cohorts and an increasingly dense mapping of macroenvironmental parameters, we are now in a position to characterise the relation between macroenvironment, brain, and behaviour across different geographic and cultural locations globally. This review synthesises findings from recent epidemiological and neuroimaging studies, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing evidence between the macroenvironment and the structure and functions of the brain, with a particular emphasis on its implications for mental illness. We discuss putative underlying mechanisms and address the most common exposures of the macroenvironment. Finally, we identify critical areas for future research to enhance our understanding of the aetiology of mental illness and to inform effective interventions for healthier environments and mental health promotion.
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- Elli Polemiti
- Centre of Population Neuroscience and Stratified Medicine (PONS), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience CCM, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Geography, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of Atmospheric Sciences & CMA-FDU Joint Laboratory of Marine Meteorology & IRDR-ICOE on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Centre of Population Neuroscience and Stratified Medicine (PONS), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience CCM, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
- Centre for Population Neuroscience and Stratified Medicine (PONS), Institute for Science and Technology of Brain-inspired Intelligence (ISTBI), Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Kamis A, Gadia N, Luo Z, Ng SX, Thumbar M. Obtaining the Most Accurate, Explainable Model for Predicting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Triangulation of Multiple Linear Regression and Machine Learning Methods. JMIR AI 2024; 3:e58455. [PMID: 39207843 PMCID: PMC11393512 DOI: 10.2196/58455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Lung disease is a severe problem in the United States. Despite the decreasing rates of cigarette smoking, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to be a health burden in the United States. In this paper, we focus on COPD in the United States from 2016 to 2019. OBJECTIVE We gathered a diverse set of non-personally identifiable information from public data sources to better understand and predict COPD rates at the core-based statistical area (CBSA) level in the United States. Our objective was to compare linear models with machine learning models to obtain the most accurate and interpretable model of COPD. METHODS We integrated non-personally identifiable information from multiple Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sources and used them to analyze COPD with different types of methods. We included cigarette smoking, a well-known contributing factor, and race/ethnicity because health disparities among different races and ethnicities in the United States are also well known. The models also included the air quality index, education, employment, and economic variables. We fitted models with both multiple linear regression and machine learning methods. RESULTS The most accurate multiple linear regression model has variance explained of 81.1%, mean absolute error of 0.591, and symmetric mean absolute percentage error of 9.666. The most accurate machine learning model has variance explained of 85.7%, mean absolute error of 0.456, and symmetric mean absolute percentage error of 6.956. Overall, cigarette smoking and household income are the strongest predictor variables. Moderately strong predictors include education level and unemployment level, as well as American Indian or Alaska Native, Black, and Hispanic population percentages, all measured at the CBSA level. CONCLUSIONS This research highlights the importance of using diverse data sources as well as multiple methods to understand and predict COPD. The most accurate model was a gradient boosted tree, which captured nonlinearities in a model whose accuracy is superior to the best multiple linear regression. Our interpretable models suggest ways that individual predictor variables can be used in tailored interventions aimed at decreasing COPD rates in specific demographic and ethnographic communities. Gaps in understanding the health impacts of poor air quality, particularly in relation to climate change, suggest a need for further research to design interventions and improve public health.
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- Arnold Kamis
- Brandeis International Business School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States
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- Brandeis International Business School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States
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- Brandeis International Business School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States
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- Brandeis International Business School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States
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- Brandeis International Business School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, United States
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Kurtz M, Lezón C, Masci I, Boyer P, Brites F, Bonetto J, Bozal C, Álvarez L, Tasat D. Air pollution induces morpho-functional, biochemical and biomechanical vascular dysfunction in undernourished rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 190:114777. [PMID: 38824989 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Air pollution (gases and particulate matter -PM) and child undernutrition are globally recognized stressors with significant consequences. PM and its components breach the respiratory alveolar-capillary barrier, entering the vasculature transporting not only harmful particles and its mediators but, altering vascular paracrine and autocrine functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Residual Oil Fly Ash (ROFA), on the vasculature of young animals with nutritional growth retardation (NGR). Weanling rats were fed a diet restricted 20% (NGR) compared to ad libitum intake (control-C) for 4 weeks. Rats were intranasally instilled with 1 mg/kg BW of ROFA. After 24h exposure, histological and immunohistochemical, biochemical and contractile response to NA/ACh were evaluated in aortas. ROFA induced changes in the tunica media of the aorta in all groups regarding thickness, muscular cells and expression of Connexin-43. ROFA increased TGF-β1 and decreased eNOs levels and calcium channels in C and NGR animals. An increment in cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 was observed in C, with no changes in NGR. ROFA exposure altered the vascular contractile capacity. In conclusion, ROFA exposure could increase the risk for CVD through the alteration of vascular biochemical parameters, a possible step of the endothelial dysfunction.
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- Melisa Kurtz
- Laboratorio de Bio-Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Tecnologías Emergentes y Ciencias Aplicadas, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de San Martín- CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Cátedra de Fisiología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Bio-Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Tecnologías Emergentes y Ciencias Aplicadas, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de San Martín- CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Fisiología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Lípidos y Aterosclerosis, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Bio-Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Tecnologías Emergentes y Ciencias Aplicadas, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de San Martín- CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Histología y Embriología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Efectos Biológicos de Contaminantes Ambientales, Departamento de Bioquímica Humana, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Bio-Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Tecnologías Emergentes y Ciencias Aplicadas, Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de San Martín- CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cátedra de Histología y Embriología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Liu M, Vaartjes I, Hoek G, Jaddoe VWV, Santos S, Schreuder A, Vrijkotte TGM, Grobbee DE, Timmermans EJ. Longitudinal associations of air pollution and green space with cardiometabolic risk factor clustering among children in the Netherlands. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 190:108852. [PMID: 38943924 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study examines longitudinal associations of air pollution and green space with cardiometabolic risk among children in the Netherlands. METHODS Three Dutch prospective cohorts with a total of 13,822 participants aged 5 to 17 years were included: (1) the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development (ABCD) study from Amsterdam (n = 2,547), (2) the Generation R study from Rotterdam (n = 5,431), and (3) the Lifelines study from northern Netherlands (n = 5,844). Air pollution (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and elemental carbon (EC)) and green space exposures (density in multiple Euclidean buffer sizes) from 2006 to 2017 at home address level were used. Cardiometabolic risk factor clustering was assessed by a MetScore, which was derived from a confirmatory factor analysis of six cardiometabolic risk factors to assess the overall risk. Linear regression models with change in Metscore as the dependent variable, adjusted for multiple confounders, were conducted for each cohort separately. Meta-analyses were used to pool cohort-specific estimates. RESULTS Exposure to higher levels of NO2 and EC was significantly associated with increases in MetScore in Lifelines (per SD higher exposure: βNO2 = 0.006, 95 % CI = 0.001 to 0.010; βEC = 0.008, 95 % CI = 0.002 to 0.014). In the other two cohort studies, these associations were in the same direction but these were not significant. Higher green space density in 500-meter buffer zones around participants' residential addresses was not significantly associated with decreases of MetScore in all three cohorts. Higher green space density in 2000-meter buffer zones was significantly associated with decreases of MetScore in ABCD and Lifelines (per SD higher green space density: βABCD = -0.008, 95 % CI = -0.013 to -0.003; βLifelines = -0.002, 95 % CI = -0.003 to -0.00003). The pooled estimates were βNO2 = 0.003 (95 % CI = -0.001 to 0.006) for NO2, βEC = 0.003 (95 % CI = -0.001, 0.007) for EC, and β500m buffer = -0.0014 (95 % CI = -0.0026 to -0.0001) for green space. CONCLUSIONS More green space exposure at residence was associated with decreased cardiometabolic risk in children. Exposure to more NO2 and EC was also associated with increased cardiometabolic risk.
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- Mingwei Liu
- The Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- The Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; EPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas, no. 135 4050-600, Porto, Portugal; Laboratório para a Investigação Integrativa e Translacional em Saúde Populacional (ITR), Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas, no. 135 4050-600, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- The Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Tiekwe JE, Ongbayokolak N, Dabou S, Natheu CK, Goka MS, Nya Biapa PC, Annesi-Maesano I, Telefo PB. Respiratory Symptoms and Changes of Oxidative Stress Markers among Motorbike Drivers Chronically Exposed to Fine and Ultrafine Air Particles: A Case Study of Douala and Dschang, Cameroon. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3816. [PMID: 38999382 PMCID: PMC11242172 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13133816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
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Recent studies revealed that the high production of reactive oxidative species due to exposure to fine or ultrafine particles are involved in many chronic respiratory disorders. However, the poor standard of clinical data in sub-Saharan countries makes the assessment of our knowledge on the health impacts of air pollution in urban cities very difficult. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution of respiratory disorders associated with exposure to fine and ultrafine air particles through the changes of some oxidative stress biomarkers among motorbike drivers from two cities of Cameroon. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a standardized questionnaire was conducted in 2019 on 191 motorcycle drivers (MDs) working in Douala and Dschang. Then, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured using colorimetric methods. The data of participants, after being clustered in Microsoft Excel, were analyzed and statistically compared using SPSS 20 software. Results: The motorbike drivers recruited from both cities were from 21 to 40 years old, with a mean age of 29.93 (±0.82). The distribution of respiratory disorders, such as a runny nose, cold, dry cough, chest discomfort, and breathlessness, was significantly increased among MDs in Douala. According to the results of biological assays, SOD and MDA were significantly greater among the MDs recruited in Douala compared to those of Dschang. The change in these oxidative stress markers was significantly positively correlated with the mobilization of monocytes and negatively correlated with neutrophils, showing the onset and progression of subjacent inflammatory reactions, and it seemed to be significantly influenced by the location MDs lived in. Conclusions: Through this study, we have confirmed the evidence supporting that the onset and progression of oxidative stress is caused by the long-term exposure to fine or ultrafine air particles among working people living in urban cities. Further studies should be conducted to provide evidence for the cellular damage and dysfunction related to the chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM) in the air among working people in the metropolitan sub-Saharan Africa context.
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- Joseph Eloge Tiekwe
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 67, Cameroon
- Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 67, Cameroon
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 67, Cameroon
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 67, Cameroon
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 67, Cameroon
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- Desbrest Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, University Montpellier, INSERM, 34090 Montpellier, France
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Allergology, and Thoracic Oncology, University Hospital of Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 67, Cameroon
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Goričar K, Debevec T, Dolžan V, Martin A, Pialoux V, Millet GP, Osredkar D. Antioxidant and neurodevelopmental gene polymorphisms in prematurely born individuals influence hypoxia-related oxidative stress. Sci Rep 2024; 14:14956. [PMID: 38942829 PMCID: PMC11213937 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65647-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024] Open
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Preterm born (PTB) infants are at risk for injuries related to oxidative stress. We investigated the association between antioxidant and neurodevelopmental gene polymorphisms and oxidative stress parameters in PTB male young adults and their term-born counterparts at rest and during exercise. Healthy young PTB (N = 22) and full-term (N = 15) males underwent graded exercise tests in normobaric normoxic (FiO2 = 0.21) and hypoxic (FiO2 = 0.13) conditions. CAT rs1001179 was associated with decrease in nitrites in the whole group and in PTB individuals (P = 0.017 and P = 0.043, respectively). GPX1 rs1050450 was associated with decrease in ferric reducing antioxidant power in the whole group and in full-term individuals (P = 0.017 and P = 0.021, respectively). HIF1A rs11549465 was associated with decrease in nitrotyrosine and increase in malondialdehyde (P = 0.022 and P = 0.018, respectively). NOTCH4 rs367398 was associated with increase in advanced oxidation protein products and nitrites (P = 0.002 and P = 0.004, respectively) in hypoxia. In normoxia, NOTCH4 rs367398 was associated with increase in malondialdehyde in the whole group (P = 0.043). BDNF rs6265 was associated with decreased nitrites/nitrates in the whole group and in PTB individuals (P = 0.009 and P = 0.043, respectively). Polymorphisms in investigated genes and PTB might influence oxidative stress response after exercise in normoxic or hypoxic conditions far beyond the neonatal period in young male adults.
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- Katja Goričar
- Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova Cesta 39, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Pharmacogenetics Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Univ Lyon, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité EA 7424, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité EA 7424, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Faculté de Médecine Rockefeller, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, University Children's Hospital Ljubljana, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Bohoričeva 20, 1525, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- Center for Developmental Neuroscience, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Chen D, Wei H, Zhang Y, Yang X, Xu Y, Guan Q, Zhang M, Hang B, Xia Y. Effects of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel use on the risk of gastrointestinal and liver diseases in middle aged and elderly adults. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 188:108738. [PMID: 38749122 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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Solid fuels are widely used in China and increase the concentrations of indoor air pollutants. Nevertheless, there is limited longitudinal evidence linking solid fuel use and Gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases. This study aimed to prospectively investigate the association between household solid fuel use and the risk of GI and liver diseases in middle aged and elderly adults. This work was based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Longitudinal data incorporate with cross-sectional data were analyzed. Compared with individuals using clean fuel for cooking, solid fuel users were observed to have higher risk of GI diseases (OR in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018 wave separately: 1.37, 95 % CI: 1.24-1.50, P < 0.001; 1.24, 95 % CI: 1.11-1.39, P < 0.001; 1.18, 95 % CI: 1.06-1.33, P < 0.001; 1.23, 95 % CI: 1.04-1.45, P < 0.05). The associations between solid fuel use and liver diseases were not significant in most of the groups. Participants transforming from solid to clean cooking fuels had lower risk of GI and liver diseases than persistent solid fuel users. Moreover, biomass cooking fuel users were at a significant higher risk of both liver and GI diseases compared with clean fuel users. Overall, household solid fuel use, especially for cooking, was related to higher risk of GI and liver diseases, while switching from solid to clean fuels could reduce this risk. Using biomass for cooking was identified to be more associated with the increasing risk of GI and liver diseases than cooking with coal.
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- Danrong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Biological Systems and Engineering Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
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Ahmed Z, Chaudhary F, Agrawal DK. Epidemiology, Mechanisms and Prevention in the Etiology of Environmental Factor-Induced Cardiovascular Diseases. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2024; 8:59-69. [PMID: 38911615 PMCID: PMC11192553 DOI: 10.26502/jesph.96120206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Cardiovascular diseases are a significant cause of mortality worldwide, and their prevalence can be amplified by a range of environmental factors. This review article critically evaluated the published information on the epidemiology and pathophysiological mechanisms of various environmental factors such as air indoor and outdoor air pollution, water pollution, climate change, and soil pollution. Preventative measures to mitigate these effects including public health responses are discussed with gaps in our knowledge for future studies.
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- Zubair Ahmed
- Department of Translational Research, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA 91766, USA
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- Department of Translational Research, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA 91766, USA
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- Department of Translational Research, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona CA 91766, USA
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Chang C, Gupta R, Sedighian F, Louie A, Gonzalez DM, Le C, Cho JM, Park SK, Castellanos J, Ting TW, Dong TS, Arias-Jayo N, Lagishetty V, Navab M, Reddy S, Sioutas C, Hsiai T, Jacobs JP, Araujo JA. Subchronic inhalation exposure to ultrafine particulate matter alters the intestinal microbiome in various mouse models. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 248:118242. [PMID: 38242419 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Exposure to ultrafine particles (UFPs) has been associated with multiple adverse health effects. Inhaled UFPs could reach the gastrointestinal tract and influence the composition of the gut microbiome. We have previously shown that oral ingestion of UFPs alters the gut microbiome and promotes intestinal inflammation in hyperlipidemic Ldlr-/- mice. Particulate matter (PM)2.5 inhalation studies have also demonstrated microbiome shifts in normolipidemic C57BL/6 mice. However, it is not known whether changes in microbiome precede or follow inflammatory effects in the intestinal mucosa. We hypothesized that inhaled UFPs modulate the gut microbiome prior to the development of intestinal inflammation. We studied the effects of UFP inhalation on the gut microbiome and intestinal mucosa in two hyperlipidemic mouse models (ApoE-/- mice and Ldlr-/- mice) and normolipidemic C57BL/6 mice. Mice were exposed to PM in the ultrafine-size range by inhalation for 6 h a day, 3 times a week for 10 weeks at a concentration of 300-350 μg/m3.16S rRNA gene sequencing was performed to characterize sequential changes in the fecal microbiome during exposures, and changes in the intestinal microbiome at the end. PM exposure led to progressive differentiation of the microbiota over time, associated with increased fecal microbial richness and evenness, altered microbial composition, and differentially abundant microbes by week 10 depending on the mouse model. Cross-sectional analysis of the small intestinal microbiome at week 10 showed significant changes in α-diversity, β-diversity, and abundances of individual microbial taxa in the two hyperlipidemic models. These alterations of the intestinal microbiome were not accompanied, and therefore could not be caused, by increased intestinal inflammation as determined by histological analysis of small and large intestine, cytokine gene expression, and levels of fecal lipocalin. In conclusion, 10-week inhalation exposures to UFPs induced taxonomic changes in the microbiome of various animal models in the absence of intestinal inflammation.
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- Candace Chang
- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Parenteral Nutrition, Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular & Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Henry Samueli School of Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Parenteral Nutrition, Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Toxicology Interdepartmental Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Molecular Biology Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Zhao Y, Liu Q, Chen Y, Kwok TCY, Leung JCS, Feng H, Wong SYS. Trajectories of depressive symptom and its association with air pollution: evidence from the Mr. OS and Ms. OS Hong Kong cohort study. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:318. [PMID: 38580934 PMCID: PMC10996234 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04731-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Depression is a global health priority. Maintaining and delaying depressive symptoms in older adults is a key to healthy aging. This study aimed to identify depressive symptom trajectories, predictors and mortality, while also exploring the relationship between air quality and depressive symptoms in older adults in the Hong Kong community over 14 years. METHODS This study is a longitudinal study in Hong Kong. The target population was community-dwelling older adults over age 65. Depressive symptoms were measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Group-based trajectory model was used to identify heterogeneity in longitudinal changes over 14 years and examine the associations between baseline variables and trajectories for different cohort members using multinomial logistic regression. The Kaplan-Meier method was employed to conduct survival analysis and explore the variations in survival probabilities over time among different trajectory group. Linear mixed model was used to explore the relationship between air quality and depressive symptoms. RESULTS A total of 2828 older adults were included. Three different trajectories of depressive symptoms in older people were identified: relatively stable (15.4%), late increase (67.1%) and increase (17.5%). Female, more number of chronic diseases, poor cognitive function, and poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) were significantly associated with other less favorable trajectories compared with participants with stable levels of depressive symptoms. The late increase group had a lower mortality rate than the relatively stable and increased groups. Lower baseline ambient air pollutant exposure to NO2 over 14 years was significantly associated with fewer depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we found that a late increase in depressive symptoms was the predominant trend in older Chinese people in Hong Kong. Poorer HRQOL was predictive of less favorable trajectories of depressive symptoms. Ambient air pollution was associated with depressive symptoms. This novel observation strengthens the epidemiological evidence of longitudinal changes in depressive symptoms and associations with late-life exposure to air pollution.
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- Yinan Zhao
- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Xiangya School of Nursing, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
- Xiangya-Oceanwide Health Management Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
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- Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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Anand K, Walia GK, Mandal S, Menon JS, Gupta R, Tandon N, Narayan KMV, Ali MK, Mohan V, Schwartz JD, Prabhakaran D. Longitudinal associations between ambient PM 2.5 exposure and lipid levels in two Indian cities. Environ Epidemiol 2024; 8:e295. [PMID: 38617424 PMCID: PMC11008625 DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Background Exposure to ambient PM2.5 is known to affect lipid metabolism through systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. Evidence from developing countries, such as India with high levels of ambient PM2.5 and distinct lipid profiles, is sparse. Methods Longitudinal nonlinear mixed-effects analysis was conducted on >10,000 participants of Centre for cArdiometabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) cohort in Chennai and Delhi, India. We examined associations between 1-month and 1-year average ambient PM2.5 exposure derived from the spatiotemporal model and lipid levels (total cholesterol [TC], triglycerides [TRIG], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C], and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C]) measured longitudinally, adjusting for residential and neighborhood-level confounders. Results The mean annual exposure in Chennai and Delhi was 40 and 102 μg/m3 respectively. Elevated ambient PM2.5 levels were associated with an increase in LDL-C and TC at levels up to 100 µg/m3 in both cities and beyond 125 µg/m3 in Delhi. TRIG levels in Chennai increased until 40 µg/m3 for both short- and long-term exposures, then stabilized or declined, while in Delhi, there was a consistent rise with increasing annual exposures. HDL-C showed an increase in both cities against monthly average exposure. HDL-C decreased slightly in Chennai with an increase in long-term exposure, whereas it decreased beyond 130 µg/m3 in Delhi. Conclusion These findings demonstrate diverse associations between a wide range of ambient PM2.5 and lipid levels in an understudied South Asian population. Further research is needed to establish causality and develop targeted interventions to mitigate the impact of air pollution on lipid metabolism and cardiovascular health.
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- Kritika Anand
- Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India
- Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, India
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- Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India
- Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Atlanta, Georgia
- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Emory Global Diabetes Research Center of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Atlanta, Georgia
- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India
- Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, India
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Vitucci ECM, Simmons AE, Martin EM, McCullough SD. Epithelial MAPK signaling directs endothelial NRF2 signaling and IL-8 secretion in a tri-culture model of the alveolar-microvascular interface following diesel exhaust particulate (DEP) exposure. Part Fibre Toxicol 2024; 21:15. [PMID: 38468337 PMCID: PMC10926573 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-024-00576-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) deposition in the lung's alveolar capillary region (ACR) is significantly associated with respiratory disease development, yet the molecular mechanisms are not completely understood. Adverse responses that promote respiratory disease development involve orchestrated, intercellular signaling between multiple cell types within the ACR. We investigated the molecular mechanisms elicited in response to PM2.5 deposition in the ACR, in an in vitro model that enables intercellular communication between multiple resident cell types of the ACR. METHODS An in vitro, tri-culture model of the ACR, incorporating alveolar-like epithelial cells (NCI-H441), pulmonary fibroblasts (IMR90), and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HULEC) was developed to investigate cell type-specific molecular responses to a PM2.5 exposure in an in-vivo-like model. This tri-culture in vitro model was termed the alveolar capillary region exposure (ACRE) model. Alveolar epithelial cells in the ACRE model were exposed to a suspension of diesel exhaust particulates (DEP) (20 µg/cm2) with an average diameter of 2.5 µm. Alveolar epithelial barrier formation, and transcriptional and protein expression alterations in the directly exposed alveolar epithelial and the underlying endothelial cells were investigated over a 24 h DEP exposure. RESULTS Alveolar epithelial barrier formation was not perturbed by the 24 h DEP exposure. Despite no alteration in barrier formation, we demonstrate that alveolar epithelial DEP exposure induces transcriptional and protein changes in both the alveolar epithelial cells and the underlying microvascular endothelial cells. Specifically, we show that the underlying microvascular endothelial cells develop redox dysfunction and increase proinflammatory cytokine secretion. Furthermore, we demonstrate that alveolar epithelial MAPK signaling modulates the activation of NRF2 and IL-8 secretion in the underlying microvascular endothelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Endothelial redox dysfunction and increased proinflammatory cytokine secretion are two common events in respiratory disease development. These findings highlight new, cell-type specific roles of the alveolar epithelium and microvascular endothelium in the ACR in respiratory disease development following PM2.5 exposure. Ultimately, these data expand our current understanding of respiratory disease development following particle exposures and illustrate the utility of multicellular in vitro systems for investigating respiratory tract health.
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- Eva C M Vitucci
- Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Curriculum in Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- The Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Curriculum in Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC, USA
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- Exposure and Protection, RTI International, 3040 East Cornwallis Road, Durham, NC, USA.
- Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Mulat E, Tamiru D, Abate KH. Impact of indoor Air Pollution on the Linear growth of children in Jimma, Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:488. [PMID: 38365615 PMCID: PMC10870508 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17975-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Stunting in children is the term for reduced linear growth and development, which is frequently brought on by a persistently inadequate diet, recurrent infections and chronic diseases or poor health conditions. Apart from the classic covariates of stunting, which include diet and illness, the relative contribution of household air pollution to chronic nutrition conditions is least studied. Hence, this study is conducted to investigate the impact of household air pollution on the linear growth of under-five children in Jimma town, Ethiopia. METHODS A prospective cohort study was employed to collect data from 280 under-five children who lived in households using solid fuel (exposed group, n = 140) and clean fuel (unexposed group, n = 140). Height-for-age Z scores were compared in both groups over a 12-month follow-up period. The difference in differences estimators were used for comparison of changes in the height-for-age Z scores from baseline to end line in exposed and non-exposed groups. The independent effect of the use of solid fuels on height-for-age Z scores was analyzed through a multivariable linear regression model. Statistical Significances were declared at P < 0.05 and 95% CI level. RESULTS In an unadjusted model (Model 1), compared with the clean fuel type, the mean difference in the height-for-age Z score of children in households using solid fuel was lower by 0.54 (-0.54, 95% CI -0.97, -0.12, P = 0.011). The beta coefficient remained negative after adjusting for age and sex (Model 2 -0.543, 95% CI -1.373, -0.563) and sociodemographic variables (Model 3: -0.543, 95% CI -1.362, -0.575). In the final model (Model 4), which adjusted for wealth quantile, dietary practice, water, sanitation and hygiene status and household food insecurity access scale, the beta coefficient held the same and significant (beta: -0.543, 95% CI -1.357, -0.579, P < 0.001). Higher HAZ scores were observed among female child (β: = 0.48, 95%CI: 0.28, 0.69), Child with father attended higher education (β: = 0.304 95%CI: 0.304, 95% CI 0.19, 0.41) as compared to male gender and those who did not attend a formal education, respectively. In contrast, child living in households with poor hygiene practices had lower HAZ score (β: -0.226, 95% CI: -0.449, -0.003), P < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to indoor air pollution was inversely related to linear growth. Furthermore, sex, educational status and hygiene were found relevant predictors of linear growth. In such a setting, there is a need to step up efforts to design and implement public education campaigns regarding the health risks associated with exposure to household air pollution. Promoting improvements to kitchen ventilation and the use of improved cooking stoves, which will help to mitigate the detrimental effects of indoor air pollution on child growth impairment and its long-term effects.
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- Elias Mulat
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Ellwanger JH, Chies JAB. Toxicogenomics of the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5): Exploring the potential impacts of chemical-CCR5 interactions on inflammation and human health. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 186:114511. [PMID: 38360389 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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This article explores the impact of environmental chemicals on CCR5 expression and related inflammatory responses based on curated data from the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). A total of 143 CCR5-interacting chemicals was found, with 229 chemical interactions. Of note, 67 (29.3%) out of 229 interactions resulted in "increased expression" of CCR5 mRNA or CCR5 protein, and 42 (18.3%) chemical interactions resulted in "decreased expression". The top-5 CCR5-interacting chemicals were "Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin", "Lipopolysaccharides", "Benzo(a)pyrene", "Drugs, Chinese Herbal", and "Ethinyl Estradiol". Based on the number of interactions and importance as environmental contaminant, we then focused our analysis on Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin and Benzo(a)pyrene. There is some consistency in the data supporting an increase in CCR5 expression triggered by Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin; although data concerning CCR5-Benzo(a)pyrene interactions is limited. Considering the high linkage disequilibrium between CCR5 and CCR2 genes, we also search for chemicals that interact with both genes, which resulted in 72 interacting chemicals, representing 50.3% of the 143 CCR5-interacting chemicals and 37.5% of the 192 CCR2-interacting chemicals. In conclusion, CTD data showed that environmental contaminants indeed affect CCR5 expression, with a tendency towards increased expression. The interaction of environmental contaminants with other chemokine receptor genes may potentialize their toxic effects on the chemokine system, favoring inflammation.
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- Joel Henrique Ellwanger
- Laboratory of Immunobiology and Immunogenetics, Postgraduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology (PPGBM), Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology and Immunogenetics, Postgraduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology (PPGBM), Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Brazil
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Millen AE, Dighe S, Kordas K, Aminigo BZ, Zafron ML, Mu L. Air Pollution and Chronic Eye Disease in Adults: A Scoping Review. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2024; 31:1-10. [PMID: 36864662 DOI: 10.1080/09286586.2023.2183513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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PURPOSE We conducted a scoping review of studies examining ambient air pollution as a risk factor for chronic eye disease influencing the lens, retina, and intraocular pressure in adults. METHODS Terms related to air pollution and eye disease outcomes were used to search for publications on Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, Global Health, PubMed, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 1, 2010, through April 11, 2022. RESULTS We identified 27 articles, focusing on the following non-mutually exclusive outcomes: cataract (n = 9), presbyopia (n = 1), retinal vein occlusion or central retinal arteriolar and venular equivalents (n = 5), intraocular pressure (IOP) (n = 3), glaucoma (n = 5), age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (n = 5), diabetic retinopathy (n = 2), and measures of retinal morphology (n = 3). Study designs included cross-sectional (n = 16), case-control (n = 4), and longitudinal (n = 7). Air pollutants were measured in 50% and 95% of the studies on lens and retina or IOP, respectively, and these exposures were assigned to geographic locations. Most research was conducted in global regions with high exposure to air pollution. Consistent associations suggested a possibly increased risk of cataract and retina-associated chronic eye disease with increasing exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5-PM10), NO2, NOx, and SO2. Associations with O3 were less consistent. CONCLUSIONS Accumulating research suggests air pollution may be a modifiable risk factor for chronic eye diseases of the lens and retina. The number of studies on each specific lens- or retina-related outcome is limited. Guidelines regarding the role of air pollution in chronic eye disease do not exist.
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- Amy E Millen
- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Allegheny Health Network Saint Vincent, Erie, PA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Health Sciences at Abbott Library, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Abdul-Rahman T, Roy P, Bliss ZSB, Mohammad A, Corriero AC, Patel NT, Wireko AA, Shaikh R, Faith OE, Arevalo-Rios ECE, Dupuis L, Ulusan S, Erbay MI, Cedeño MV, Sood A, Gupta R. The impact of air quality on cardiovascular health: A state of the art review. Curr Probl Cardiol 2024; 49:102174. [PMID: 37913932 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
Abstract
Air pollution is a global health challenge, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and arrhythmias. Particulate matter (PM), particularly PM2.5 and ultrafine particles (UFP), is a key contributor to the adverse effects of air pollution on cardiovascular health. PM exposure can lead to oxidative stress, inflammation, atherosclerosis, vascular dysfunction, cardiac arrhythmias, and myocardial injury. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a key role in mediating these effects. PM exposure can also lead to hypertension, a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant reduction of air pollutants, leading to a decline in the incidence of heart attacks and premature deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases. This review highlights the relationship between environmental air quality and cardiovascular health, elucidating the pathways through which air pollutants affect the cardiovascular system. It also emphasizes the need for increased awareness, collective efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of air pollution, and strategic policies for long-term air quality improvement to prevent the devastating effects of air pollution on global cardiovascular health.
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- Toufik Abdul-Rahman
- Medical Institute, Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine; Department of Research, Toufik's World Medical Association, Sumy, Ukraine
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- Department of Research, Toufik's World Medical Association, Sumy, Ukraine; Department of Medicine, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital, Siliguri, India
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- Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Medical Institute, Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine; Department of Research, Toufik's World Medical Association, Sumy, Ukraine
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- Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Medical School, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, PA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, USA.
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Ruan Y, Bao Q, Wang L, Wang Z, Zhu W, Wang J. Cardiovascular diseases burden attributable to ambient PM 2.5 pollution from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 241:117678. [PMID: 37984788 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ambient PM2.5 pollution (APMP2.5) was the leading environmental risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) worldwide. An up-to-date comprehensive study is needed to provide global epidemiological patterns. METHODS Detailed data on CVDs burden attributable to APMP2.5 were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019. We calculated the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) to assess temporal trends in age-standardized rates of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) over 30 years. RESULTS Globally, CVDs attributable to APMP2.5 resulted in 2.48 million deaths and 60.91 million DALYs, with an increase of 122%, respectively from 1990 to 2019. In general, men suffered markedly higher burden than women, but the gap will likely turn narrow. As for age distribution, CVDs deaths and DALYs attributable to APMP2.5 mainly occurred in the elder group (>70 years). Low- and middle-income regions endured the higher CVDs burden due to the higher exposure to APMP2.5, and the gap may potentially expand further compared with high-income regions. For regions, the highest age-standardized rates of APMP2.5-related CVDs deaths and DALYs were observed mainly in Central Asia, while the lowest was observed in Australasia. At the national level, countries with the largest ASDR decline were clustered in western Europe, while Equatorial Guinea, Timor-Leste and Bhutan exhibited relatively rapid increases over this period. CONCLUSIONS The global CVDs burden attributable to APMP2.5 has contributed to the heterogeneity of spatial and temporal distribution. APMP2.5-related CVDs deaths have largely shifted from higher SDI regions to those with a lower SDI. Globally, APMP2.5-attributable CVDs pose a significant threat to public health and diseases burden has increased over time, particularly in male, old-aged populations. The governments and health systems should take measures to reduce air pollution to impede this rising trend.
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- Yixin Ruan
- Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China; State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices, China; Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China; State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices, China; Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China; State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices, China; Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China; State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices, China; Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China; State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices, China; Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310009, China
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- Department of Cardiology of the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China; State Key Laboratory of Transvascular Implantation Devices, China; Cardiovascular Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
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Sanchez-Rodriguez L, Galvez-Fernandez M, Rojas-Benedicto A, Domingo-Relloso A, Amigo N, Redon J, Monleon D, Saez G, Tellez-Plaza M, Martin-Escudero JC, Ramis R. Traffic Density Exposure, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Plasma Metabolomics in a Population-Based Sample: The Hortega Study. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:2122. [PMID: 38136241 PMCID: PMC10740723 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12122122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) generates oxidative stress, with downstream effects at the metabolic level. Human studies of traffic density and metabolomic markers, however, are rare. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the cross-sectional association between traffic density in the street of residence with oxidative stress and metabolomic profiles measured in a population-based sample from Spain. We also explored in silico the potential biological implications of the findings. Secondarily, we assessed the contribution of oxidative stress to the association between exposure to traffic density and variation in plasma metabolite levels. Traffic density was defined as the average daily traffic volume over an entire year within a buffer of 50 m around the participants' residence. Plasma metabolomic profiles and urine oxidative stress biomarkers were measured in samples from 1181 Hortega Study participants by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and high-performance liquid chromatography, respectively. Traffic density was associated with 7 (out of 49) plasma metabolites, including amino acids, fatty acids, products of bacterial and energy metabolism and fluid balance metabolites. Regarding urine oxidative stress biomarkers, traffic associations were positive for GSSG/GSH% and negative for MDA. A total of 12 KEGG pathways were linked to traffic-related metabolites. In a protein network from genes included in over-represented pathways and 63 redox-related candidate genes, we observed relevant proteins from the glutathione cycle. GSSG/GSH% and MDA accounted for 14.6% and 12.2% of changes in isobutyrate and the CH2CH2CO fatty acid moiety, respectively, which is attributable to traffic exposure. At the population level, exposure to traffic density was associated with specific urine oxidative stress and plasma metabolites. Although our results support a role of oxidative stress as a biological intermediary of traffic-related metabolic alterations, with potential implications for the co-bacterial and lipid metabolism, additional mechanistic and prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.
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- Laura Sanchez-Rodriguez
- Integrative Epidemiology Group, Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; (L.S.-R.); (A.D.-R.); (R.R.)
- Joint Research Institute-National School of Health (IMIENS), National Distance Education University, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Integrative Epidemiology Group, Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; (L.S.-R.); (A.D.-R.); (R.R.)
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- Joint Research Institute-National School of Health (IMIENS), National Distance Education University, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Communicable Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- CIBER on Epidemiology and Public Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Integrative Epidemiology Group, Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; (L.S.-R.); (A.D.-R.); (R.R.)
- Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Biosfer Teslab, 43201 Reus, Spain;
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Universidad de Rovira i Virgili, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research, Hospital Clinic de Valencia (INCLIVA), 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Research, Hospital Clinic de Valencia (INCLIVA), 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Clinical Analysis Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset-FISABIO, Universitat de Valencia, 46020 Valencia, Spain;
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- Integrative Epidemiology Group, Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; (L.S.-R.); (A.D.-R.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega, University of Valladolid, 47012 Valladolid, Spain;
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- Integrative Epidemiology Group, Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Center for Epidemiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; (L.S.-R.); (A.D.-R.); (R.R.)
- CIBER on Epidemiology and Public Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Adams S, Stapleton PA. Nanoparticles at the maternal-fetal interface. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2023; 578:112067. [PMID: 37689342 PMCID: PMC10591848 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2023.112067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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The increasing production of intentional and unintentional nanoparticles (NPs) has led to their accumulation in the environment as air and ground pollution. The heterogeneity of these particles primarily relies on the NP physicochemical properties (i.e., chemical composition, size, shape, surface chemistry, etc.). Pregnancy represents a vulnerable life stage for both the woman and the developing fetus. The ubiquitous nature of these NPs creates a concern for developmental fetal exposures. At the maternal-fetal interface lies the placenta, a temporary endocrine organ that facilitates nutrient and waste exchange as well as communication between maternal and fetal tissues. Recent evidence in human and animal models identifies that gestational exposure to NPs results in placental translocation leading to local effects and endocrine disruption. Currently, the mechanisms underlying placental translocation and cellular uptake of NPs in the placenta are poorly understood. The purpose of this review is to assess the current understanding of the physiochemical factors influencing NP translocation, cellular uptake, and endocrine disruption at the maternal-fetal interface within the available literature.
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- S Adams
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA; Environmental Occupational and Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
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Argacha JF. [Effects of air pollution on cardiovascular events in cardiac intensive care units]. Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) 2023; 72:101663. [PMID: 37688973 DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2023.101663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
Abstract
Many environmental factors influence the occurrence of cardiovascular events. Among these, air pollution is certainly the most harmful, due to its dual composition and effects. Air pollution is both particulate and gaseous, and can vary in concentration and composition according to its source and type of emission. Moreover, clinical effects are not only observed at long-term but also at short-term, following rapid deterioration in air quality. Air pollution must therefore be seen both as a risk factor for atherosclerotic disease, and as a trigger for cardiovascular events. These acute effects are essentially mediated by an increased risk of acute coronary syndromes and heart failure. The effects of air pollution on admissions for ventricular arrhythmias and arterial hypertension are also possible. The cardiotoxicity of pollution is mainly mediated by sympatho-vagal imbalance, by the initiation and amplification of an oxidative, inflammatory and pro-aggregatory cascade, and by endothelial dysfunction and activation of metalloproteinases. Although now well established, the consequences of air pollution on acute cardiovascular events require further investigation. Environmental cardiology is an emerging discipline whose current vision still fails to integrate qualitative aspects, such as the oxidative potential of particulate matter, and the joint effects of multiple environmental exposures.
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- J F Argacha
- Département de cardiologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, VUB, Belgium.
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Bonalumi F, Miragoli M. Invited Perspective: The Silent Threat-Air Pollution's Link to Arrhythmias. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:111301. [PMID: 37909724 PMCID: PMC10619429 DOI: 10.1289/ehp13720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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- Flavia Bonalumi
- Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research (CERT), Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research (CERT), Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Tirandi A, Montecucco F, Liberale L. Heart and vessels 'on fire'. Eur J Clin Invest 2023; 53:e14052. [PMID: 37394695 DOI: 10.1111/eci.14052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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- Amedeo Tirandi
- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy
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- First Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino Genoa - Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genoa, Italy
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Polemiti E, Hese S, Schepanski K, Yuan J, Schumann G. How does the macroenvironment influence brain and behaviour - a review of current status and future perspectives. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.10.09.23296785. [PMID: 37873310 PMCID: PMC10593044 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.09.23296785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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The environment influences mental health, both detrimentally and beneficially. Current research has emphasized the individual psychosocial 'microenvironment'. Less attention has been paid to 'macro-environmental' challenges including climate change, pollution, urbanicity and socioeconomic disparity. With the advent of large-scale big-data cohorts and an increasingly dense mapping of macroenvironmental parameters, we are now in a position to characterise the relation between macroenvironment, brain, and behaviour across different geographic and cultural locations globally. This review synthesises findings from recent epidemiological and neuroimaging studies, aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing evidence between the macroenvironment and the structure and functions of the brain, with a particular emphasis on its implications for mental illness. We discuss putative underlying mechanisms and address the most common exposures of the macroenvironment. Finally, we identify critical areas for future research to enhance our understanding of the aetiology of mental illness and to inform effective interventions for healthier environments and mental health promotion.
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- Elli Polemiti
- Centre of Population Neuroscience and Stratified Medicine (PONS), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Geography, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences & Institute of Atmospheric Sciences & CMA-FDU Joint Laboratory of Marine Meteorology & IRDR-ICOE on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Centre of Population Neuroscience and Stratified Medicine (PONS), Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
- Centre for Population Neuroscience and Precision Medicine (PONS), Institute for Science and Technology of Brain-inspired Intelligence (ISTBI), Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Vallée A. Sex Associations Between Air Pollution and Estimated Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Determination. Int J Public Health 2023; 68:1606328. [PMID: 37841972 PMCID: PMC10569126 DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1606328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the sex correlations of particulate matters (PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5-10), NO2 and NOx with ASCVD risk in the UK Biobank population. Methods: Among 285,045 participants, pollutants were assessed and correlations between ASCVD risk were stratified by sex and estimated using multiple linear and logistic regressions adjusted for length of time at residence, education, income, physical activity, Townsend deprivation, alcohol, smocking pack years, BMI and rural/urban zone. Results: Males presented higher ASCVD risk than females (8.63% vs. 2.65%, p < 0.001). In males PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and NOx each were associated with an increased ASCVD risk >7.5% in the adjusted logistic models, with ORs [95% CI] for a 10 μg/m3 increase were 2.17 [1.87-2.52], 1.15 [1.06-1.24], 1.06 [1.04-1.08] and 1.05 [1.04-1.06], respectively. In females, the ORs for a 10 μg/m3 increase were 1.55 [1.19-2.05], 1.22 [1.06-1.42], 1.07 [1.03-1.10], and 1.04 [1.02-1.05], respectively. No association was observed in both sexes between ASCVD risk and PM2.5-10. Conclusion: Our findings may suggest the possible actions of air pollutants on ASCVD risk.
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- Alexandre Vallée
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France
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Holzhausen EA, Kupsco A, Chalifour BN, Patterson WB, Schmidt KA, Mokhtari P, Lurmann F, Baccarelli AA, Goran MI, Alderete TL. Human milk EV-miRNAs: a novel biomarker for air pollution exposure during pregnancy. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, HEALTH : ERH 2023; 1:035002. [PMID: 37692372 PMCID: PMC10486183 DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/ace075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Exposure to ambient and near-roadway air pollution during pregnancy has been linked with several adverse health outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. Emerging research indicates that microRNA (miRNA) expression can be altered by exposure to air pollutants in a variety of tissues. Additionally, miRNAs from breast tissue and circulating miRNAs have previously been proposed as a biomarker for breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Therefore, this study sought to evaluate the associations between pregnancy exposures to ambient (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, O3) and near-roadway air pollution (total NOx, freeway NOx, non-freeway NOx) with breast milk extracellular vesicle miRNA (EV-miRNA), measured at 1-month postpartum, in a cohort of 108 Latina women living in Southern California. We found that PM10 exposure during pregnancy was positively associated with hsa-miR-200c-3p, hsa-miR-200b-3p, and hsa-let-7c-5p, and was negatively associated with hsa-miR-378d. We also found that pregnancy PM2.5 exposure was positively associated with hsa-miR-200c-3p and hsa-miR-200b-3p. First and second trimester exposure to PM10 and PM2.5 was associated with several EV-miRNAs with putative messenger RNA targets related to cancer. This study provides preliminary evidence that air pollution exposure during pregnancy is associated with human milk EV-miRNA expression.
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- Elizabeth A Holzhausen
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO,
United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public
Health, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO,
United States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO,
United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United
States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United
States of America
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public
Health, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United
States of America
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO,
United States of America
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Zhu K, Hou Z, Huang C, Xu M, Mu L, Yu G, Kaufman JD, Wang M, Lu B. Assessing the timing and the duration of exposure to air pollution on cardiometabolic biomarkers in patients suspected of coronary artery disease. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 232:116334. [PMID: 37301499 PMCID: PMC10976318 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Air pollution can affect cardiometabolic biomarkers in susceptible populations, but the most important exposure window (lag days) and exposure duration (length of averaging period) are not well understood. We investigated air pollution exposure across different time intervals on ten cardiometabolic biomarkers in 1550 patients suspected of coronary artery disease. Daily residential PM2.5 and NO2 were estimated using satellite-based spatiotemporal models and assigned to participants for up to one year before the blood collection. Distributed lag models and generalized linear models were used to examine the single-day-effects by variable lags and cumulative effects of exposures averaged over different periods before the blood draw. In single-day-effect models, PM2.5 was associated with lower apolipoprotein A (ApoA) in the first 22 lag days with the effect peaking on the first lag day; PM2.5 was also associated with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) with significant exposure windows observed after the first 5 lag days. For the cumulative effects, short- and medium-term exposure was associated with lower ApoA (up to 30wk-average) and higher hs-CRP (up to 8wk-average), triglycerides and glucose (up to 6 d-average), but the associations were attenuated to null over the long term. The impacts of air pollution on inflammation, lipid, and glucose metabolism differ by the exposure timing and durations, which can inform our understanding of the cascade of underlying mechanisms among susceptible patients.
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- Kexin Zhu
- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; College of Land Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, USA; Research and Education in Energy, Environment and Water Institute, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Shetty SS, D D, S H, Sonkusare S, Naik PB, Kumari N S, Madhyastha H. Environmental pollutants and their effects on human health. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19496. [PMID: 37662771 PMCID: PMC10472068 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Numerous environmental contaminants significantly contribute to human disease, affecting climate change and public and individual health, resulting in increased mortality and morbidity. Because of the scarcity of information regarding pollution exposure from less developed nations with inadequate waste management, higher levels of poverty, and limited adoption of new technology, the relationship between pollutants and health effects needs to be investigated more. A similar situation is present in many developed countries, where solutions are only discovered after the harm has already been done and the necessity for safeguards has subsided. The connection between environmental toxins and health needs to be better understood due to difficulties in quantifying exposure levels and a lack of systematic monitoring. Different pollutants are to blame for both chronic and acute disorders. Additionally, research becomes challenging when disease problems are seen after prolonged exposure. This review aims to discuss the present understanding of the association between environmental toxins and human health in bridging this knowledge gap. The genesis of cancer and the impact of various environmental pollutants on the human body's cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, prenatal, and neural health are discussed in this overview.
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- Shilpa S. Shetty
- CentralResearch laboratory, Cellomics Laboratory, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru., Karnataka, India
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- CentralResearch laboratory, Cellomics Laboratory, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru., Karnataka, India
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- CentralResearch laboratory, Cellomics Laboratory, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru., Karnataka, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, 576018, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, 576018, Karnataka, India
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- CentralResearch laboratory, Cellomics Laboratory, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru., Karnataka, India
- Department of Biochemistry, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangaluru, 576018, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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Zhang X, Yu S, Zhang F, Zhu S, Zhao G, Zhang X, Li T, Yu B, Zhu W, Li D. Association between traffic-related air pollution and osteoporotic fracture hospitalizations in inland and coastal areas: evidences from the central areas of two cities in Shandong Province, China. Arch Osteoporos 2023; 18:96. [PMID: 37452267 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-023-01308-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Our result showed that short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs) might increase the risk of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. It was suggested that government should formulate emission reduction policies to protect the health of citizens. INTRODUCTION As the main source of urban air pollution in China, exhaust emissions of motor vehicles have been linked to adverse health outcomes, but evidence of the relationship between short-term exposure to TRAPs and osteoporotic fractures is still relatively rare. METHODS In this study, a total of 5044 inpatients from an inland city (Jinan) and a coastal city (Qingdao), two cities with developed transportation in Shandong Province, were included. A generalized additive model (GAM) was used to investigate the association between TRAPs and hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. The stratified analyses were performed by gender and age. RESULTS Positive associations between TRAPs and osteoporotic fracture hospitalizations were observed. We found that short-term exposure to TRAPs was associated with increased numbers of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. PM2.5 and PM10 were statistically significant associated with hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures at both single-day and multiday lag structures only in Qingdao, with the strongest associations at lag06 and lag07 [RR=1.0446(95%CI: 1.0018,1.0891) for PM2.5, RR=1.0328(95%CI: 1.0084,1.0578) for PM10]. For NO2 and CO, we found significant associations at lag4 in the single lag structure in Jinan [RR=1.0354 (95%CI: 1.0071, 1.0646) for NO2, RR=1.0014 (95%CI: 1.0002, 1.0025) for CO], while only CO at lag4 was significantly associated with hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures in Qingdao [1.0038 (1.0012, 1.0063)]. Stratified analyses indicated that the associations were stronger in females and older individuals (65 + years). CONCLUSION This study implied that short-term exposure to TRAPs pollution was associated with an increased risk of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. Female patients and patients aged 65 + years appeared to be more vulnerable to TRAPs, suggesting that poor air quality is a modifiable risk factor for osteoporotic fractures.
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- Xupeng Zhang
- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Qingdao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Qingdao Hiser hospital), Qingdao, 266033, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Smotherman C, Sprague B, Datta S, Braithwaite D, Qin H, Yaghjyan L. Association of air pollution with postmenopausal breast cancer risk in UK Biobank. Breast Cancer Res 2023; 25:83. [PMID: 37443054 PMCID: PMC10339564 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-023-01681-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We investigated the association of several air pollution measures with postmenopausal breast cancer (BCa) risk. METHODS This study included 155,235 postmenopausal women (of which 6146 with BCa) from UK Biobank. Cancer diagnoses were ascertained through the linkage to the UK National Health Service Central Registers. Annual exposure averages were available from 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010 for NO2, from 2007 and 2010 for PM10, and from 2010 for PM2.5, NOX, PM2.5-10 and PM2.5 absorbance. Information on BCa risk factors was collected at baseline. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate the associations of year-specific and cumulative average exposures with BCa risk, overall and with 2-year exposure lag, while adjusting for BCa risk factors. RESULTS PM10 in 2007 and cumulative average PM10 were positively associated with BCa risk (2007 PM10: Hazard ratio [HR] per 10 µg/m3 = 1.18, 95% CI 1.08, 1.29; cumulative average PM10: HR per 10 µg/m3 = 1.99, 95% CI 1.75, 2.27). Compared to women with low exposure, women with higher 2007 PM10 and cumulative average PM10 had greater BCa risk (4th vs. 1st quartile HR = 1.15, 95% CI 1.07, 1.24, p-trend = 0.001 and HR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.25, 1.44, p-trend < 0.0001, respectively). No significant associations were found for any other exposure measures. In the analysis with 2-year exposure lag, both 2007 PM 10 and cumulative average PM10 were positively associated with BCa risk (4th vs. 1st quartile HR = 1.19, 95% CI 1.10, 1.28 and HR = 1.29, 95% CI 1.19, 1.39, respectively). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest a positive association of 2007 PM10 and cumulative average PM10 with postmenopausal BCa risk.
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- Carmen Smotherman
- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, 2004 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, 2004 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, 2004 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Medicine, University of Florida, 2004 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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Aminzadeh S, Salehcheh M, Khodayar MJ, Goudarzi G, Hemmati AA, Khorsandi LS, Asgharipour Dasht Bozorg N. The Impact of Metformin on Dust-Induced Histopathological Changes and Oxidative Stress in the Liver: An Insight into Dust Concentration and Liver Biomarkers in Animal Models. Rep Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 12:306-317. [PMID: 38317816 PMCID: PMC10838594 DOI: 10.61186/rbmb.12.2.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Background Environmental pollution has a profound impact on both human and animal life. Khuzestan province, which has been plagued by intense dust storms and pollution for decades, is the focus of this study. The research aims to investigate the protective effects of metformin against the toxicity of particulate matter in the livers of rats. Methods Male Wistar rats were selected for the study and divided into six groups: a control group, Metformin-treated groups, Iraqi dust-exposed group (Iraqi-D), Local dust-exposed group (Local-D), Iraqi dust-exposed with Metformin treatment group (Iraqi-D+Metformin), and Local dust-exposed with Metformin treatment group (Local-D+Metformin). The rats were exposed to local and Iraqi dust through a nebulizer and received oral metformin for a duration of 21 days. At the end of the intervention, liver biomarkers and oxidative stress factors were evaluated enzymatically. Results The study revealed that rats exposed to Iraqi and local dust experienced a significant increase in liver biomarkers, including aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALK) levels, alongside a decrease in glutathione (GSH) concentrations and an increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. However, treatment with metformin was effective in preventing the increase in these biomarkers, restoring GSH levels, and averting the rise in MDA levels, as compared to the control group. Conclusions Exposure to particulate matter from Iraq and the local region can induce alterations in biomarkers and oxidative stress levels in the rat liver, and these effects can be mitigated through metformin treatment.
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- Soheila Aminzadeh
- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Toxicology Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- Environmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marine Pharmaceutical Science Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Medical Basic Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
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Liang D, Li Z, Vlaanderen J, Tang Z, Jones DP, Vermeulen R, Sarnat JA. A State-of-the-Science Review on High-Resolution Metabolomics Application in Air Pollution Health Research: Current Progress, Analytical Challenges, and Recommendations for Future Direction. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:56002. [PMID: 37192319 PMCID: PMC10187974 DOI: 10.1289/ehp11851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the mechanistic basis of air pollution toxicity is dependent on accurately characterizing both exposure and biological responses. Untargeted metabolomics, an analysis of small-molecule metabolic phenotypes, may offer improved estimation of exposures and corresponding health responses to complex environmental mixtures such as air pollution. The field remains nascent, however, with questions concerning the coherence and generalizability of findings across studies, study designs and analytical platforms. OBJECTIVES We aimed to review the state of air pollution research from studies using untargeted high-resolution metabolomics (HRM), highlight the areas of concordance and dissimilarity in methodological approaches and reported findings, and discuss a path forward for future use of this analytical platform in air pollution research. METHODS We conducted a state-of-the-science review to a) summarize recent research of air pollution studies using untargeted metabolomics and b) identify gaps in the peer-reviewed literature and opportunities for addressing these gaps in future designs. We screened articles published within Pubmed and Web of Science between 1 January 2005 and 31 March 2022. Two reviewers independently screened 2,065 abstracts, with discrepancies resolved by a third reviewer. RESULTS We identified 47 articles that applied untargeted metabolomics on serum, plasma, whole blood, urine, saliva, or other biospecimens to investigate the impact of air pollution exposures on the human metabolome. Eight hundred sixteen unique features confirmed with level-1 or -2 evidence were reported to be associated with at least one or more air pollutants. Hypoxanthine, histidine, serine, aspartate, and glutamate were among the 35 metabolites consistently exhibiting associations with multiple air pollutants in at least 5 independent studies. Oxidative stress and inflammation-related pathways-including glycerophospholipid metabolism, pyrimidine metabolism, methionine and cysteine metabolism, tyrosine metabolism, and tryptophan metabolism-were the most commonly perturbed pathways reported in > 70 % of studies. More than 80% of the reported features were not chemically annotated, limiting the interpretability and generalizability of the findings. CONCLUSIONS Numerous investigations have demonstrated the feasibility of using untargeted metabolomics as a platform linking exposure to internal dose and biological response. Our review of the 47 existing untargeted HRM-air pollution studies points to an underlying coherence and consistency across a range of sample analytical quantitation methods, extraction algorithms, and statistical modeling approaches. Future directions should focus on validation of these findings via hypothesis-driven protocols and technical advances in metabolic annotation and quantification. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11851.
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- Donghai Liang
- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department Population Health Sciences, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department Population Health Sciences, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Hsieh SW, Chen SC, Chen CH, Wu MT, Hung CH. Risk of cognitive impairment from exposure to incense smoke. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH 2023; 33:231-242. [PMID: 34913383 DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2021.2014420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Incense is aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burned. We aim to investigate the cognition risks from incense smoke. We obtained data from Taiwan Biobank in community. Cognition function was assessed by mini-mental state examination (MMSE). There were 978 participants in our study, including incense exposure (N = 131) and without incense exposure (N = 847). MMSE scores and registration sub-scores were lowered in incense exposure group than the other group. Incense exposure is one of the independent risk factors for cognitive decline in MMSE and registration sub-scores after adjusting confounding factors We concluded the risk of cognitive impairment, with predominant in registration in healthy individuals with incense exposure in community.
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- Sun-Wung Hsieh
- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Doctoral Degree Program of Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- PhD Program of Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Roswall N, Poulsen AH, Hvidtfeldt UA, Hendriksen PF, Boll K, Halkjær J, Ketzel M, Brandt J, Frohn LM, Christensen JH, Im U, Sørensen M, Raaschou-Nielsen O. Exposure to ambient air pollution and lipid levels and blood pressure in an adult, Danish cohort. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 220:115179. [PMID: 36584852 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Air pollution is a well-recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, the mechanistic pathways underlying the association are not completely understood. Hence, further studies are required to shed light on potential mechanisms, through which air pollution may affect the development from subclinical to clinical cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVES To investigate associations between short-term exposure to air pollution and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), non-high density lipoprotein (non-HDL), systolic and diastolic blood pressure. METHODS The study was conducted among 32,851 Danes from the Diet, Cancer and Health - Next Generations cohort, who had a blood sample taken and blood pressure measured. We measured HDL and non-HDL in the blood samples. We modelled exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ultrafine particles (UFP), elemental carbon (EC) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in time-windows from 24 h up to 90 days before blood sampling. Pollutants were modelled as total air pollution from all sources, and apportioned into contributions from non-traffic and traffic sources. We analyzed data using linear and logistic regression, with adjustment for socio-economic and lifestyle factors. RESULTS Air pollution exposure over 24 h to 30 days was generally adversely associated with lipid profile and blood pressure, e.g. for 30-day UFP-exposure, adjusted β-estimates were: -0.025 (-0.043; -0.006) for HDL, 0.086 (0.042; 0.130) for non-HDL, 2.45 (1.70; 3.11) for systolic and 1.56 (1.07; 20.4) for diastolic blood pressure, per 10,000 particles/cm3. The strongest associations were found for the non-traffic components of air pollution, and among those who were overweight/obese. DISCUSSION In this large study of air pollution and lipid levels and blood pressure, we found that 24-h to 30-day PM2.5, UFP, EC and NO2 concentrations were generally adversely associated with lipid profile and blood pressure, two important cardiovascular risk factors. The study suggests potential pathways, through which air pollution could affect the development of cardiovascular disease.
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- Nina Roswall
- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; IClimate - Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark; IClimate - Interdisciplinary Centre for Climate Change, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Natural Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
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Prada D, Crandall CJ, Kupsco A, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Stewart JD, Liao D, Yanosky JD, Ramirez A, Wactawski-Wende J, Shen Y, Miller G, Ionita-Laza I, Whitsel EA, Baccarelli AA. Air pollution and decreased bone mineral density among Women's Health Initiative participants. EClinicalMedicine 2023; 57:101864. [PMID: 36820096 PMCID: PMC9938170 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Background Osteoporosis heavily affects postmenopausal women and is influenced by environmental exposures. Determining the impact of criteria air pollutants and their mixtures on bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women is an urgent priority. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study using data from the ethnically diverse Women's Health Initiative Study (WHI) (enrollment, September 1994-December 1998; data analysis, January 2020 to August 2022). We used log-normal, ordinary kriging to estimate daily mean concentrations of PM10, NO, NO2, and SO2 at participants' geocoded addresses (1-, 3-, and 5-year averages before BMD assessments). We measured whole-body, total hip, femoral neck, and lumbar spine BMD at enrollment and follow-up (Y1, Y3, Y6) via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. We estimated associations using multivariable linear and linear mixed-effects models and mixture effects using Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) models. Findings In cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, mean PM10, NO, NO2, and SO2 averaged over 1, 3, and 5 years before the visit were negatively associated with whole-body, total hip, femoral neck, and lumbar spine BMD. For example, lumbar spine BMD decreased 0.026 (95% CI: 0.016, 0.036) g/cm2/year per a 10% increase in 3-year mean NO2 concentration. BKMR suggested that nitrogen oxides exposure was inversely associated with whole-body and lumbar spine BMD. Interpretation In this cohort study, higher levels of air pollutants were associated with bone damage, particularly on lumbar spine, among postmenopausal women. These findings highlight nitrogen oxides exposure as a leading contributor to bone loss in postmenopausal women, expanding previous findings of air pollution-related bone damage. Funding US National Institutes of Health.
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- Diddier Prada
- Department of Environmental Health Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología – México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología – México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Science, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Yu XH, Cao HW, Bo L, Lei SF, Deng FY. Air pollution, genetic factors and the risk of osteoporosis: A prospective study in the UK biobank. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1119774. [PMID: 37026121 PMCID: PMC10071034 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1119774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Purpose To reveal relationship between air pollution exposure and osteoporosis (OP) risk. Methods Based on large-scale data from the UK Biobank, we evaluated the relationship between OP risk and several air pollutants. Then air pollution scores (APS) were constructed to assess the combined effects of multiple air pollutants on OP risk. Finally, we constructed a genetic risk score (GRS) based on a large genome-wide association study of femoral neck bone mineral density and assessed whether single or combined exposure to air pollutants modifies the effect of genetic risk on OP and fracture risk. Results PM2.5, NO2, NOx, and APS were significantly associated with an increased risk of OP/fracture. OP and fracture risk raised with increasing concentrations of air pollutants: compared to the lowest APS quintile group, subjects in the highest quintile group had a hazard ratio (HR) (95% CI) estimated at 1.140 (1.072-1.213) for OP and 1.080 (1.026-1.136) for fracture. Moreover, participants with low GRS and the highest air pollutant concentration had the highest risk of OP, the HRs (95% CI) of OP were 1.706 (1.483-1.964), 1.658 (1.434-1.916), 1.696 (1.478-1.947), 1.740 (1.506-2.001) and 1.659 (1.442-1.908), respectively, for PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5-10, NO2, and NOx. Similar results were also observed for fractures. Finally, we assessed the joint effect of APS and GRS on the risk of OP. Participants with higher APS and lower GRS had a higher risk of developing OP. Similar results were observed in the joint effect of GRS and APS on fracture. Conclusions We found that exposure to air pollution, individually or jointly, could improve the risk of developing OP and fractures, and increased the risk by interacting with genetic factors.
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- Xing-Hao Yu
- School of Public Health, Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Genomics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Genomics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Public Health, Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Genomics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Bone and Immunity Between Sihong Hospital and Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
- Shu-Feng Lei
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- School of Public Health, Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Genomics, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Soochow University, Jiangsu, China
- *Correspondence: Fei-Yan Deng
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Song R, Liu L, Wei N, Li X, Liu J, Yuan J, Yan S, Sun X, Mei L, Liang Y, Li Y, Jin X, Wu Y, Pan R, Yi W, Song J, He Y, Tang C, Liu X, Cheng J, Su H. Short-term exposure to air pollution is an emerging but neglected risk factor for schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 854:158823. [PMID: 36116638 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis aimed to explore the association between short-term exposure to air pollution and schizophrenia (SCZ)1, and investigate the susceptible population and the lag characteristics of different pollutants. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted by searching PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Sciences, and CNKI for relevant literature published up to 28 Feb 2022. Meta-analysis was performed separately to investigate the association of ambient particulates (diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5)2, 2.5 μm < diameter < 10 μm (PMC)3, ≤10μm (PM10)4) and gaseous pollutants (nitrogen dioxide (NO2)5, sulfur dioxide (SO2)6, carbon monoxide (CO)7) with SCZ. Relative risk (RR)8 per 10 μg/m3 increase in air pollutants concentration was used as the effect estimate. Subgroup analyses were conducted by age, gender, country, median pollutant concentration, and median temperature. RESULTS We identified 17 articles mainly conducted in Asia, of which 13 were included in the meta-analysis. Increased risk of SCZ was associated with short-term exposure to PM2.5 (RR: 1.0050, 95 % confidence interval (CI)9: 1.0017, 1.0083), PMC (1.0117, 1.0023, 1.0211), PM10 (1.0047, 1.0025, 1.0070), NO2 (1.0275, 1.0132, 1.0420), and SO2 (1.0288, 1.0146, 1.0432) exposure. Subgroup analyses showed that females may be more susceptible to SO2 and NO2, and the young seem to be more sensitive to PM2.5 and PM10. Gaseous pollutants presented the immediate risk, and particulates showed the delayed risk. CONCLUSIONS The present meta-analysis suggests that short-term exposure to PM2.5, PMC, PM10, SO2, and NO2 exposure may be associated with an elevated risk of SCZ.
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- Rong Song
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China.
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Li D, He R, Liu P, Jiang H. Differential effects of size-specific particulate matter on the number of visits to outpatient fever clinics: A time-series analysis in Zhuhai, China. Front Public Health 2022; 10:972818. [PMID: 36620254 PMCID: PMC9816473 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.972818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Introduction While many studies have investigated the adverse effects of particulate matter (PM), few of them distinguished the different effects of PM2.5, PM10, and coarse PM (PMc) on outpatients with fever. Our study aimed to estimate and compare the acute cumulative effects of exposure to three size-specific particles on the number of visits to outpatient fever clinics. Methods To examine the association between daily PM concentrations and outpatients in fever clinics, a generalized additive Poisson model was applied, stratified by sex, age, and season. Results Our study included 56,144 outpatient visits in Zhuhai, from January 2020 to June 2021. On the current day, each 10 mg/m3 increment of PM10 and PMc were estimated to increase fever clinic visits by 1.74% (95% CI: 0.59%, 2.91%) and 4.42 % (2.30%, 6.58%), respectively. Cumulative effects enhanced from lag01 to lag05 for PM10 and PMc, and PMc had the strongest impact [ER = 8.92% (5.91%, 12.01%) at lag05]. Female outpatients and outpatients aged 14 years and above had an increased PM-related risk. During the cold season, significant effects could be observed for the three-size PM, while only PMc showed the impact during the warm season. Discussion Overall, the three size-specific PM exerted different effects on the fever clinic visits. Strategies to control the concentrations of PM are still necessary, especially against PM10 and PMc.
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- Duo Li
- Department of Operations, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai, China
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- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Spine and Bone Disease, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Operations, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai, China,Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau SAR, China,*Correspondence: Hong Jiang ✉
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Zhang F, Zhang X, Zhu S, Zhao G, Li T, Han A, Zhang X, Zhao T, Li D, Zhu W. The associations between short-term exposure to ambient particulate matter and hospitalizations for osteoporotic fracture in Hangzhou: a time-stratified case-crossover study. Arch Osteoporos 2022; 18:4. [PMID: 36469172 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-022-01192-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Our results suggested that short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) might increase the risks of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. Government should protect its citizens by putting in place policies to reduce unhealthy emissions and air pollution. INTRODUCTION Osteoporotic fractures are accompanied by high rates of disability and mortality. PM has been linked with many health outcomes. However, few studies focus on the association of short-term exposure to ambient PM and osteoporotic fractures. METHODS Data on daily mean air pollution, meteorological factors, and hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures were collected from Hangzhou, China, 2020-2021. A time-stratified case-crossover design with extended Cox proportional hazards regression was applied to assess the associations between PM and osteoporotic fractures. RESULTS Short-term exposure to PM significantly increased the risks of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures at cumulative lag days. Per 10 μg/m3 increased in PM2.5 (PM with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm), PMC (PM with an aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 μm and 10 μm), and PM10 (PM with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm) were associated with 5.65% (95% confidence intervals (CIs): 1.29, 10.19), 3.19% (0.11, 6.36), and 2.45% (0.57, 4.37) increase in hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures, respectively. Significant PM-osteoporotic fracture associations were only observed in females and people aged over 65 years old. For the season, the estimates of PM on hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures were 6.30% (95% CIs: 1.62, 11.20) in the cold season vs. 2.16% (95% CIs: - 4.62, 9.42) in the warm season for per 10 μg/m3 increase of PM2.5, and 0.99 (95% CIs: - 2.69, 4.80) vs. 6.72% (95% CIs: 0.68, 13.13) for PMC. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed PM was positively linked with the risk of osteoporotic fractures. Females and people aged over 65 years old were more susceptible to PM. The adverse impacts of PM2.5 in the cold season and PMC in the warm season were worthy of special attention.
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- Faxue Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Zhang F, Zhou F, Liu H, Zhang X, Zhu S, Zhang X, Zhao G, Li D, Zhu W. Long-term exposure to air pollution might decrease bone mineral density T-score and increase the prevalence of osteoporosis in Hubei province: evidence from China Osteoporosis Prevalence Study. Osteoporos Int 2022; 33:2357-2368. [PMID: 35831465 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-022-06488-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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UNLABELLED We hypothesized that air pollution could cause oxidative damage and inflammation in the human body, which was linked to bone loss. Our result showed that long-term exposure to air pollution might decrease bone mineral density (BMD) T-score and increase the prevalence of osteoporosis in Hubei province. INTRODUCTION Osteoporosis is becoming an increasingly serious public health problem with the advent of global aging. Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to multitudinous adverse health outcomes, but evidence is still relatively limited and inconsistent for BMD T-score and osteoporosis. This study aimed at exploring the associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and BMD T-score and osteoporosis. METHODS The Hubei part of the China Osteoporosis Prevalence Study was extracted. Data on air pollutants were collected by the national air quality real-time release platform of China Environmental Monitoring Station. Linear mixed models and multilevel logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the associations between air pollution and BMD T-score and osteoporosis, respectively. Subgroup analyses were conducted to identify vulnerable populations. RESULTS A total of 1845 participants were included in this cross-section study. Per 10 ug/m3 increase in PM2.5 and SO2 were associated with 0.20 (95% CI: 0.04, 0.36) and 0.31 (95% CI: 0.11, 0.51) decrease in BMD T-score of the neck of femur, respectively. Per 10 ug/m3 increase in CO was linked with 0.03 (95% CI: 0.02, 0.05) decrease in BMD T-score of the total hip. Per 1 ug/m3 increase in PM2.5 was associated with 5% increase in the prevalence of osteoporosis in all participants. In general, the higher concentrations of PM2.5 with the more adverse effect on osteoporosis (P for trend = 0.01). The impact of PM2.5 on osteoporosis in males was higher than that in females [1.29, 95% CI (1.11, 1.50) vs 1.01, 95% CI (0.95, 1.07)]. Per 1 ug/m3 increase in PM10 corresponded with 4% elevation in the risks of osteoporosis in rural population. The ORs (95% CI) for the association of osteoporosis and NO2 in ever/current smoking and drinking population were 1.07 (1.01, 1.13) and 1.05 (1.00, 1.09), respectively. SO2 had a statistically significant positive effect on people with comorbidity [OR = 1.10, (95% CI: 1.00 to 1.21)], while none in people without comorbidity [OR = 0.96, (95% CI: 0.88 to 1.05)]. CONCLUSION Our study provided evidence that long-term exposure to PM2.5 was linked with the decreased BMD T-score and increased risk of osteoporosis among all participants. The adverse impacts of PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 were larger in males than in females. People having comorbidity, living in rural areas, and current/ever smoking or drinking were more vulnerable to air pollution. Public health departments should consider air pollution to formulate better preventive measures for osteoporosis.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Institute of Chronic Disease Prevention and Cure, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Institute of Chronic Disease Prevention and Cure, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430079, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Evidence of seasonal changes in airborne particulate matter concentration and occupation-specific variations in pulmonary function and haematological parameters among some workers in Enugu Southeast Nigeria: a randomized cross-sectional observational study. Arch Public Health 2022; 80:213. [PMID: 36138426 PMCID: PMC9502601 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-022-00967-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Upsurge in cardiopulmonary dysfunctions in Enugu, Nigeria, involved mainly cement workers, automobile spray painters, woodworkers, and Cleaners and was worsened in the dry season, suggesting the need for an occupation-specific characterization of the disease features and seasonal evaluation of air quality for prevention and management. Methods We conducted a randomized cross-sectional study of eighty consenting participants (in Achara Layout, Enugu), comprising 20 cement workers (39.50 ± 14.95 years), 20 automobile spray painters (40.75 ± 9.85 years), 20 woodworkers (52.20 ± 9.77 years), and 20 cleaners (42.30 ± 9.06 years). The air quality, some haematological (fibrinogen-Fc, and C-reactive protein-CRP), and cardiopulmonary parameters were measured and analyzed using ANCOVA, at p < 0.05. Results The dry season particulate matter (PM) in ambient air exceeded the WHO standards in the New layout [PM10 = 541.17 ± 258.72 µg/m3; PM2.5 = 72.92 ± 25.81 µg/m3] and the University campus [PM10 = 244 ± 74.79 µg/m3; PM2.5 = 30.33 ± 16.10 µg/m3], but the former was twice higher. The PM differed significantly (p < 0.05) across the sites. Forced expiratory volume at the first second (FEV1) (F = 6.128; p = 0.001), and Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) (F = 5.523; p = 0.002), differed significantly across the groups. FEV1/FVC% was < 70% in cement workers (55.33%) and woodworkers (61.79%), unlike, automobile spray painters (72.22%) and cleaners (70.66%). FEV1 and work duration were significantly and negatively related in cement workers (r = -0.46; r2 = 0.2116; p = 0.041 one-tailed). CRP (normal range ≤ 3.0 mg/L) and Fc (normal range—1.5–3.0 g/L) varied in cement workers (3.32 ± 0.93 mg/L versus 3.01 ± 0.85 g/L), automobile spray painters (2.90 ± 1.19 mg/L versus 2.54 ± 0.99 mg/L), woodworkers (2.79 ± 1.10 mg/L versus 2.37 ± 0.92 g/L) and cleaners (3.06 ± 0.82 mg/L versus 2.54 ± 0.70 g/L). Conclusion(s) Poor air quality was evident at the study sites, especially in the dry season. Cement workers and automobile spray painters showed significant risks of obstructive pulmonary diseases while woodworkers had restrictive lung diseases. Cement workers and cleaners recorded the highest risk of coronary heart disease (CRP ≥ 3.0 mg/L). The similarity in Fc and CRP trends suggests a role for the inflammation-sensitive proteins in the determination of cardiovascular risk in cement workers and cleaners. Therefore, there are occupation-specific disease endpoints of public health concern that likewise warrant specific preventive and management approaches among the workers.
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Cao X, Liu X, Hadiatullah H, Xu Y, Zhang X, Cyrys J, Zimmermann R, Adam T. Investigation of COVID-19-related lockdowns on the air pollution changes in augsburg in 2020, Germany. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH 2022; 13:101536. [PMID: 36042786 PMCID: PMC9392961 DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2022.101536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Germany in 2020 brought many regulations to impede its transmission such as lockdown. Hence, in this study, we compared the annual air pollutants (CO, NO, NO2, O3, PM10, PM2.5, and BC) in Augsburg in 2020 to the record data in 2010-2019. The annual air pollutants in 2020 were significantly (p < 0.001) lower than that in 2010-2019 except O3, which was significantly (p = 0.02) higher than that in 2010-2019. In a depth perspective, we explored how lockdown impacted air pollutants in Augsburg. We simulated air pollutants based on the meteorological data, traffic density, and weekday and weekend/holiday by using four different models (i.e. Random Forest, K-nearest Neighbors, Linear Regression, and Lasso Regression). According to the best fitting effects, Random Forest was used to predict air pollutants during two lockdown periods (16/03/2020-19/04/2020, 1st lockdown and 02/11/2020-31/12/2020, 2nd lockdown) to explore how lockdown measures impacted air pollutants. Compared to the predicted values, the measured CO, NO2, and BC significantly reduced 18.21%, 21.75%, and 48.92% in the 1st lockdown as well as 7.67%, 32.28%, and 79.08% in the 2nd lockdown. It could be owing to the reduction of traffic and industrial activities. O3 significantly increased 15.62% in the 1st lockdown but decreased 40.39% in the 2nd lockdown, which may have relations with the fluctuations the NO titration effect and photochemistry effect. PM10 and PM2.5 were significantly increased 18.23% an 10.06% in the 1st lockdown but reduced 34.37% and 30.62% in the 2nd lockdown, which could be owing to their complex generation mechanisms.
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- Xin Cao
- School of Sport Science, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Center, Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, Neuherberg, 85764, Germany
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- University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 85577 Neubiberg, Germany
- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266525, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Big Data Technology for Food Safety, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Joint Mass Spectrometry Center, Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, Neuherberg, 85764, Germany
- Joint Mass Spectrometry Center, Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of Rostock, Rostock, 18059, Germany
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- Joint Mass Spectrometry Center, Cooperation Group Comprehensive Molecular Analytics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, Neuherberg, 85764, Germany
- University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 85577 Neubiberg, Germany
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Soltau CP, Brown ZE, Brock AJ, Martyn AP, Blinco JP, Miljevic B, McMurtrie JC, Bottle SE. Reactions of sulfoxides with reactive oxygen species to reveal the radical chemistry of pollution-derived particulate matter. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10416-10419. [PMID: 36040425 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04024g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The radical reactions of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and tetrahydrothiophene-1-oxide (THTO) with reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the presence of a nitroxide radical scavenger have been evaluated both synthetically and in analytical practice. Fenton-mediated generation of oxygen-centred radicals produced several unusual products that reflect the fragmentation and ring-opening radical mechanisms of DMSO and THTO respectively. Addition of pollution-derived ROS to DMSO/THTO nitroxide solutions produced LC-MS detectable amounts of the same products isolated from the larger-scaled Fenton reactions. For air pollution analysis, these results highlight the complexity surrounding DMSO reactivity and fragmentation, and indicate that THTO produces simpler outcomes that should facilitate analysis of the processes involved.
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- Carl P Soltau
- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
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- School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
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- Cancer & Ageing Research Program, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health at The Translational Research Institute (TRI), Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
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- School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.
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Yi C, Wang Q, Qu Y, Niu J, Oliver BG, Chen H. In-utero exposure to air pollution and early-life neural development and cognition. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 238:113589. [PMID: 35525116 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Air pollution remains one of the major health threats around the world. Compared to adults, foetuses and infants are more vulnerable to the effects of environmental toxins. Maternal exposure to air pollution causes several adverse birth outcomes and may lead to life-long health consequences. Given that a healthy intrauterine environment is a critical factor for supporting normal foetal brain development, there is a need to understand how prenatal exposure to air pollution affects brain health and results in neurological dysfunction. This review summarised the current knowledge on the adverse effects of prenatal air pollution exposure on early life neurodevelopment and subsequent impairment of cognition and behaviour in childhood, as well as the potential of early-onset neurodegeneration. While inflammation, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum are closely involved in the physiological response, sex differences also occur. In general, males are more susceptible than females to the adverse effect of in-utero air pollution exposure. Considering the evidence provided in this review and the rising concerns of global air pollution, any efforts to reduce pollutant emission or exposure will be protective for the next generation.
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- Chenju Yi
- Research Centre, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
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- Research Centre, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Brain and Intelligence Research Key Laboratory of Chongqing Education Commission, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; Respiratory Cellular and Molecular Biology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, NSW 2037, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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Skowronek P, Wójcik Ł, Strachecka A. Impressive Impact of Hemp Extract on Antioxidant System in Honey Bee ( Apis mellifera) Organism. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:707. [PMID: 35453392 PMCID: PMC9028666 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We examined the effect of hemp extract on the activity of the antioxidant system (catalase, peroxidase, glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and total antioxidant capacity) in the hemolymph of adult honey bees (Apis mellifera). The bees were divided into three groups: (1) an experimental group fed with pure sugar syrup with cotton strips soaked with hemp extract put inside the cage; (2) an experimental group fed with a mixture of sugar syrup with hemp extract; and (3) a control group fed with a mixture of sugar and a water-glycerine solution. Hemolymph samples were collected on the 1st day of this study and then every week, until all bees in the group died. The activities of all antioxidant enzymes were higher for the experimental groups, compared to those for the control group. The highest antioxidant activities were noted in the group supplemented with cannabis with the use of syringes. Supplementation with hemp also increased the lifespan of bees in this group compared to that of the bees consuming only sugar syrup (control: 35 days), with 49 and 52 days for groups of cannabis on strips and in syrup, respectively. Hemp extract, thanks to its antioxidant properties, increased the activities of key antioxidant enzymes that protect the bee's organisms against free radicals and thus delay the aging processes.
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- Patrycja Skowronek
- Department of Invertebrate Ecophysiology and Experimental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Doświadczalna 50a, 20-280 Lublin, Poland; (Ł.W.); (A.S.)
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Mata C, Lappharat S, Chusiri Y, Khumjorhor M, Taneepanichskul N. Effect of residential proximity to the lignite-fired power plant on depression, sleep quality, and morning salivary cortisol in the elderly. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 811:151346. [PMID: 34728209 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Exposures to air pollution of by-products emission from the lignite-fired power plant elevated risks of carcinogenic effects, endocrine disruptors, central nervous system structural and functional changes. Residence in the proximity of the lignite-fired power plant appeared to have more chance to have higher risks of health problems. This study aimed to assess associations of residential proximity to the lignite-fired power plant on depression, sleep quality, and morning salivary cortisol among the elderly. The distance of residential proximity to the power plant was categorized into three groups (units in kilometer): <10 km, 10-15 km, and >15 km. The coefficients of log (morning salivary cortisol) was -0.320 (95%CI: -0.460, -0.179; p-value < 0.001) for those living <10 km compared to those living >15 km. Coefficients of sleep quality score were 1.350 (95%CI: 0.265, 2.436; p-value = 0.015) for those living <10 km compared to those living >15 km. Residential proximity to the lignite-fired power plant was not associated with depression. Our study concluded that living within 10 km to the lignite-fired power plant was related to negative health outcomes among the elderly. Policymakers need to reconsider the distance of the buffer zone to the power plant.
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- Chatsuda Mata
- College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Community Public Health, Lampang Rajabhat University, Lampang, Thailand.
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- Department of Research and International Relations, Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Yala, Thailand.
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- Chemistry Program, Faculty of Science, Lampang Rajabhat University, Lampang, Thailand.
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- College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; HAUS IAQ Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bowdridge EC, DeVallance E, Garner KL, Griffith JA, Schafner K, Seaman M, Engels KJ, Wix K, Batchelor TP, Goldsmith WT, Hussain S, Nurkiewicz TR. Nano-titanium dioxide inhalation exposure during gestation drives redox dysregulation and vascular dysfunction across generations. Part Fibre Toxicol 2022; 19:18. [PMID: 35260159 PMCID: PMC8905816 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-022-00457-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pregnancy is associated with many rapid biological adaptations that support healthy development of the growing fetus. One of which is critical to fetal health and development is the coordination between maternal liver derived substrates and vascular delivery. This crucial adaptation can be potentially derailed by inhalation of toxicants. Engineered nanomaterials (ENM) are commonly used in household and industrial products as well as in medicinal applications. As such, the potential risk of exposure remains a concern, especially during pregnancy. We have previously reported that ENM inhalation leads to upregulation in the production of oxidative species. Therefore, we aimed to determine if F0 dam maternal nano-TiO2 inhalation exposure (exclusively) resulted in altered H2O2 production capacity and changes in downstream redox pathways in the F0 dams and subsequent F1 pups. Additionally, we investigated whether this persisted into adulthood within the F1 generation and how this impacted F1 gestational outcomes and F2 fetal health and development. We hypothesized that maternal nano-TiO2 inhalation exposure during gestation in the F0 dams would result in upregulated H2O2 production in the F0 dams as well as her F1 offspring. Additionally, this toxicological insult would result in gestational vascular dysfunction in the F1 dams yielding smaller F2 generation pups. RESULTS Our results indicate upregulation of hepatic H2O2 production capacity in F0 dams, F1 offspring at 8 weeks and F1 females at gestational day 20. H2O2 production capacity was accompanied by a twofold increase in phosphorylation of the redox sensitive transcription factor NF-κB. In cell culture, naïve hepatocytes exposed to F1-nano-TiO2 plasma increased H2O2 production. Overnight exposure of these hepatocytes to F1 plasma increased H2O2 production capacity in a partially NF-κB dependent manner. Pregnant F1- nano-TiO2 females exhibited estrogen disruption (12.12 ± 3.1 pg/ml vs. 29.81 ± 8.8 pg/ml sham-control) and vascular dysfunction similar to their directly exposed mothers. F1-nano-TiO2 uterine artery H2O2 production capacity was also elevated twofold. Dysfunctional gestational outcomes in the F1-nano-TiO2 dams resulted in smaller F1 (10.22 ± 0.6 pups vs. sham-controls 12.71 ± 0.96 pups) and F2 pups (4.93 ± 0.47 g vs. 5.78 ± 0.09 g sham-control pups), and fewer F1 male pups (4.38 ± 0.3 pups vs. 6.83 ± 0.84 sham-control pups). CONCLUSION In conclusion, this manuscript provides critical evidence of redox dysregulation across generations following maternal ENM inhalation. Furthermore, dysfunctional gestational outcomes are observed in the F1-nano-TiO2 generation and impact the development of F2 offspring. In total, this data provides strong initial evidence that maternal ENM exposure has robust biological impacts that persists in at least two generations.
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- Elizabeth C. Bowdridge
- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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- grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, 64 Medical Center Drive, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505-9229 USA ,grid.268154.c0000 0001 2156 6140Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV USA
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Ma Y, Yang D, Bai J, Zhao Y, Hu Q, Yu C. Time Trends in Stroke and Subtypes Mortality Attributable to Household Air Pollution in Chinese and Indian Adults: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis Using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:740549. [PMID: 35250534 PMCID: PMC8895296 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.740549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Household air pollution (HAP) exposure is recognized as a major health concern in areas relied on residential burning of solid fuels for cooking and heating. However, previous study has focused on mortality across time and reported changes in age-specific mortality globally but failed to distinguish cohort from period effects. Therefore, this study aimed to differentiate the relative contributions of period and cohort effects to overall time trends of HAP-attributable stroke mortality between the most presentative East and South Asia countries. Data were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database. The age, period, and cohort effects were estimated using the age-period-cohort (APC) model. The overall age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) of stroke in China decreased by 39.8% compared with 35.8% in India, while stroke subtypes in both the sexes and countries showed consecutive significant declines from 1990 to 2019. The age-specific and cohort-specific HAP-attributable stroke mortality declined over time in China and India. By APC analysis, substantially increasing age effects were presented for stroke and subtypes from 25 to 84 years. China had a rapid reduction in the independent period and cohort effects. Also, the risk of death for subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) had the most striking decline for both sexes in period and cohort effects. Reductions of India were less favorable than China, but the independent period and cohort effects progressively decreased during the entire period for both the sexes. Males experienced a slightly higher mortality risk than females in both countries. Although prominent reductions were observed in HAP-attributable stroke and subtypes mortality during the past 30 years, China and India still suffered uneven HAP-attributable stroke burden. Thus, it is of high significance to introduce advanced solid fuels replace technology and knowledge regarding clean fuel use.
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- Yudiyang Ma
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Chuanhua Yu, ; orcid.org/0000-0002-5467-2481
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Paoin K, Ueda K, Vathesatogkit P, Ingviya T, Buya S, Dejchanchaiwong R, Phosri A, Seposo XT, Kitiyakara C, Thongmung N, Honda A, Takano H, Sritara P, Tekasakul P. Long-term air pollution exposure and decreased kidney function: A longitudinal cohort study in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand from 2002 to 2012. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132117. [PMID: 34523443 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Kidney dysfunction is considered a cardiovascular risk factor. However, few longitudinal studies have examined the effects of air pollution on kidney function. We evaluated associations between long-term air pollution exposure and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using data from a cohort of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) study in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand. METHODS This longitudinal study included 1839 subjects (aged 52-71 years in 2002) from the EGAT1 cohort study during 2002-2012. eGFR, based on creatinine, was measured in 2002, 2007, and 2012. Annual mean concentrations of air pollutants (i.e., particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10 μm (PM10), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and carbon monoxide (CO)) prior to a measurement of creatinine were assessed with the ordinary kriging method. Mixed-effect linear regression models were used to assess associations between air pollutants and eGFR, while controlling for potential covariates. eGFR values are expressed as percent change per interquartile range (IQR) increments of each pollutant. RESULTS Lower eGFR was associated with higher concentrations of PM10 (-1.99%, 95% confidence interval (CI): -3.33, -0.63), SO2 (-4.89%, 95%CI: -6.69, -3.07), and CO (-0.97%, 95%CI: -1.96, 0.03). However, after adjusting for temperature, relative humidity, PM10, and SO2, no significant association was observed between CO and eGFR. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the hypothesis that long-term exposure to high concentrations of PM10 and SO2 is associated with the progression of kidney dysfunction in subjects of the EGAT cohort study.
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- Kanawat Paoin
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Graduate School of Global Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Air Pollution and Health Effect Research Center, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Mind Over Data, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
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- Air Pollution and Health Effect Research Center, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Graduate School of Global Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Graduate School of Global Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Air Pollution and Health Effect Research Center, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand; Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand.
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