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Chen S, Zhang Y, Lin Z, Liu R, Zheng L, Chen X, Lin S, Qu Y, Hao C, Tang H, Wei J, Zhang W, Hao Y. The joint impact of PM 2.5 constituents on the risk of cerebrovascular diseases hospitalization: A large community-based cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 260:119644. [PMID: 39059620 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119644] [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: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Air pollution poses significant health risks to urban areas, with limited focus on the chronic association of PM2.5 and its constituents on cerebrovascular diseases (CERs), especially regarding the joint associations. This study explores the individual and joint associations between PM2.5 constituents and CER hospitalization risks through a cohort analysis of 36,271 adults in the Pearl River Delta, South China, from 2015 to 2020. Cox proportional hazards regression and quantile-based g-computation models were used to quantify the individual and joint associations of annual mean concentrations of PM2.5 constituents with hospitalization for CERs. 1151 participants were hospitalized due to CERs during the five-year follow-up period. Joint associations analyses identified that one quartile increase in co-exposure may result in hazard ratios of 1.530 (1.441-1.623), 1.840 (1.710-1.980), and 1.609 (1.491-1.737) for CERs, total, and ischemic stroke hospitalization, respectively. The adverse effect was primarily driven by organic matter and chlorine. Men, those with a history of tobacco or alcohol use or with low residential greenness, were more susceptible to CERs hospitalization following PM2.5 constituents co-exposure. Upcoming strategies should focus on monitoring and regulating PM2.5 constituents, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and enhancing urban greenery.
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- Shirui Chen
- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health & Center for Health Information Research & Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health & Center for Health Information Research & Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Basic Medicine and Public Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Advanced Computing and Digital Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, China
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- The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health & Center for Health Information Research & Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health & Center for Health Information Research & Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
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- Department of Medical Statistics, School of Public Health & Center for Health Information Research & Sun Yat-sen Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Peking University Center for Public Health and Epidemic Preparedness & Response, Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education Peking, China.
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Saran A, Mendez MJ, Much DG, Imperato V, Thijs S, Vangronsveld J, Merini LJ. Quantification of Airborne Particulate Matter and Trace Element Deposition on Hedera helix and Senecio cineraria Leaves. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:2519. [PMID: 39274003 PMCID: PMC11397657 DOI: 10.3390/plants13172519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024]
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In both developed and developing countries, atmospheric pollution with particulate matter (PM) remains an important issue. Despite the health effects of poor air quality, studies on air pollution are often limited by the high costs of continuous monitoring and the need for extensive sampling. Furthermore, these particles are often enriched with potentially toxic trace elements and organic pollutants. This study evaluates both the composition of atmospheric dust accumulated during a certain timespan on Hedera helix and Senecio cineraria leaves and the potential for their use as bio-monitors. The test plants were positioned near automatic air quality monitoring stations at four different sites with respectively high, moderate and low traffic intensity. The gravimetric deposition of PM10 and PM2.5 on leaves was compared with data recorded by the monitoring stations and related to the weather conditions reported by Argentina's National Meteorological Service. To determine the presence of trace elements enriching the PM deposited on leaves, two analytical techniques were applied: XRF (not destructive) and ICP (destructive). The results indicated that only in the unpaved street location (site 2) did PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations (90 µg m-3 and 9 µg m-3) in the air exceed more than five times WHO guidelines (15 µg m-3 and 5 µg m-3). However, several trace elements were found to be enriching PM deposited on leaves from all sites. Predominantly, increased concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ti, Mn, Zn and Fe were found, which were associated with construction, traffic and unpaved street sources. Furthermore, based on its capability to sequester above 2800 µg cm-2 of PM10, 2450 µg cm-2 of PM2.5 and trace elements, Senecio cineraria can be taken into consideration for adoption as a bio-monitor or even for PM mitigation.
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- Anabel Saran
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Agencia de Investigación Cientifica, Santa Rosa PC6300, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Santa Rosa PC6300, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Agencia de Investigación Cientifica, Santa Rosa PC6300, Argentina
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
- Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie Sklodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Agencia de Investigación Cientifica, Santa Rosa PC6300, Argentina
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Weichenthal S, Christidis T, Olaniyan T, van Donkelaar A, Martin R, Tjepkema M, Burnett RT, Brauer M. Epidemiological studies likely need to consider PM 2.5 composition even if total outdoor PM 2.5 mass concentration is the exposure of interest. Environ Epidemiol 2024; 8:e317. [PMID: 39022188 PMCID: PMC11254114 DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000317] [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: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Background Outdoor fine particulate air pollution, <2.5 µm (PM2.5) mass concentrations can be constructed through many different combinations of chemical components that have varying levels of toxicity. This poses a challenge for studies interested in estimating the health effects of total outdoor PM2.5 (i.e., how much PM2.5 mass is present in the air regardless of composition) because we must consider possible confounders of the version of treatment-outcome relationships. Methods We evaluated the extent of possible bias in mortality hazard ratios for total outdoor PM2.5 by examining models with and without adjustment for sulfate and nitrate in PM2.5 as examples of potential confounders of version of treatment-outcome relationships. Our study included approximately 3 million Canadians and Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios for total outdoor PM2.5 adjusting for sulfate and/or nitrate and other relevant covariates. Results Hazard ratios for total outdoor PM2.5 and nonaccidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality were overestimated due to the confounding version of treatment-outcome relationships, and associations for lung cancer mortality were underestimated. Sulfate was most strongly associated with nonaccidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality suggesting that regulations targeting this specific component of outdoor PM2.5 may have greater health benefits than interventions targeting total PM2.5. Conclusions Studies interested in estimating the health impacts of total outdoor PM2.5 (i.e., how much PM2.5 mass is present in the air) need to consider potential confounders of the version of treatment-outcome relationships. Otherwise, health risk estimates for total PM2.5 will reflect some unknown combination of how much PM2.5 mass is present in the air and the kind of PM2.5 mass that is present.
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; University of Washington, Seattle
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation; University of Washington, Seattle
- University of British Columbia; Vancouver, Canada
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Jiménez T, Domínguez-Castillo A, Fernández de Larrea-Baz N, Lucas P, Sierra MÁ, Salas-Trejo D, Llobet R, Martínez I, Pino MN, Martínez-Cortés M, Pérez-Gómez B, Pollán M, Lope V, García-Pérez J. Residential exposure to traffic pollution and mammographic density in premenopausal women. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 928:172463. [PMID: 38615764 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172463] [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: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Mammographic density (MD) is the most important breast cancer biomarker. Ambient pollution is a carcinogen, and its relationship with MD is unclear. This study aims to explore the association between exposure to traffic pollution and MD in premenopausal women. METHODOLOGY This Spanish cross-sectional study involved 769 women attending gynecological examinations in Madrid. Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT), extracted from 1944 measurement road points provided by the City Council of Madrid, was weighted by distances (d) between road points and women's addresses to develop a Weighted Traffic Exposure Index (WTEI). Three methods were employed: method-1 (1dAADT), method-2 (1dAADT), and method-3 (e1dAADT). Multiple linear regression models, considering both log-transformed percentage of MD and untransformed MD, were used to estimate MD differences by WTEI quartiles, through two strategies: "exposed (exposure buffers between 50 and 200 m) vs. not exposed (>200 m)"; and "degree of traffic exposure". RESULTS Results showed no association between MD and traffic pollution according to buffers of exposure to the WTEI (first strategy) for the three methods. The highest reductions in MD, although not statistically significant, were detected in the quartile with the highest traffic exposure. For instance, method-3 revealed a suggestive inverse trend (eβQ1 = 1.23, eβQ2 = 0.96, eβQ3 = 0.85, eβQ4 = 0.85, p-trend = 0.099) in the case of 75 m buffer. Similar non-statistically significant trends were observed with Methods-1 and -2. When we examined the effect of traffic exposure considering all the 1944 measurement road points in every participant (second strategy), results showed no association for any of the three methods. A slightly decreased MD, although not significant, was observed only in the quartile with the highest traffic exposure: eβQ4 = 0.98 (method-1), and eβQ4 = 0.95 (methods-2 and -3). CONCLUSIONS Our results showed no association between exposure to traffic pollution and MD in premenopausal women. Further research is needed to validate these findings.
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- Tamara Jiménez
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Microbiology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain; HM CINAC (Centro Integral de Neurociencias AC), Hospital Universitario Puerta del Sur, Fundación HM Hospitales, Móstoles, Spain
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain; Valencian Breast Cancer Screening Program, General Directorate of Public Health, Valencia, Spain; Center for Public Health Research CSISP, FISABIO, Valencia, Spain.
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- Institute of Computer Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.
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- Valencian Breast Cancer Screening Program, General Directorate of Public Health, Valencia, Spain; Center for Public Health Research CSISP, FISABIO, Valencia, Spain.
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- Servicio de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Madrid Salud, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Cancer and Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases, National Center for Epidemiology, Carlos III Institute of Health (Instituto de Salud Carlos III), Madrid, Spain; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology & Public Health (CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública - CIBERESP), Spain.
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Xu J, Zhang N, Zhang Y, Li P, Han J, Gao S, Wang X, Geng C, Yang W, Zhang L, Han B, Bai Z. Personal Exposure to Source-Specific Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Systemic Inflammation: A Cross-Sectional Study of Urban-Dwelling Older Adults in China. GEOHEALTH 2023; 7:e2023GH000933. [PMID: 38124775 PMCID: PMC10731620 DOI: 10.1029/2023gh000933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Environmental exposure to ambient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can disturb the immune response. However, the evidence on adverse health effects caused by exposure to PAHs emitted from specific sources among different vulnerable subpopulations is limited. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to evaluate whether exposure to source-specific PAHs could increase systemic inflammation in older adults. The present study included community-dwelling older adults and collected filter samples of personal exposure to PM2.5 during the winter of 2011. Blood samples were collected after the PM2.5 sample collection. We analyzed PM2.5 bound PAHs and serum inflammatory cytokines (interleukin (IL)1β, IL6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha levels. The Positive Matrix Factorization model was used to identify PAH sources. We used a linear regression model to assess the relative effects of source-specific PM2.5 bound PAHs on the levels of measured inflammatory cytokines. After controlling for confounders, exposure to PAHs emitted from biomass burning or diesel vehicle emission was significantly associated with increased serum inflammatory cytokines and systemic inflammation. These findings highlight the importance of considering exposure sources in epidemiological studies and controlling exposures to organic materials from specific sources.
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- Jia Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
- Department of Family PlanningThe Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical UniversityTianjinChina
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- School of Environmental Science and Safety EngineeringTianjin University of TechnologyTianjinChina
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- School of Quality and Technical SupervisionHebei UniversityBaodingChina
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- School of Geographic and Environmental SciencesTianjin Normal UniversityTianjinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental HealthSchool of Public HealthTianjin Medical UniversityTianjinChina
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition, and Public HealthTianjin Medical UniversityTianjinChina
- Center for International Collaborative Research on EnvironmentNutrition and Public HealthTianjinChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk AssessmentChinese Research Academy of Environmental SciencesBeijingChina
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Mo S, Hu J, Yu C, Bao J, Shi Z, Zhou P, Yang Z, Luo S, Yin Z, Zhang Y. Short-term effects of fine particulate matter constituents on myocardial infarction death. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 133:60-69. [PMID: 37451789 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Existing evidence suggested that short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) may increase the risk of death from myocardial infarction (MI), while PM2.5 constituents responsible for this association has not been determined. We collected 12,927 MI deaths from 32 counties in southern China during 2011-2013. County-level exposures of ambient PM2.5 and its 5 constituents (i.e., elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), sulfate (SO42-), ammonium (NH4+), and nitrate (NO3-)) were aggregated from gridded datasets predicted by Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System. We employed a space-time-stratified case-crossover design and conditional logistic regression models to quantify the association of MI mortality with short-term exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents across various lag days. Over the study period, the daily mean PM2.5 mass concentration was 77.8 (standard deviation (SD) = 72.7) µg/m3. We estimated an odds ratio of 1.038 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.003-1.074), 1.038 (1.013-1.063) and 1.057 (1.023-1.097) for MI mortality associated with per interquartile range (IQR) increase in the 3-day moving-average exposure to PM2.5 (IQR = 76.3 µg/m3), EC (4.1 µg/m3) and OC (9.1 µg/m3), respectively. We did not identify significant association between MI death and exposure to water-soluble ions (SO42-, NH4+ and NO3-). Likelihood ratio tests supported no evident violations of linear assumptions for constituents-MI associations. Subgroup analyses showed stronger associations between MI death and EC/OC exposure in the elderly, males and cold months. Short-term exposure to PM2.5 constituents, particularly those carbonaceous aerosols, was associated with increased risks of MI mortality.
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- Shaocai Mo
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China; Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.
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Jiao A, Sun Y, Avila C, Chiu V, Molitor J, Slezak J, Sacks DA, Chen JC, Benmarhnia T, Getahun D, Wu J. Maternal exposure to ambient air pollution mixture and premature rupture of membranes: Evidence from a large cohort in Southern California (2008-2018). ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 177:108030. [PMID: 37329760 PMCID: PMC10947473 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108030] [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: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is minimal evidence of relationships between maternal air pollution exposure and spontaneous premature rupture of membranes (SPROM), a critical obstetrical problem that can significantly increase maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. No prior study has explored the PROM risk related to specific components of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters of ≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5). We examined associations between maternal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), PM2.5, PM10, and PM2.5 constituents and SPROM. METHODS A large retrospective cohort study was conducted and included 427,870 singleton live births from Kaiser Permanente Southern California during 2008-2018. Monthly averages of NO2, O3 (8-h daily maximum), PM2.5, and PM10 were measured using empirical Bayesian kriging based on measurements from monitoring stations. Data on PM2.5 sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, organic matter, and black carbon were obtained from a fine-resolution model. A discrete time approach with pooled logistic regressions was used to estimate associations throughout the pregnancy and based on trimesters and gestational months. The quantile-based g-computation models were fitted to examine the effects of 1) the air pollution mixture of four pollutants of interest and 2) the mixture of PM2.5 components. RESULTS There were 37,857 SPROM cases (8.8%) in our study population. We observed relationships between SPROM and maternal exposure to NO2, O3, and PM2.5. PM2.5 sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, and organic matter were associated with higher SPROM risks in the single-pollutant model. Mixture analyses demonstrated that the overall effects of the air pollution mixture and PM2.5 mixture in this study were mainly driven by O3 and PM2.5 nitrate, respectively. Underweight mothers had a significantly higher risk of SPROM associated with NO2. CONCLUSION Our findings add to the literature on associations between air pollution exposure and SPROM. This is the first study reporting the impact of PM2.5 constituents on SPROM.
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- Anqi Jiao
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA; Institute of Medical Information, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, USA; Department of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Pasadena, CA, USA.
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Hao H, Wang Y, Zhu Q, Zhang H, Rosenberg A, Schwartz J, Amini H, van Donkelaar A, Martin R, Liu P, Weber R, Russel A, Yitshak-sade M, Chang H, Shi L. National Cohort Study of Long-Term Exposure to PM 2.5 Components and Mortality in Medicare American Older Adults. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:6835-6843. [PMID: 37074132 PMCID: PMC10157884 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
There is increasing evidence linking long-term fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure to negative health effects. However, the relative influence of each component of PM2.5 on health risk is poorly understood. In a cohort study in the contiguous United States between 2000 and 2017, we examined the effect of long-term exposure to PM2.5 main components and all-cause mortality in older adults who had to be at least 65 years old and enrolled in Medicare. We estimated the yearly mean concentrations of six key PM2.5 compounds, including black carbon (BC), organic matter (OM), soil dust (DUST), nitrate (NO3-), sulfate (SO42-), and ammonium (NH4+), using two independently sourced well-validated prediction models. We applied Cox proportional hazard models to evaluate the hazard ratios for mortality and penalized splines for assessing potential nonlinear concentration-response associations. Results suggested that increased exposure to PM2.5 mass and its six main constituents were significantly linked to elevated all-cause mortality. All components showed linear concentration-response relationships in the low exposure concentration ranges. Our research indicates that long-term exposure to PM2.5 mass and its essential compounds are strongly connected to increased mortality risk. Reductions of fossil fuel burning may yield significant air quality and public health benefit.
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- Hua Hao
- Gangarosa
Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Gangarosa
Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Gangarosa
Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Gangarosa
Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Gangarosa
Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
- Department
of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School
of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Section
of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 1353, Denmark
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- Department
of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department
of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- School of
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, United States
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- School of
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, United States
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- School of
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, United States
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- Department
of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Department
of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Gangarosa
Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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Li Z, Peng S, Chen M, Sun J, Liu F, Wang H, Xiang H. Associations of fine particulate matter and its metal constituents with blood pressure: A panel study during the seventh World Military Games. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 217:114739. [PMID: 36368372 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Evidence is needed to elucidate the association of blood pressure (BP) changes with metal constituents in fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Therefore, we designed a longitudinal panel study enrolling 70 healthy students from Wuhan University in the context of the seventh World Military Games (the 7th WMG) from September 2019 to January 2020. A total of eight visits were conducted before, during, and after the 7th WMG. During every visit, each participant was asked to carry a personal PM2.5 monitor to measure hourly PM2.5 levels for three consecutive days. Questionnaire investigation and physical examination were completed on the fourth day. We analyzed ten metal constituents of ambient PM2.5 collected from the fixed station, and blood pressure was recorded during each visit. The linear mixed-effects models were performed to evaluate associations of metal constituents and blood pressure measurements. We observed a dramatic variation of PM2.5 concentration ranging from 7.38 to 132.04 μg/m3. A 10 μg/m3 increment of PM2.5 was associated with an increase of 0.64 mmHg (95% CI: 0.44, 0.84) in systolic BP (SBP), 0.40 mmHg (0.26, 0.54) in diastolic BP (DBP), 0.31 mmHg (0.15, 0.47) in pulse pressure (PP) and 0.44 mmHg (0.26, 0.62) in mean artery pressure (MAP), respectively. For metal constituents in PM2.5, robust positive associations were observed between BP and selenium, manganese, arsenic, cadmium, and thallium. For example, for an IQR (0.93 ng/m3) increment of selenium, SBP and MAP elevated by 0.98 mmHg (0.09, 1.87) and 0.71 mmHg (0.03, 1.39), respectively. Aluminum was found to be robustly associated with decreased SBP, DBP, and MAP. The study indicated that exposure to PM2.5 total mass and metal constituents including selenium, manganese, arsenic, cadmium, and thallium were associated with the elevated BP.
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- Zhaoyuan Li
- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 288# Machang Road, Wuhan, 430024, China.
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- Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Fathieh S, Grieve SM, Negishi K, Figtree GA. Potential Biological Mediators of Myocardial and Vascular Complications of Air Pollution-A State-of-the-Art Review. Heart Lung Circ 2023; 32:26-42. [PMID: 36585310 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.11.014] [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: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ambient air pollution is recognised globally as a significant contributor to the burden of cardiovascular diseases. The evidence from both human and animal studies supporting the cardiovascular impact of exposure to air pollution has grown substantially, implicating numerous pathophysiological pathways and related signalling mediators. In this review, we summarise the list of activated mediators for each pathway that lead to myocardial and vascular injury in response to air pollutants. We performed a systematic search of multiple databases, including articles between 1990 and Jan 2022, summarising the evidence for activated pathways in response to each significant air pollutant. Particulate matter <2.5 μm (PM2.5) was the most studied pollutant, followed by particulate matter between 2.5 μm-10 μm (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3). Key pathogenic pathways that emerged included activation of systemic and local inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and autonomic dysfunction. We looked at how potential mediators of each of these pathways were linked to both cardiovascular disease and air pollution and included the overlapping mediators. This review illustrates the complex relationship between air pollution and cardiovascular diseases, and discusses challenges in moving beyond associations, towards understanding causal contributions of specific pathways and markers that may inform us regarding an individual's exposure, response, and likely risk.
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- Sina Fathieh
- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Radiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan; Sydney Medical School Nepean, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Charles Perkins Centre Nepean, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Nepean Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Raaschou-Nielsen O, Antonsen S, Agerbo E, Hvidtfeldt UA, Geels C, Frohn LM, Christensen JH, Sigsgaard T, Brandt J, Pedersen CB. PM 2.5 air pollution components and mortality in Denmark. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 171:107685. [PMID: 36502699 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) causes millions of deaths every year worldwide. Identification of the most harmful types of PM2.5 would facilitate efficient prevention strategies. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate associations between components of PM2.5 and mortality in a nation-wide Danish population. METHODS Our study base was Danes born 1921-1985 and aged 30-85 years, who were followed up for mortality from 1991 to 2015. We included 678,465 natural cause mortality cases and selected five age, sex and calendar time matched controls to each case from the study base. We retrieved the address history of the study population from Danish registries and assessed five-year average concentrations of eight PM2.5 components using deterministic Chemistry-Transport Models air pollution models. We estimated mortality rate ratios (MRRs) by conditional logistic regression and adjusted for socio-demographical factors at individual and neighborhood level. RESULTS Single pollutant models showed the strongest associations between natural cause mortality and an interquartile increase in sulfate particles (SO4--) (MRR: 1.123; 95 % CI: 1.100-1.147 per 1.5 µg/m3) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) (MRR: 1.054; 95 % CI: 1.048-1.061 per 0.050 µg/m3). Two-pollutant models showed robust associations between SO4-- and SOA and natural cause mortality. Elemental carbon and mineral dust showed robust associations with higher respiratory and lung cancer mortality. CONCLUSION This nation-wide study found robust associations between natural cause mortality and SO4-- particles and SOA, which is in line with the results of previous studies. Elemental carbon and mineral dust showed robust associations with higher respiratory and lung cancer mortality.
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- Ole Raaschou-Nielsen
- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark; Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
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- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus BSS, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark; Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, CIRRAU, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
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- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus BSS, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark; Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, CIRRAU, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Vennelyst Boulevard 2, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
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- National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus BSS, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark; Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, CIRRAU, Aarhus University, Fuglesangs allé 26, 8210 Aarhus V, Denmark
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Kostoff RN, Briggs MB, Kanduc D, Dewanjee S, Kandimalla R, Shoenfeld Y, Porter AL, Tsatsakis A. Modifiable contributing factors to COVID-19: A comprehensive review. Food Chem Toxicol 2023; 171:113511. [PMID: 36450305 PMCID: PMC9701571 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The devastating complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) result from an individual's dysfunctional immune response following the initial severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Multiple toxic stressors and behaviors contribute to underlying immune system dysfunction. SARS-CoV-2 exploits the dysfunctional immune system to trigger a chain of events ultimately leading to COVID-19. The current study identifies eighty immune system dysfunction-enabling toxic stressors and behaviors (hereafter called modifiable contributing factors (CFs)) that also link directly to COVID-19. Each CF is assigned to one of the five categories in the CF taxonomy shown in Section 3.3.: Lifestyle (e.g., diet, substance abuse); Iatrogenic (e.g., drugs, surgery); Biotoxins (e.g., micro-organisms, mycotoxins); Occupational/Environmental (e.g., heavy metals, pesticides); Psychosocial/Socioeconomic (e.g., chronic stress, lower education). The current study shows how each modifiable factor contributes to decreased immune system capability, increased inflammation and coagulation, and increased neural damage and neurodegeneration. It is unclear how real progress can be made in combatting COVID-19 and other similar diseases caused by viral variants without addressing and eliminating these modifiable CFs.
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- Ronald Neil Kostoff
- Independent Consultant, Gainesville, VA, 20155, USA,Corresponding author. Independent Consultant, 13500 Tallyrand Way, Gainesville, VA, 20155, USA
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- Dept. of Biosciences, Biotechnologies, and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Via Orabona 4, Bari, 70125, Italy
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- Advanced Pharmacognosy Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, 500007, Telangana, India
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- Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 5265601, Israel
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- School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Department of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003, Heraklion, Greece
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Wang K, Wang W, Lei L, Lan Y, Liu Q, Ren L, Wu S. Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and biomarkers of coagulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 215:114210. [PMID: 36030918 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ambient air pollution is one of the major global risk factors for cardiovascular health, and coagulation changes have been proposed to mediate this risk. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), von Willebrand factor (vWF), soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin) and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) are major coagulation biomarkers. However, there has been no systematic meta-analysis to summarize associations of ambient air pollution with these coagulation biomarkers. To assess the overall associations between ambient particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and major coagulation biomarkers including PAI-1, vWF, sP-selectin and t-PA based on the existing epidemiological research. We performed a systematic literature search of publications reporting the associations of ambient air pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, and CO) with coagulation biomarkers (PAI-1, vWF, sP-selectin and t-PA) in PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Scopus databases as of April 5, 2022. Then, we performed a random-effect meta-analysis, which included 27 articles, and then identified the potential sources of heterogeneity. The pooled percent changes of coagulation biomarkers per 10 μg/m3 increase in short-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 were 2.43% (95% CI: 0.59%, 4.29%) in PAI-1, 1.08% (95% CI: 0.21%, 1.96%) in vWF and 1.14% (95% CI: 0.59%, 1.68%) in sP-selectin, respectively. We also found significant associations of short-term exposure to ambient O3 with PAI-1 (1.62%, 95% CI: 0.01%, 3.25%), sP-selectin (9.59%, 95% CI:2.78%, 16.86%) and t-PA (0.45%, 95% CI: 0.02%, 0.88%), respectively. Short-term exposures to ambient PM10, NO2 and CO were not significantly associated with changes in coagulation biomarkers. In conclusion, short-term exposures to PM2.5 and O3 are associated with significant increases in coagulation biomarkers, suggesting an activated coagulation state upon air pollution exposure.
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- Kai Wang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases in Ministry of Health, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases in Ministry of Health, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases in Ministry of Health, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Research Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases in Ministry of Health, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Pan R, Zhang Y, Xu Z, Yi W, Zhao F, Song J, Sun Q, Du P, Fang J, Cheng J, Liu Y, Chen C, Lu Y, Li T, Su H, Shi X. Exposure to fine particulate matter constituents and cognitive function performance, potential mediation by sleep quality: A multicenter study among Chinese adults aged 40-89 years. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 170:107566. [PMID: 36219911 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Although exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been associated with cognitive decline, little is known about which PM2.5 constituents are more harmful. Recent study on the association between PM2.5 and sleep quality prompted us to propose that sleep quality may mediate the adverse effects of PM2.5 components on cognitive decline. Understanding the association between PM2.5 constituents and cognitive function, as well as the mediating role of sleep quality provides a future intervention target for improving cognitive function. Using data involving 1834 participants from a multicenter cross-sectional study in nine cities of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region in China, we undertook multivariable linear regression analyses to quantify the association of annual moving-average PM2.5 and its chemical constituents with cognitive function and to assess the modifying role of exposure characteristic in this association. Besides, we examined the extent to which this association of PM2.5 constituents with cognitive function was mediated via sleep quality by a mediation analysis. We observed significantly negative associations between an increase of one interquartile range increase in PM2.5 [-0.876 (95 % CI: -1.205, -0.548)], organic carbon [-0.481 (95 % CI: -0.744, -0.219)], potassium [-0.344 (95 % CI: -0.530, -0.157)], iron [-0.468 (95 % CI: -0.646, -0.291)], and ammonium ion [-0.125 (95 % CI: -0.197, -0.052)] and cognitive decline. However, we didn't find any individual components more harmful than PM2.5. Poor sleep quality partially mediated the estimated associations, which were explained ranging from 2.28 % to 11.99 %. Stratification analyses showed that people living in areas with lower greenspace were more susceptible to specific PM2.5 components. Our study suggests that the adverse effect of suffering from PM2.5 components is more pronounced among individuals with poor sleep quality, amplifying environmental inequalities in health. Besides reducing environmental pollution, improving sleep quality may be another measure worth considering to improve cognition if our research is confirmed in the future.
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- Rubing Pan
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, China.
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China.
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Ye Z, Liang R, Wang B, Yu L, Liu W, Wang X, Xiao L, Ma J, Zhou M, Chen W. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of urinary zinc with glucose-insulin homeostasis traits and type 2 diabetes: Exploring the potential roles of systemic inflammation and oxidative damage in Chinese urban adults. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 314:120331. [PMID: 36195192 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The link between zinc exposure and glucose metabolism or the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is controversial, and underlying mechanisms are unclear. This study aimed to explore the associations of zinc exposure with glucose-insulin homeostasis traits and the long-term effects of zinc on the development of T2D, and further to estimate the potential roles of inflammation and oxidative damage in such relationships. We investigated 3890 urban adults from the Wuhan-Zhuhai cohort, and followed up every three years. Mixed linear model was applied to estimate dose-response associations between urinary zinc and glycemia traits [fasting plasma insulin (FPI), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, HOMA-IR), and β-cell dysfunction (homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function, HOMA-B)], as well as zinc and biomarkers for systemic inflammation (C-reactive protein) and oxidative damage (8-isoprostane and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine). Logistic regression model and Cox regression model were conducted to evaluate the relationships between urinary zinc and prevalence and incidence of T2D, respectively. We further performed mediation analysis to assess the roles of inflammation and oxidative damage biomarkers in above associations. At baseline, we observed significant dose-response relationships of elevated urinary zinc with increased FPI, FPG, HOMA-IR, and T2D prevalence and decreased HOMA-B, and such associations could be strengthened by increased C-reactive protein, 8-isoprostane, and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine. Elevated C-reactive protein significantly mediated 9.09% and 17.67% of the zinc-related FPG and HOMA-IR increments, respectively. In longitudinal analysis, a significantly positive association between urinary zinc and T2D incidence was observed among subjects with persistent high urinary zinc levels when compared with those with persistent low zinc levels. Our results suggested that high levels of zinc exposure adversely affected on glucose-insulin homeostasis and further contributed to increased risk of T2D cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Moreover, inflammatory response might play an important role in zinc-related glucose metabolic disorder.
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- Zi Ye
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Song J, An Z, Zhu J, Li J, Qu R, Tian G, Wang G, Zhang Y, Li H, Jiang J, Wu H, Wang Y, Wu W. Subclinical cardiovascular outcomes of acute exposure to fine particulate matter and its constituents: A glutathione S-transferase polymorphism-based longitudinal study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 846:157469. [PMID: 35868381 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157469] [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: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To explore the acute subclinical cardiovascular effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and its constituents, a longitudinal study with 61 healthy young volunteers was conducted in Xinxiang, China. Linear mixed-effect models were used to analyze the association of PM2.5 and its constituents with cardiovascular outcomes, respectively, including blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), and platelet-monocyte aggregation (PMA). Additionally, the modifying effects of glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase theta 1 (GSTT1) polymorphisms were examined. A 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 was associated with -1.04 (95 % CI: -1.86 to -0.22) mmHg and -0.90 (95 % CI: -1.69 to -0.11) mmHg decreases in diastolic BP (DBP) and mean arterial BP (MABP) along with 1.83 % (95 % CI: 0.59-3.08 %), 5.93 % (95 % CI: 0.70-11.16 %) increases in 8-OHdG and hs-CRP, respectively. Ni content was positively associated with the 8-OHdG levels whereas several other metals presented negative association with 8-OHdG and HR. Intriguingly, GSTT1+/GSTTM1+ subjects showed higher susceptibility to PM2.5-induced alterations of DBP and PMA, and GSTT1-/GSTM1+ subjects showed higher alteration on t-PA. Taken together, our findings indicated that short-term PM2.5 exposure induced oxidative stress, systemic inflammation, autonomic alterations, and fibrinolysis in healthy young subjects. Among multiple examined metal components Ni appeared to positively associated with systematic oxidative stress. In addition, GST-sufficient subjects might be more prone to PM2.5-induced autonomic alterations.
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- Jie Song
- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China.
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Mozzoni P, Iodice S, Persico N, Ferrari L, Pinelli S, Corradi M, Rossi S, Miragoli M, Bergamaschi E, Bollati V. Maternal air pollution exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy and markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113216. [PMID: 35364045 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Maternal exposure to air pollutants has been associated with pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes. Endothelial dysfunction, an imbalance in vascular function, during pregnancy is considered a key element in the development of pre-eclampsia. Environmental exposure to particulate matter (PM) during the first trimester of pregnancy might increase maternal inflammatory status thus affecting fetal growth, possibly leading to preterm delivery. OBJECTIVES The purpose of the study was to evaluate possible effects of PM10 and PM2.5 exposure on fetal growth in healthy pregnant women at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy by investigating the relationship between circulating biomarkers of inflammation (IL-6), early systemic prothrombotic effects (CRP, plasma fibrinogen, PAI-1) and endothelial dysfunction (sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1). METHODS 295 pregnant women were recruited. Individual PM exposure was assigned to each subject by calculating the mean of PM10 and PM2.5 daily values observed during the 30, 60, and 90 days preceding enrolment (long-term) and single lag days back to fourteen days (short-term), and circulating plasma biomarkers were determined. RESULTS For long-term exposure, we observed an increase in sVCAM-1 and a decrease of PAI-1 levels for each 10 μg/m3 increase in PM10 concentration. Decreases in IL-6 and CRP levels were associated with each 10 μg/m3 PM2.5 increase. For short-term exposure, the levels of sVCAM-1 and PAI-1 were found to be associated with PM10 exposure, whereas fibrinogen levels were associated with PM2.5 exposure. Maternal plasmatic fibrinogen levels were negatively associated with the crown-rump length (p-value = 0.008). DISCUSSION The present study showed that both long- and short-term exposures to PM are associated with changes in circulating levels of biomarkers in pregnant women reflecting systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction/activation. Our findings support the hypothesis that inflammation and endothelial dysfunction might have a central role in modulating the detrimental effects of air pollution exposure during pregnancy.
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- Paola Mozzoni
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- EPIGET LAB, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122, Milan, Italy; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 'L. Mangiagalli', Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- EPIGET LAB, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Public Health Sciences and Paediatrics, University of Torino, Via Zuretti 29, 10126, Torino, Italy.
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- EPIGET LAB, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122, Milan, Italy; Occupational Health Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Yang K, Fahad S, He H. Assessing the cooking oil fume exposure impacts on Chinese women health: an influential mechanism analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:53860-53872. [PMID: 35292892 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19368-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Oil fume is always considered as a major source of indoor air pollution. This article aims to examine the effects of cooking oil fume as environmental pollution on the health of Chinese women by using the data obtained from China Labor force Dynamic Survey (CLDS). In order to estimate the effect of environmental pollution on the human health, we utilize probit model approach and baseline regression method. The results showed that oil fume has a significant negative impact on the health indicators of "physical pain, health impact on work and injury." By conducting endogeneity analysis, our results show the robustness and indicate that oil fume has a robust effect on the women health. Heterogeneity analysis show that heavier oil fume has a negative impact on the subjective health of middle-aged and young women, while it has a significant negative impact on the objective health of middle-aged women. Analysis of the impact mechanism reveal that heavier oil fumes will reduce women's sleep quality and will lead to the poorer health. Based on our study findings, this study proposes policy recommendations from the perspectives of the use of smoke extraction equipment, cooking methods, and sleep quality to reduce the negative impact of cooking fumes on women's health.
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- Kewen Yang
- College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Economics and Management, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Public Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Han B, Xu J, Zhang Y, Li P, Li K, Zhang N, Han J, Gao S, Wang X, Geng C, Yang W, Zhang L, Bai Z. Associations of Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Mass and Constituents with Systemic Inflammation: A Cross-Sectional Study of Urban Older Adults in China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:7244-7255. [PMID: 35148063 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Systemic inflammation is a key mechanism in the development of cardiovascular diseases induced by exposure to fine particles (particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm [PM2.5]). However, little is known about the effects of chemical constituents of PM2.5 on systemic inflammation. In this cross-sectional study, filter samples of personal exposure to PM2.5 were collected from community-dwelling older adults in Tianjin, China, and the chemical constituents of PM2.5 were analyzed. Blood samples were collected immediately after the PM2.5 sample collection. Seventeen cytokines were measured as targets. A linear regression model was applied to estimate the relative effects of PM2.5 and its chemical constituents on the measured cytokines. A positive matrix factorization model was employed to distinguish the sources of PM2.5. The calculated source contributions were used to estimate their effects on cytokines. After adjusting for other covariates, higher PM2.5-bound copper was significantly associated with increased levels of interleukin (IL)1β, IL6, IL10, and IL17 levels. Source analysis showed that an increase in PM2.5 concentration that originated from tire/brake wear and cooking emissions was significantly associated with enhanced levels of IL1β, IL6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), and IL17. In summary, personal exposure to some PM2.5 constituents and specific sources could increase systemic inflammation in older adults. These findings may explain the cardiopulmonary effects of specific particulate chemical constituents of urban air pollution.
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- Bin Han
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
- Department of Family Planning, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300211, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Safety Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, Villeurbanne 69626, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- School of Quality and Technical Supervision, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- School of Geographic and Environmental Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environment, Nutrition, and Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
- Center for International Collaborative Research on Environment, Nutrition and Public Health, Tianjin 300070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
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Liu L, Luo S, Zhang Y, Yang Z, Zhou P, Mo S, Zhang Y. Longitudinal Impacts of PM 2.5 Constituents on Adult Mortality in China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:7224-7233. [PMID: 35089703 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Limited evidence exists for long-term effects of PM2.5 constituents on mortality. Hence, we aimed to assess associations between all-cause mortality and long-term exposure to PM2.5 constituents in China. We designed a nationwide cohort study of 30524 adults from 162 prefectural areas across mainland China with follow-ups through years 2010-2017. Cox proportional hazards models with time-varying exposures were employed to quantify associations between all-cause mortality and long-term exposure to PM2.5 and constituents. A total of 1210 deaths occurred during 172297.7 person-years. A multiadjusted Cox model estimated an hazard ratio (HR) of 1.125 (95% confidence interval: 1.058-1.197) for all-cause mortality, associated with an interquartile range (IQR = 26.7 μg/m3) rise in exposure to PM2.5. Comparable or stronger associations were found among PM2.5 constituents with the mortality risk increased by 11.3-14.1% per IQR increase in exposure concentrations. After adjustment for the collinearity between total PM2.5 and constituents, effect estimates for nitrate, ammonium, and sulfate remained significant and became larger. Urban residents, alcohol drinkers, smokers, and men were more susceptible to chronic impacts from ambient PM2.5 constituents. This cohort study added the novel longitudinal evidence for elevated mortality linked with long-term exposure to PM2.5 constituents among Chinese adults.
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- Linjiong Liu
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
- Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, People's Republic of China
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Wittkopp S, Walzer D, Thorpe L, Roberts T, Xia Y, Gordon T, Thurston G, Brook R, Newman JD. Portable air cleaner use and biomarkers of inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL PLUS : CARDIOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2022; 18:100182. [PMID: 38390226 PMCID: PMC10883590 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) is a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, potentially via increased inflammation. PM2.5 exposure increases inflammatory biomarkers linked to cardiovascular disease, including CRP, IL-6 and TNFα. Portable air cleaners (PACs) reduce individual PM2.5 exposure but evidence is limited regarding whether PACs also reduce inflammatory biomarkers. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of trials evaluating the use of PACs to reduce PM2.5 exposure and inflammatory biomarker concentrations. We identified English-language articles of randomized sham-controlled trials evaluating high efficiency particulate air filters in non-smoking, residential settings measuring serum CRP, IL-6 and TNFα before and after active versus sham filtration, and performed meta-analysis on the extracted modeled percent change in biomarker concentration across studies. Of 487 articles identified, we analyzed 14 studies enrolling 778 participants that met inclusion criteria. These studies showed PACs reduced PM2.5 by 61.5 % on average. Of the 14 included studies, 10 reported CRP concentrations in 570 participants; these showed active PAC use was associated with 7 % lower CRP (95 % CI: -14 % to 0.0 %, p = 0.05). Nine studies of IL-6, with 379 participants, showed active PAC use was associated with 13 % lower IL-6 (95 % CI: [-23 %, -3 %], p = 0.009). Six studies, with 269 participants, reported TNF-α and demonstrated no statistical evidence of difference between active and sham PAC use. Portable air cleaners that reduce PM2.5 exposure can decrease concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease. Additional studies are needed to evaluate clinical outcomes and other biomarkers.
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- Sharine Wittkopp
- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Division of Biostatistics, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Wayne State University, United States of America
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- Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States of America
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Zhang Y, He Q, Zhang Y, Xue X, Kan H, Wang X. Differential associations of particle size ranges and constituents with stroke emergency-room visits in Shanghai, China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 232:113237. [PMID: 35104777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been associated with increased risks of stroke, but it remains unclear which specific size ranges and chemical constituents dominate the effects of PM2.5 on stroke. We aimed to evaluate the associations of size-segregated particles and various constituents of PM2.5 with daily emergency-room visits for stroke. METHODS We conducted a time-series study to investigate the associations of 5 particle size ranges from 0.01 to 2.5 µm and 35 constituents of PM2.5 with the daily emergency-room visits for stroke in Shanghai, from 2014 to 2019. Over-dispersed generalized additive models were used to estimate the associations. The robustness of these associations was evaluated by additionally controlling for PM2.5 mass. RESULTS For size ranges from 0.01 to 0.3 µm, there were significant positive associations between particle number concentrations and daily emergency-room visits for stroke with the strongest associations occurring for the size range 0.05-0.1 µm. The size-dependent pattern was not changed by adjusting for PM2.5 and gaseous pollutants. The associations of daily emergency-room visits for stroke also varied considerably by various PM2.5 constituents. After controlling for the simultaneous exposure to PM2.5 and gaseous pollutants in two-pollutant models, we identified 11 out of 35 constituents that had robust associations, these being organic carbon, elemental carbon, chlorine, magnesium, ammonium, nitrate, sulfate, copper, manganese, lead and zinc. CONCLUSION Ultra-fine particles and some PM2.5 constituents (i.e., carbonaceous fractions, inorganic ions and some elements) may be mainly responsible for the excess risk of stroke induced by PM2.5.
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- Yuhao Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China; Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Emergency, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China; Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Qiu H, Niu XY, Cao JJ, Xu HM, Xiao S, Zhang NN, Xia X, Shen ZX, Huang Y, Lau GNC, Yim SHL, Ho KF. Inflammatory and oxidative stress responses of healthy elders to solar-assisted large-scale cleaning system (SALSCS) and changes in ambient air pollution: A quasi-interventional study in Xi'an, China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:151217. [PMID: 34717999 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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An outdoor solar assisted large-scale cleaning system (SALSCS) was constructed to mitigate the levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in urban areas of Xi'an China, providing a quasi-experimental opportunity to examine the biologic responses to the changes in pollution level. We conducted this outdoor SALSCS based real-world quasi-interventional study to examine the associations of the SALSCS intervention and changes in air pollution levels with the biomarkers of systemic inflammation and oxidative stress in healthy elders. We measured the levels of 8-hydrox-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), Interlukin-6 (IL-6), as well as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) from urine samples, and IL-6 from saliva samples of 123 healthy retired participants from interventional/control residential areas in two sampling campaigns. We collected daily 24-h PM2.5 samples in two residential areas during the study periods using mini-volume samplers. Data on PM10, gaseous pollutants and weather factors were collected from the nearest national air quality monitoring stations. We used linear mixed-effect models to examine the percent change in each biomarker associated with the SALSCS intervention and air pollution levels, after adjusting for time trend, seasonality, weather factors and personal characteristics. Results showed that the SALSCS intervention was significantly associated with decreases in the geometric mean of biomarkers by 47.6% (95% confidence interval: 16.5-67.2%) for 8-OHdG, 66% (31.0-83.3%) for TNF-α, 41.7% (0.2-65.9%) and 43.4% (13.6-62.9%) for urinary and salivary IL-6, respectively. An inter-quartile range increase of ambient PM2.5 exposure averaged on the day of the collection of bio-samples and the day before (34.1 μg/m3) was associated, albeit non-significantly so, with 22.8%-37.9% increases in the geometric mean of these biomarkers. This study demonstrated that the SALSCS intervention and decreased ambient air pollution exposure results in lower burden of systemic inflammation and oxidative stress in older adults.
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- Hong Qiu
- Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China; The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- Key Lab of Aerosol Chemistry & Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China; State Key Lab of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Lab of Aerosol Chemistry & Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Lab of Aerosol Chemistry & Physics, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China; State Key Lab of Loess and Quaternary Geology (SKLLQG), Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China; Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China
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- Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China; Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China; The Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China; The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, China.
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Michikawa T, Morokuma S, Yamazaki S, Takami A, Sugata S, Yoshino A, Takeda Y, Nakahara K, Saito S, Hoshi J, Kato K, Nitta H, Nishiwaki Y. Exposure to chemical components of fine particulate matter and ozone, and placenta-mediated pregnancy complications in Tokyo: a register-based study. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2022; 32:135-145. [PMID: 33603097 PMCID: PMC8770113 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-021-00299-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was associated with pregnancy complications. However, we still lack comprehensive evidence regarding which specific chemical components of PM2.5 are more harmful for maternal and foetal health. OBJECTIVE We focused on exposure over the first trimester (0-13 weeks of gestation), which includes the early placentation period, and investigated whether PM2.5 and its components were associated with placenta-mediated pregnancy complications (combined outcome of small for gestational age, preeclampsia, placental abruption, and stillbirth). METHODS From 2013 to 2015, we obtained information, from the Japan Perinatal Registry Network database, on 83,454 women who delivered singleton infants within 23 Tokyo wards (≈627 km2). Using daily filter sampling of PM2.5 at one monitoring location, we analysed carbon and ion components, and assigned the first trimester average of the respective pollutant concentrations to each woman. RESULTS The ORs of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications were 1.14 (95% CI = 1.08-1.22) per 0.51 μg/m3 (interquartile range) increase of organic carbon and 1.11 (1.03-1.18) per 0.06 μg/m3 increase of sodium. Organic carbon was also associated with four individual complications. There was no association between ozone and outcome. SIGNIFICANCE There were specific components of PM2.5 that have adverse effects on maternal and foetal health.
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- Takehiro Michikawa
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Centre for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Centre for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Centre for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Guo M, Du C, Li B, Yao R, Tang Y, Jiang Y, Liu H, Su H, Zhou Y, Wang L, Yang X, Zhou M, Yu W. Reducing particulates in indoor air can improve the circulation and cardiorespiratory health of old people: A randomized, double-blind crossover trial of air filtration. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 798:149248. [PMID: 34325134 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Exposure to indoor air particulate pollution increases respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, especially in the elderly. To assess a short-term, indoor air filtration's potential benefit on circulatory and cardiopulmonary health among healthy older people, a randomized, double-blind crossover trial was conducted with 24 healthy residents of an aged-care center in Chongqing, China in 2020. Each room received a high-efficiency particulate air filter air purifier and a placebo air purifier for two days. Fifteen circulatory system biomarkers of inflammation, coagulation, and oxidative stress; lung function; blood pressure (BP); heart rate (HR) and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) were measured end of each two days. Indoor air particulate pollution was monitored throughout the study period. Linear mixed-effect models were used to associate health outcome variables with indoor particles. This intervention study demonstrated that air filtration was associated with significantly decreased concentrations of inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers, but not of biomarkers of oxidative stress and lung function. Just 48 h of air filtration can improve the cardiopulmonary health of the elderly. Air purifiers may be a public health measure that can be taken to improve circulatory and cardiopulmonary health among older people.
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- Miao Guo
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Physical Examination Center, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing 400021, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Lab of Environmental Biomedicine, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Chongqing University Central Hospital, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Green Buildings and Built Environments (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; National Centre for International Research of Low-carbon and Green Buildings (Ministry of Science and Technology), Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
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Sabeti Z, Ansarin K, Seyedrezazadeh E, Jafarabadi MA, Zafari V, Dastgiri S, Shakerkhatibi M, Gholampour A, Khamnian Z, Sepehri M, Dahim M, Sharbafi J, Hakimi D. Acute responses of airway oxidative stress, inflammation, and hemodynamic markers to ambient PM 2.5 and their trace metal contents among healthy adolescences: A panel study in highly polluted versus low polluted regions. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 288:117797. [PMID: 34329054 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Particulate air pollutants are known contributors to global cardiorespiratory mortality through several pathways. We examined the effects of varied exposure to PM2.5 and trace metals on biological markers of airway inflammation, oxidative stress, and hemodynamic function of young individuals living in two different exposure settings. We enrolled and followed a panel of 97 healthy nonsmoking participants aged 15-18 years living in a highly polluted metropolitan city of Tabriz (TBZ) and a much less polluted semi-urban town of Hadishahr (HDS). For five consecutive months, the subjects were examined by a physician, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels (FENO) were measured. Samples of exhaled breath condensation (EBC) were obtained for measuring interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), and total nitric oxide (NOx). We measured daily outdoor PM2.5 mass concentration in a fixed station in each location for all this period. The PM-metal content was analyzed by ICP-MS. The linear mixed-effects regression models were applied for data analysis. The averages of PM2.5 mass and total metals in TBZ were nearly two and four times higher than in HDS, respectively. In TBZ, an increased IQR of PM2.5 mass during 0-5 days was -correlated with a significant rise in diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, TNF-α, FENO, and NOx and reduction of IL-6. Moreover, exposure to low PM2.5 concentration is significantly -correlated with an elevation in diastolic blood pressure in HDS. We also observed that exposure to metal constituents in the highly polluted region is correlated with increased TNF-α and IL-6 with 131.80% (95% CI: 56.01, 244.39) and 47.51% (95% CI: 33.01, 62.05) per IQR of Hg, respectively. This study suggests that exposure to ambient PM2.5 and their metal contents in highly polluted areas may incite significant changes in airway inflammation, oxidative stress, and hemodynamic parameters in healthy subjects.
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- Zahra Sabeti
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Rahat Breath and Sleep Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran; Center for the Development of Interdisciplinary Research in Islamic Sciences and Health Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Health and Environment Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Community Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- East Azerbaijan Province Health Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- East Azerbaijan Province Health Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Health Office, Education Department of East Azerbaijan, Tabriz, Iran
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Chen Y, Chen R, Chen Y, Dong X, Zhu J, Liu C, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Li H, Kan H, Jiang Q, Fu C. The prospective effects of long-term exposure to ambient PM 2.5 and constituents on mortality in rural East China. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 280:130740. [PMID: 34162086 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Few cohort studies explored the associations of long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5) and its chemical constituents with mortality risk in rural China. We conducted a 12-year prospective study of 28,793 adults in rural Deqing, China from 2006 to 2018. Annual mean PM2.5 and its constituents, including black carbon (BC), organic carbon (OC), ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3-), sulfate (SO42-), and soil dust were measured at participants' addresses at enrollment from a satellite-based exposure predicting model. Cox proportional hazard model was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) of long-term exposure to PM2.5 for mortality. A total of 1960 deaths were identified during the follow-up. We found PM2.5, BC, OC, NH4+, NO3-, and SO42- were significantly associated with an increased risk of non-accidental mortality. The HR for non-accidental mortality was 1.17 (95%CI: 1.07, 1.28) for each 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5. As for constituents, the strongest association was found for BC (HR = 1.21, 95%CI: 1.11, 1.33), followed by NO3-, NH4+, SO42-, and OC (HR = 1.14-1.17 per interquartile range). A non-linear relationship was found between PM2.5 and non-accidental mortality. Similar associations were found for cardio-cerebrovascular and cancer mortality. Associations were stronger among men and ever smokers. Conclusively, we found long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and its chemical constituents (especially BC and NO3-) increased mortality risk. Our results suggested the importance of adopting effective targeted emission control to improve air quality for health protection in rural East China.
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- Yun Chen
- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 5Z3, Canada
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- Deqing County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Deqing, 313299, China
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- Deqing County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Deqing, 313299, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, B3H 4R2, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, B3H 4R2, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Li B, Yang J, Dong H, Li M, Cai D, Yang Z, Zhang C, Wang H, Hu J, Bergmann S, Lin G, Wang B. PM 2.5 constituents and mortality from a spectrum of causes in Guangzhou, China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 222:112498. [PMID: 34265527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As the major constituents of PM2.5, carbonaceous constituents and inorganic ions have attracted emerging attentions on their health risks, particularly on cardiorespiratory diseases. However, evidences on the risks of PM2.5 constituents on other diseases (eg. nervous disease, genitourinary disease, neoplasms and endocrine disease) remain scarce. In our study, we firstly calculated residuals of PM2.5 constituents regressed on PM2.5 to remove the confounding effect of PM2.5. Then, generalized additive model (GAM) was used to assess impacts of residuals of PM2.5 constituents on mortality from 36 diseases (10 broad categories and 26 subcategories) during 2011-2015 in Guangzhou, China. Results of constituent-residual models showed that only EC, OC and NO3- were significantly associated with all-cause mortality, with per IQR change in corresponding constituent residuals related to percentage changes of 1.69% (95% CI: 0.42, 2.97), 1.94% (95% CI: 0.37, 3.54) and 2.59% (95% CI: 1.02, 4.18) at lag 03 days. All these pollutants were significantly associated with elevated mortality risk of cardiovascular disease, but only EC was significantly associated with respiratory mortality, and NO3- with endocrine disease and neoplasm. For more specific causes, the highest effect estimates of EC and NO3-were both observed on mortality from other form of heart disease, and OC on intentional self-harm, with estimates of 11.45% (95% CI: 2.74, 20.91), 12.59% (95% CI: 1.41, 25.02) and 18.01% (95% CI: 2.14, 36.36), respectively. Our findings highlighted that stricter emission control measures are still warranted to reduce air pollution level and protect the public health.
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- Bixia Li
- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; JNU-QUT Joint Laboratory for Air Quality Science and Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China.
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Cancer Prevention, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Biostatistics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; JNU-QUT Joint Laboratory for Air Quality Science and Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; JNU-QUT Joint Laboratory for Air Quality Science and Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Cleaning Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, 219 Ningliu Road, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, Guangdong, China.
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- Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; JNU-QUT Joint Laboratory for Air Quality Science and Management, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, China.
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Michikawa T, Morokuma S, Takeda Y, Yamazaki S, Nakahara K, Takami A, Yoshino A, Sugata S, Saito S, Hoshi J, Kato K, Nitta H, Nishiwaki Y. Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter over the first trimester and umbilical cord insertion abnormalities. Int J Epidemiol 2021; 51:191-201. [PMID: 34524459 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyab192] [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: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our hypothesis was that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is related to abnormal cord insertion, which is categorized as a form of placental implantation abnormality. We investigated the association between exposure to total PM2.5 and its chemical components over the first trimester and abnormal cord insertion, which contributes to the occurrence of adverse birth outcomes. METHODS From the Japan Perinatal Registry Network database, we used data on 83 708 women who delivered singleton births at 39 cooperating hospitals in 23 Tokyo wards (2013-2015). We collected PM2.5 on a filter and measured daily concentrations of carbon and ion components. Then, we calculated the average concentrations over the first trimester (0-13 weeks of gestation) for each woman. A multilevel logistic-regression model with the hospital as a random effect was used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) of abnormal cord insertion. RESULTS Among the 83 708 women (mean age at delivery = 33.7 years), the frequency of abnormal cord insertion was 4.5%, the median concentration [interquartile range (IQR)] of total PM2.5 was 16.1 (3.61) μg/m3 and the OR per IQR for total PM2.5 was 1.14 (95% confidence interval = 1.06-1.23). In the total PM2.5-adjusted models, total carbon, organic carbon, nitrate, ammonium and chloride were positively associated with abnormal insertion. Organic carbon was consistently, and nitrate tended to be, associated with specific types of abnormal insertion (marginal or velamentous cord insertion). CONCLUSIONS Exposure to total PM2.5 and some of its components over the first trimester increased the likelihood of abnormal cord insertion.
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- Takehiro Michikawa
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Regional Environment Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Regional Environment Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Regional Environment Conservation Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection, Tokyo, Japan
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- Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
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Shi J, Zhao Y, Xue L, Li G, Wu S, Guo X, Wang B, Huang J. Urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons after short-term fine particulate matter exposure: A randomized crossover trial of air filtration. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 285:117258. [PMID: 33964555 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Research on the relationship between short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is sparse in the nonoccupationally exposed populations. A quasi-experimental observation of haze events nested within a randomized crossover trial of alternative 1-week real or sham indoor air filtration was conducted to evaluate the associations of urinary monohydroxy-PAHs (OH-PAHs) with short-term exposure to PM2.5 and PM2.5-bound PAHs. The study was conducted among 57 healthy college students in Beijing, China. PM2.5-bound PAHs and urinary OH-PAHs were quantified using gas chromatography coupled with a triple-quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer. Linear mixed-effect models were applied to evaluate the association of urinary OH-PAHs with time-weighted personal PM2.5 and PM2.5-bound PAHs, controlling for potentially confounding variables. The results demonstrated that air filtration could markedly reduce external exposure to PM2.5 and PM2.5-bound parent, nitrated, and oxygenated PAHs. In the intervention trial, the urinary concentrations of 2-hydroxyfluorene (2-OH-FLU) and 9-hydroxyphenanthrene (9-OH-PHE) were elevated significantly by 16.5% (95% CI, 2.1%, 33.1%) and 37.9% (95% CI, 8.4%, 75.4%), respectively, in association with a doubling increase in personal PM2.5 exposure. Urinary 9-OH-PHE was also significantly positively associated with the increase in the sum of PM2.5-bound parent PAHs. Furthermore, the levels of urinary OH-PAHs such as 2-OH-FLU and 9-OH-PHE in the haze events were elevated by 31.1% (95% CI, 8.7%, 53.4%) and 73.5% (95% CI, 16.0%, 131.0%), respectively, in association with a doubling increase in personal PM2.5 exposure. The findings indicated that urinary 2-OH-FLU and 9-OH-PHE could serve as potential internal exposure biomarkers for assessing short-term PM2.5 exposure in nonoccupational populations.
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- Jiazhang Shi
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, PR China.
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Nitter TB, Hilt B, Svendsen KVH, Buhagen M, Jørgensen RB. Association between exposure to different stone aggregates from asphalt and blood coagulability: A human exposure chamber study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 778:146309. [PMID: 33714824 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A large fraction of particulate matter (PM), especially PM10, concentrations are due to non-exhaust emissions, such as road abrasion and wear on tires and brake pads. Concentrating on road abrasion, we aimed to investigate blood coagulability in healthy adults after exposure to two types of stone materials commonly used in asphalt on Norwegian roads. This study followed a randomized, double-blind, cross-over study design. Using an exposure chamber, 24 healthy young volunteers were exposed to aggregates of two different types of rocks and placebo dust: quartz diorite, rhomb porphyry, and lactose (placebo dust). Each exposure session lasted for 4 hours (h), and blood samples were collected before exposure (baseline), 4 h post-exposure, and 24 h post-exposure to analyse potential changes in the von Willebrand factor (vWF) as well as of fibrinogen, d-dimer, leukocytes, and thrombocytes. The dust concentration in the exposure chamber was measured with real-time instruments and gravimetric samples of total dust, respirable dust, PM10, PM2.5, and ultrafine particles (UFP). The results were analysed using a linear mixed-effect model. Leukocyte blood counts increased post-exposure for all exposure materials; however, none of the increases were statistically significant. The concentration of fibrinogen increased after exposure to quartz diorite, while it decreased after exposures to rhomb porphyry and lactose. Type of material was a statistically significant explanatory variable for the concentration of fibrinogen, with the most significant increase occurring 24 h post-exposure to quartz diorite. After exposure to the three materials, vWF decreased. For the thrombocytes, an increase in blood count was observed 24 h post-exposure to quartz diorite and rhomb porphyry, with a modest (p = 0.09) positive association for quartz diorite. Although the results are limited, we conclude that the different effects observed post-exposure to quartz diorite support considering potential health effects when choosing materials in the production of asphalt.
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- Therese Bergh Nitter
- Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norway
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- Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway; Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norway
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- Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
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Aryal A, Harmon AC, Dugas TR. Particulate matter air pollutants and cardiovascular disease: Strategies for intervention. Pharmacol Ther 2021; 223:107890. [PMID: 33992684 PMCID: PMC8216045 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.107890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Air pollution is consistently linked with elevations in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-related mortality. Particulate matter (PM) is a critical factor in air pollution-associated CVD. PM forms in the air during the combustion of fuels as solid particles and liquid droplets and the sources of airborne PM range from dust and dirt to soot and smoke. The health impacts of PM inhalation are well documented. In the US, where CVD is already the leading cause of death, it is estimated that PM2.5 (PM < 2.5 μm in size) is responsible for nearly 200,000 premature deaths annually. Despite the public health data, definitive mechanisms underlying PM-associated CVD are elusive. However, evidence to-date implicates mechanisms involving oxidative stress, inflammation, metabolic dysfunction and dyslipidemia, contributing to vascular dysfunction and atherosclerosis, along with autonomic dysfunction and hypertension. For the benefit of susceptible individuals and individuals who live in areas where PM levels exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standard, interventional strategies for mitigating PM-associated CVD are necessary. This review will highlight current state of knowledge with respect to mechanisms for PM-dependent CVD. Based upon these mechanisms, strategies for intervention will be outlined. Citing data from animal models and human subjects, these highlighted strategies include: 1) antioxidants, such as vitamins E and C, carnosine, sulforaphane and resveratrol, to reduce oxidative stress and systemic inflammation; 2) omega-3 fatty acids, to inhibit inflammation and autonomic dysfunction; 3) statins, to decrease cholesterol accumulation and inflammation; 4) melatonin, to regulate the immune-pineal axis and 5) metformin, to address PM-associated metabolic dysfunction. Each of these will be discussed with respect to its potential role in limiting PM-associated CVD.
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- Ankit Aryal
- Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States of America
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- Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States of America
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- Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Skip Bertman Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States of America.
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Hehua Z, Qing C, Yuhong Z. Association between ambient particulate matter exposure and platelet counts in adults: a retrospective cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:31268-31275. [PMID: 33599925 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12865-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Associations between ambient particulate matter exposure and platelet counts are inconsistent in previous studies, and study on the effect of long-term exposure especially in Asian populations is limited. We explored the associations between long-term PM2.5 (particulate matter < 2.5 μm) exposure and platelet counts using a prospective cohort study in Northeast China. We used a logistic regression model to analyze the effects of different PM2.5 increments and platelet count elevation. Mixed linear models were used to analyze the association between PM2.5 concentration and platelet counts. Interaction and sub-group analyses were also conducted. Results showed that every 1 μg/m3 increment of PM2.5 exposure was associated with 0.29% (95%CI: 0.25-0.32%) increase in platelet counts and 10% (95%CI: 8-12%) higher risk of platelet elevation. Effects of long-term PM2.5 exposure on platelet elevation were stronger in male participants, of Han ethnicity, and without diabetes. Long-term PM2.5 exposure would increase platelet counts in adults in Northeast area of China, which might add more evidence to the potential biological mechanisms responsible for the effect of air pollution exposure on cardiovascular disease.
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- Zhang Hehua
- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Huaxiang Road No. 39, Tiexi District, Shenyang, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Huaxiang Road No. 39, Tiexi District, Shenyang, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Shenjing Hospital of China Medical University, Sanhao Street, No. 36, Heping District, Shenyang, China.
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Du J, Shao B, Gao Y, Wei Z, Zhang Y, Li H, Wang J, Shi Y, Su J, Liu Q, Liu Y, Wang P, Xie C, Wang C, Guo X, Li G. Associations of long-term exposure to air pollution with blood pressure and homocysteine among adults in Beijing, China: A cross-sectional study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 197:111202. [PMID: 33894236 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Studies on the hypertensive effect of long-term exposure to air pollution are mixed, and sparse evidence exists regarding its effects on homocysteine (Hcy), another crucial risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS We collected data from 23,256 participants aged 18-74 years at baseline (years 2017-2018) from a community-based cohort in China. A linear combination of concentrations from monitoring stations at the participants' home and work addresses, weighted by the time, was used to estimate two-year exposures to particulate matter with fine particles≤2.5 μm (PM2.5), aerodynamic diameter≤10 μm (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). Generalized linear regressions and logistic regressions were conducted to examine the associations between air pollution and systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), Hcy, hypertension and co-occurrence of hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy). RESULTS The results showed that each interquartile range (IQR) increase in PM2.5 (16.1 μg/m3), PM10 (19.3 μg/m3) and SO2 (3.9 μg/m3) was significantly associated with SBP (changes: 0.64-1.86 mmHg), DBP (changes: 0.35-0.70 mmHg) and Hcy (changes: 0.77-1.04 μmol/L) in the fully adjusted model. These air pollutants were also statistically associated with the prevalence of co-occurrence of hypertension and HHcy (ORs: 1.22-1.32), which were stronger than associations with the prevalence of hypertension (ORs: 1.09-1.19). The hypertensive effects of exposure to PM2.5, PM10 and SO2 were more pronounced among elder participants, obese participants, those with established CVD or a high 10-year CVD risk and those with a family history of hypertension. However, interaction analyses of Hcy showed different patterns. Additionally, moderate level of physical activity and active travel mode benefited individuals in resisting the health impacts of air pollution on both blood pressure (BP) and Hcy. CONCLUSIONS Our study supports a positive relationship between air pollution and BP and Hcy among adults in Beijing, and close attention to vulnerable populations and healthy lifestyles could effectively benefit further cardiovascular health.
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- Jing Du
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China; Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Zhendui Industry Artificial Intelligence Co. Ltd, Beijing, 518101, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, 100013, China.
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Feng D, Cao K, He ZZ, Knibbs LD, Jalaludin B, Leskinen A, Roponen M, Komppula M, Jalava P, Guo PY, Xu SL, Yang BY, Hu L, Zeng XW, Chen G, Yu HY, Lin L, Dong G. Short-Term Effects of Particle Sizes and Constituents on Blood Biomarkers among Healthy Young Adults in Guangzhou, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:5636-5647. [PMID: 33822602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Evidence of the effects of various particle sizes and constituents on blood biomarkers is limited. We performed a panel study with five repeated measurements in 88 healthy college students in Guangzhou, China between December 2017 and January 2018. Mass concentrations of particles with aerodynamic diameters ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5), PM1, and PM0.5 and number concentrations of particles with aerodynamic diameters ≤ 200 nm (PN0.2) and PN0.1 were measured. We used linear mixed-effect models to explore the associations of size-fractionated particulate matter and PM2.5 constituents with five blood biomarkers 0-5 days prior to blood collection. We found that an interquartile range (45.9 μg/m3) increase in PM2.5 concentration was significantly associated with increments of 16.6, 3.4, 12.3, and 8.8% in C-reactive protein (CRP), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), and endothelin-1(ET-1) at a 5-day lag, respectively. Similar estimates were observed for PM1, PM0.5, PN0.2, and PN0.1. For PM2.5 constituents, consistent positive associations were observed between F- and sVCAM-1 and CRP and between NH4+ and MCP-1, and negative associations were found between Na+ and MCP-1 and ET-1, between Cl- and MCP-1, and between Mg2+ and sVCAM-1. Our results suggested that both particle size and constituent exposure are significantly associated with circulating biomarkers among healthy Chinese adults. Particularly, PN0.1 at a 5-day lag and F- and NH4+ are the most associated with these blood biomarkers.
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- Dan Feng
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia
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- Centre for Air Quality and Health Research and Evaluation, Glebe, NSW 2037, Australia
- Ingham Institute for Applied Medial Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2170, Australia
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio 70211, Finland
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio FI 70211, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio FI 70211, Finland
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Orach J, Rider CF, Carlsten C. Concentration-dependent health effects of air pollution in controlled human exposures. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 150:106424. [PMID: 33596522 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Air pollution is a leading contributor to premature mortality worldwide and is often represented by particulate matter (PM), a key contributor to its harmful health effects. Concentration-response relationships are useful for quantifying the effects of air pollution in relevant populations and in considering potential effect thresholds. Controlled human exposures can provide data on acute effects and concentration-response relationships that complement epidemiological studies. OBJECTIVES We examined PM concentration-responses after controlled human air pollution exposures to examine exposure-response markers, assess effect modifiers, and identify potential effect thresholds. METHODS We reviewed primary research from published controlled human exposure studies where responses were reported at multiple target PM concentrations or summarized per unit change in PM to identify concentration-dependent effects. RESULTS Of the 191 publications identified through PubMed and supplementary searches, 31 were eligible. Eligible studies collectively represented four pollutant models: concentrated ambient particles, engineered carbon nanoparticles, diesel exhaust, and woodsmoke. We identified concentration-dependent effects on oxidative stress markers, inflammation, and cardiovascular function that overlapped across different pollutants. Metabolic syndrome and glutathione s-transferase mu 1 genotype were identified as potential effect modifiers. DISCUSSION Improved understanding of concentration-response relationships is integral to biomonitoring and mitigation of health effects through impact assessment and policy. Although we identified potential concentration-response markers, thresholds, and modifiers, our conclusions on these relationships were limited by a dearth of eligible publications, considerable variability in methodology, and inconsistent reporting standards between studies. More research is required to validate these observations. We recommend that future studies harmonize estimate reporting to facilitate the identification of robust response markers across research and applied settings.
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- Juma Orach
- Air Pollution Exposure Laboratory, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Air Pollution Exposure Laboratory, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Air Pollution Exposure Laboratory, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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He ZZ, Guo PY, Xu SL, Zhou Y, Jalaludin B, Leskinen A, Knibbs LD, Heinrich J, Morawska L, Yim SHL, Bui D, Komppula M, Roponen M, Hu L, Chen G, Zeng XW, Yu Y, Yang BY, Dong G. Associations of Particulate Matter Sizes and Chemical Constituents with Blood Lipids: A Panel Study in Guangzhou, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:5065-5075. [PMID: 33764049 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Existing evidence is scarce concerning the various effects of different PM sizes and chemical constituents on blood lipids. A panel study that involved 88 healthy college students with five repeated measurements (440 blood samples in total) was performed. We measured mass concentrations of particulate matter with diameters ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5), ≤1.0 μm (PM1.0), and ≤0.5 μm (PM0.5) as well as number concentrations of particulate matter with diameters ≤ 0.2 μm (PN0.2) and ≤0.1 μm (PN0.1). We applied linear mixed-effect models to assess the associations between short-term exposure to different PM size fractions and PM2.5 constituents and seven lipid metrics. We found significant associations of greater concentrations of PM in different size fractions within 5 days before blood collection with lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and apolipoprotein A (ApoA1) levels, higher apolipoprotein B (ApoB) levels, and lower ApoA1/ApoB ratios. Among the PM2.5 constituents, we observed that higher concentrations of tin and lead were significantly associated with decreased HDL-C levels, and higher concentrations of nickel were associated with higher HDL-C levels. Our results suggest that short-term exposure to PM in different sizes was deleteriously associated with blood lipids. Some constituents, especially metals, might be the major contributors to the detrimental effects.
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- Zhi-Zhou He
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- Centre for Air Quality and Health Research and Evaluation, Glebe, NSW 2037, Australia
- Population Health, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
- Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio 70211, Finland
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
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- Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich 80336, Germany
- Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich, German Center for Lung Research, Munich 80336, Germany
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- International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), GP.O. Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- Department of Geography and Resource Management, Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
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- Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population & Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FI 70211, Finland
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Guangzhou 510655, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Health Risk Assessment, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Guangzhou 510655, China
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Liang Y, Hu L, Li J, Liu F, Jones KC, Li D, Liu J, Chen D, You J, Yu Z, Zhang G, Dong G, Ma H. Short-term personal PM 2.5 exposure and change in DNA methylation of imprinted genes: Panel study of healthy young adults in Guangzhou city, China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 275:116601. [PMID: 33549891 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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DNA methylation (DNAm) plays a significant role in deleterious health effects inflicted by fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on the human body. Recent studies have reported that DNAm of imprinted control regions (ICRs) in imprinted genes may be a sensitive biomarker of environmental exposure. Less is known about specific biomarkers of imprinted genes after PM2.5 exposure. The relationship between PM2.5 and its chemical constituents and DNAm of ICRs in imprinted genes after short-term exposure was investigated to determine specific human biomarkers of its adverse health effects. A panel study was carried out in healthy young people in Guangzhou, China. Mixed-effects models were used to evaluate the influence of PM2.5 and its constituent exposure on DNAm while controlling for potential confounders. There was no significant correlation between DNAm and personal PM2.5 exposure mass. DNAm changes in eight ICRs (L3MBTL1, NNAT, PEG10, GNAS Ex1A, MCTS2, SNURF/SNRPN, IGF2R, and RB1) and a non-imprinted gene (CYP1B1) were significantly associated with PM2.5 constituents. Compared to non-imprinted genes, imprinted gene methylation was more susceptible to interference with PM2.5 constituent exposure. Among those genes, L3MBTL1 was the most sensitive to personal PM2.5 constituent exposure. Moreover, transition metals derived from traffic sources (Cd, Fe, Mn, and Ni) significantly influenced DNAm of the imprinted genes, suggesting the importance of more targeted measures to reduce toxic constituents. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that imprinted genes (RB1) may be correlated with pathways and diseases (non-small cell lung cancer, glioma, and bladder cancer). The present study suggests that screening the imprinted gene for DNAm can be used as a sensitive biomarker of PM2.5 exposure. The results will provide data for prevention of PM2.5 exposure and a novel perspective on potential mechanisms on an epigenetic level.
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- Yaohui Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Guangdong Environmental Monitoring Center, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Regional Air Quality Monitoring, Guangdong Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Secondary Pollution, Guangzhou, 510308, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
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Zhao H, Wu W, Zhang X, Zhu Q, Tang J, He H, Chen G, Qin J. Associations between molybdenum exposure and ultrasound measures of fetal growth parameters: A pilot study. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 269:128709. [PMID: 33153843 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Previous studies have suggested the association of molybdenum (Mo) exposure with some adverse outcomes. However, limited epidemiological studies have been performed to explore the association between maternal Mo exposure level and fetal growth. This study recruited 220 pregnant women during their second trimester. The mother's urinary Mo concentration was measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The fetal biometric parameters, including head circumference (HC), biparietal diameter (BPD), femur diaphysis length (FL), and abdominal circumference (AC) were assessed by prenatal ultrasound. Estimated fetal weight (EFW) was evaluated using the formula of Hadlock. Multivariable linear regression models were applied to estimate the relationships between Mo level and fetal biometric parameters, and potential confounders were adjusted. A one-unit increment in natural-logarithm transformed urinary Mo level was significantly associated with reductions in fetal AC of -0.34 cm (95%CI: -0.63, -0.04), and was negatively related to EFW (β = -18.2, 95%CI: -40.5, 4.2). Furthermore, when participants were stratified by copper (Cu) level, the results showed that the magnitude of negative association between Mo and AC (β = -0.55, 95%CI: -1.13, 0.04) was greater in pregnant women with Cu level below median value, comparing with those with Cu level above median value (β = -0.08, 95%CI: -0.57, 0.42), and a similar pattern was found for EFW, although the interaction between Mo and Cu was not significant. Our data suggested an inverse association of maternal urinary Mo level with fetal AC and EFW during the second trimester of pregnancy. These associations might be stronger in pregnant women with relatively lower Cu levels.
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- Hao Zhao
- Department of Public Health, And Department of Reproductive Endocrinology of Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Jiashan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiaxing, China
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- Department of Public Health, And Department of Reproductive Endocrinology of Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Public Health, And Department of Reproductive Endocrinology of Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Bioelectromagnetics Laboratory, Institute of Environmental Health, Zhejiang University School of Public Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics (Ministry of Education), Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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Du X, Zhang Y, Liu C, Fang J, Zhao F, Chen C, Du P, Wang Q, Wang J, Shi W, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Bachwenkizi J, Chen R, Li T, Kan H, Shi X. Fine particulate matter constituents and sub-clinical outcomes of cardiovascular diseases: A multi-center study in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 759:143555. [PMID: 33189387 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Limited evidence is available on the associations of long-term exposure to various fine particulate matter (PM2.5) constituents with sub-clinical outcomes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China. OBJECTIVES We aimed to explore the associations of PM2.5 and its constituents with blood pressure (BP), fasting glucose, and cardiac electrophysiological (ECG) properties based on a national survey of 5852 Chinese adults, who participated in the Sub-Clinical Outcome of Polluted Air study, from July 2017 to March 2019. METHODS Annual residential exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents of each subject was predicted by a satellite-based mode. We assessed the associations between five main constituents [organic matter (OM), black carbon (BC), sulfate (SO42-), nitrate (NO3-), ammonium (NH4+)] of PM2.5 and systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP), fasting glucose, and ECG measurements (PR, QRS, QT, and QTc interval) using multivariable linear regression models. RESULTS Long-term PM2.5 exposure was significantly associated with increased levels of fasting glucose, DBP, and ECG measurements. An IQR increase in OM (8.2 μg/m3) showed considerably stronger associations with an elevated fasting glucose of 0.39 mmol/L (95%CI confidence interval: 0.28, 0.49) compared with other PM2.5 constituents. Meanwhile, an IQR increase in NO3-, NH4+ and OM had stronger associations with DBP and ECG parameters compared with BC and SO42-. CONCLUSIONS This nationwide multi-center study in China indicated that some constituents (i.e., OM, NO3-, and NH4+) might be mainly responsible for the association of PM2.5 with sub-clinical outcomes of CVD including BP, fasting glucose, and ECG measurements.
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- Xihao Du
- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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- Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, B3H 4R2 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China.
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education, NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Center for Children's Health, Shanghai, China.
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- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
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Altuwayjiri A, Taghvaee S, Mousavi A, Sowlat MH, Hassanvand MS, Kashani H, Faridi S, Yunesian M, Naddafi K, Sioutas C. Association of systemic inflammation and coagulation biomarkers with source-specific PM 2.5 mass concentrations among young and elderly subjects in central Tehran. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (1995) 2021; 71:191-208. [PMID: 32758070 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2020.1806140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In this study, we investigated the association between short-term exposure to different sources of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and biomarkers of coagulation and inflammation in two different panels of elderly and healthy young individuals in central Tehran. Five biomarkers, including white blood cells (WBC), high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), tumor necrosis factor-soluble receptor-II (sTNF-RII), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and von Willebrand factor (vWF) were analyzed in the blood samples drawn every 8 weeks from the subjects between May 2012 and May 2013. The studied populations consisted of 44 elderly individuals at a retirement home as well as 40 young adults residing at a school dormitory. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF)-resolved source-specific PM2.5 mass concentrations and biomarker levels were used as the input to the linear mixed-effects regression model to evaluate the impact of exposure to previously identified PM sources at retirement home and school dormitory in two time lag configurations: lag 1-3 (1-3 days before the blood sampling), and lag 4-6 (4-6 days before the blood sampling). Our analysis of the elderly revealed positive associations of all biomarkers (except hsCRP) with particles of secondary origin in both time lags, further corroborating the toxicity of secondary aerosols formed by photochemical processing in central Tehran. Moreover, industrial emissions, and road dust particles were positively associated with WBC, sTNF-RII, and IL-6 among seniors, while vehicular emissions exhibited positive associations with all biomarkers in either first- or second-time lag. In contrast, most of the PM2.5 sources showed insignificant associations with biomarkers of inflammation in the panel of healthy young subjects. Therefore, findings from this study indicated that various PM2.5 sources increase the levels of inflammation and coagulation biomarkers, although the strength and significance of these associations vary depending on the type of PM sources, demographic characteristics, and differ across the different time lags. Implications: Tehran, the capital of Iran with a population of more than 9 million people, has been facing serious air pollution challenges as a result of extensive vehicular, and industrial activities in the previous years. Among various air pollutants in Tehran, fine particulate matters (PM2.5, particles with aerodynamic diameters < 2.5 µm) are known as one of the most important critical pollutants, causing several adverse health impacts including lung cancer, respiratory, cardiovascular, and cardiopulmonary diseases. Therefore, a number of studies in the area have tried to investigate the adverse health impacts of exposure to PM2.5. However, no studies have ever been conducted in Tehran to examine the association between specific PM2.5 sources and biomarkers of coagulation and systemic inflammation as indicators of cardiovascular disorders. Indeed, this is the first study in the area investigating the association of source-specific PM2.5 with biomarkers of inflammation including white blood cells (WBC), high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), tumor necrosis factor-soluble receptor-II (sTNF-RII), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and von Willebrand factor (vWF). Our results have important implications for policy makers in identifying the most toxic sources of PM2.5, and in turn designing schemes for mitigating adverse health impacts of air pollution in Tehran.
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- Abdulmalik Altuwayjiri
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Advanced Monitoring Technologies, Science and Technology Advancement Division, South Coast Air Quality Management District , Diamond Bar, CA, USA
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Research Methodology and Data Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Research Methodology and Data Analysis, Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Tang H, Cheng Z, Li N, Mao S, Ma R, He H, Niu Z, Chen X, Xiang H. The short- and long-term associations of particulate matter with inflammation and blood coagulation markers: A meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 267:115630. [PMID: 33254709 PMCID: PMC7687019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Inflammation and the coagulation cascade are considered to be the potential mechanisms of ambient particulate matter (PM) exposure-induced adverse cardiovascular events. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and fibrinogen are arguably the four most commonly assayed markers to reflect the relationships of PM with inflammation and blood coagulation. This review summarized and quantitatively analyzed the existing studies reporting short- and long-term associations of PM2.5(PM with an aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5 μm)/PM10 (PM with an aerodynamic diameter≤10 μm) with important inflammation and blood coagulation markers (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, fibrinogen). We reviewed relevant studies published up to July 2020, using three English databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase) and two Chinese databases (Wang-Fang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure). The OHAT tool, with some modification, was applied to evaluate risk of bias. Meta-analyses were conducted with random-effects models for calculating the pooled estimate of markers. To assess the potential effect modifiers and the source of heterogeneity, we conducted subgroup analyses and meta-regression analyses where appropriate. The assessment and correction of publication bias were based on Begg's and Egger's test and "trim-and-fill" analysis. We identified 44 eligible studies. For short-term PM exposure, the percent change of a 10 μg/m3 PM2.5 increase on TNF-α and fibrinogen was 3.51% (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21%, 5.81%) and 0.54% (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.21%, 0.86%) respectively. We also found a significant short-term association between PM10 and fibrinogen (percent change = 0.17%, 95% CI: 0.04%, 0.29%). Overall analysis showed that long-term associations of fibrinogen with PM2.5 and PM10 were not significant. Subgroup analysis showed that long-term associations of fibrinogen with PM2.5 and PM10 were significant only found in studies conducted in Asia. Our findings support significant short-term associations of PM with TNF-α and fibrinogen. Future epidemiological studies should address the role long-term PM exposure plays in inflammation and blood coagulation markers level change.
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- Hong Tang
- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, 122# Luoshi Road, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China; Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China.
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Liang Q, Sun M, Wang F, Ma Y, Lin L, Li T, Duan J, Sun Z. Short-term PM 2.5 exposure and circulating von Willebrand factor level: a meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 737:140180. [PMID: 32783836 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a major threat to cardiovascular health. Endothelial dysfunction is the initiating event associated with the PM2.5-induced cardiovascular disease (CVD). A sensitive marker of endothelial function-circulating von Willebrand factor (vWF), is an independent predictor of adverse clinical outcome in CVD patients. PM2.5 exposure may cause CVD, but the reports of relationship between short-term PM2.5 exposure and circulating vWF are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE To explore the influence of short-term PM2.5 exposure on circulating vWF. METHODS By using a combination of computer and manual retrieval, a systematic literature retrieval was conducted on PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase and Scopus databases up to October 2019. The heterogeneity among studies was tested by Stata 12.0, and the pooled %-change (percentage change per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5) and its 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were calculated by using random effect model. Sensitivity analysis and publication bias detection were also carried out. RESULTS 12 articles were included in this meta-analysis. Short-term PM2.5 exposure (per 10 μg/m3 increase) was associated with the increased vWF (%-change = 0.41, 95%CI: 0.11-0.71). The pooled effect estimates of subgroup with PM2.5 exposure level < 25 μg/m3 was higher (%-change = 8.26; 95%CI: 1.99-14.53) than that with PM2.5 exposure level ≥ 25 μg/m3 (%-change = 0.36; 95%CI: 0.09-0.63). CONCLUSION Short-term PM2.5 exposure is associated with the increased circulating vWF. It suggests that short-term PM2.5 exposure causes endothelial dysfunction.
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- Qingqing Liang
- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; School of Public Health, Baotou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014040, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, PR China.
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Lei X, Chen R, Wang C, Shi J, Zhao Z, Li W, Bachwenkizi J, Ge W, Sun L, Li S, Cai J, Kan H. Necessity of personal sampling for exposure assessment on specific constituents of PM 2.5: Results of a panel study in Shanghai, China. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 141:105786. [PMID: 32428842 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Many epidemiological studies have evaluated the health risks of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5). However, few studies have investigated the potential exposure misclassification caused by using ambient PM2.5 concentrations as proxy for individual exposure to PM2.5 in regions with high-level of air pollution. This study aimed to compare the differences between personal and ambient PM2.5 constituent concentrations, and to predict the personal exposure of sixteen PM2.5 constituents. We collected 141 72-h personal exposure filter samples from a panel of 36 healthy non-smoking college students in Shanghai, China. We then used the liner mixed effects models to predict personal constituent-specific exposure using ambient observations and several possible influencing factors including time-activity patterns, temporal variables, and meteorological conditions. The final model of each component was further evaluated by determination coefficient (R2) and root mean square error (RMSE) from leave-one-out-cross-validation (LOOCV). We observed ambient concentrations were higher than personal concentrations for all PM2.5 components except for Mn, Fe, Ca, and V. Especially, ambient NH4+, As, and NO3- concentrations were 3.65, 5.65 and 7.33-fold higher than their corresponding personal concentrations, respectively. The ambient level was the strongest predictor of their corresponding personal PM2.5 components with the highest marginal R2 (RM2: 0.081 ~ 0.901), meteorological conditions (RM2: 0.000 ~ 0.357), time-activity pattern (RM2: 0.000 ~ 0.083) and temporal indicators (RM2: 0.031 ~ 0.562) were also important predictors. Our final models predicted at least 50% of the variance of all personal PM2.5 constituents and even over 90% for K, Pb, and SO42-. LOOCV analysis showed that R2 and RMSE ranged from 0.251 to 0.907 and 0.000 to 0.092 μg/m3, respectively. Our results showed that ambient concentration of most PM2.5 constituents along with time-activity patterns, temporal variables, and meteorological conditions, could adequately predict personal exposure concentration. Prediction models of individual PM2.5 constituent may help to improve the accuracy of exposure measurement in future epidemiological studies.
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- Xiaoning Lei
- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of National Population and Family Planning Commission, Shanghai Institute of Planned Research, Institute of Reproduction and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., NY 10591, USA
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- School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Meteorology and Health, Shanghai 200030, China.
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of National Population and Family Planning Commission, Shanghai Institute of Planned Research, Institute of Reproduction and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Yang BY, Shi TX, Luo YN, Liu XX, Zhao T, Bloom MS, Jiang HZ, Heinrich J, Fan SJ, Dong GH. Ambient air pollution and homocysteine: Current epidemiological evidence and a call for further research. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 187:109679. [PMID: 32454311 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Elevated blood homocysteine (Hcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. A growing number of studies have evaluated the link between air pollution and blood Hcy levels, but the results are inconsistent. To date, no systematic review of the published studies has been conducted yet. We aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of these studies. We systematically searched three international databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase) and four Chinese databases (Wanfang, CNKI, CBM, and VIP) for peer-reviewed epidemiological studies investigating associations between ambient air pollutants and Hcy levels published before December 2019. We screened literature, extracted data, assessed methodological quality, and evaluated the risk of bias of the included studies. Of 1157 identified articles, 10 were finally included in this systematic review. Most were cross-sectional studies and were performed in developed countries. Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and/or 10 μm (PM10) were investigated in all of the included studies. Overall, the evidence generally supports a positive association between higher PM concentrations and elevated Hcy levels. However, high heterogeneity in terms of study participants, study design, exposure duration, and particle components and sources, low methodological quality and probable high risk of bias in some studies, and limited literature number precluded us from drawing a robust conclusion. Associations between Hcy and gaseous pollutants were explored in only one or two studies, and the results were inconclusive. Additional, well-designed studies remain required to validate the association between air pollution and Hcy.
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- Bo-Yi Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, 510440, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Ziemssenstrabe 1, 80336, Munich, Germany; Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatics, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, 12144, USA
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Maoming City, Maoming, 525000, Guangdong, China
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- Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Ziemssenstrabe 1, 80336, Munich, Germany; Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany; Allergy and Lung Health Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, 510440, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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Shahrbaf MA, Akbarzadeh MA, Tabary M, Khaheshi I. Air Pollution and Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Comprehensive Review. Curr Probl Cardiol 2020; 46:100649. [PMID: 32839041 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2020.100649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Air pollution is the mixture of some chemical and environmental agents including dust, fumes, gases, particulate matters, and biological materials which can be harmful for the environment and the human body. The increasing trend of the air pollution, especially in developing countries, may exert its detrimental effects on human health. The potentially harmful effects of air pollution on the human health have been recognized and many epidemiological studies have clearly suggested the strong association between air pollution exposure and increased morbidities and mortalities. Air pollutants are classified into gaseous pollutants including carbon mono oxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone and sulfur dioxide, and particulate matters (PMs). All air pollutants have destructive effects on the health systems including cardiovascular system. Many studies have demonstrated the effect of air pollutant on the occurrence of ST elevation myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, cardiac arrythmias, and peripheral arterial disease. Recently, some studies suggested that air pollution may be associated with cardiac arrhythmias. In this study, we aimed to comprehensively review the last evidences related to the association of air pollutant and cardiac arrythmias. We found that particulate matters (PM10, PM2.5, and UFP) and gaseous air pollutants can exert undesirable effects on cardiac rhythms. Short-term and long-term exposure to the air pollutants can interact with the cardiac rhythms through oxidative stress, autonomic dysfunction, coagulation dysfunction, and inflammation. It seems that particulate matters, especially PM2.5 have stronger association with cardiac arrhythmias among all air pollutants. However, future studies are needed to confirm these results.
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Paniz C, Lucena MR, Bertinato JF, Dos Santos MNN, Gomes GW, Figueiredo MS, Sonati MDF, Blaia-D Avila VLN, Green R, Guerra-Shinohara EM. Serum folate and cytokines in heterozygous β-thalassemia. Int J Lab Hematol 2020; 42:718-726. [PMID: 32662566 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Folate deficiency is commonly reported in β-thalassemia. Individuals heterozygous for β-thalassemia may have higher folate requirements than normal individuals. OBJECTIVES To document the concentration of serum total folate and its forms in β-thalassemia heterozygote users (β-TmU) and nonusers (β-TmN) of 5 mg folic acid/d; to determine whether folic acid (FA) consumption from fortified foods allows beta-Tm patients, who do not take FA supplements, to meet their dietary folate requirements; and to investigate the association between higher serum unmetabolized folic acid (UMFA) and inflammatory cytokine concentrations. METHODS Serum total folate and forms were measured in 42 β-Tm (13 β-TmU and 29 β-TmN) and 84 healthy controls. The mononuclear leucocyte mRNA expression of relevant genes and their products and hematological profiles were determined. RESULTS β-TmU had higher serum total folate, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, UMFA, and tetrahydrofolate (THF) compared with β-TmN. The β-TmN had lower serum total folate and THF than controls. Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) was lower in β-TmU compared with both β-TmN and controls, while β-TmN had higher tHcy than controls. β-TmU had higher IL-8 than their controls while β-TmN had higher IL-6 and IL-8 than their controls. β-TmU have higher levels of serum total folate, 5- methyltetrahydrofolate, UMFA, and THF than controls. There was no association between UMFA concentrations and cytokine levels. CONCLUSIONS Mandatory flour fortification with FA in Brazil may be insufficient for β-TmN, since they have higher tHcy and lower serum total folate than controls. Furthermore, β-TmN have higher IL-6 levels than β-TmU. UMFA was not associated with inflammatory cytokine levels.
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- Clóvis Paniz
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Disciplina de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia Clínica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Disciplina de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Faculdade e Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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Zhou M, Xiao L, Yang S, Wang B, Shi T, Tan A, Wang X, Mu G, Chen W. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between urinary zinc and lung function among urban adults in China. Thorax 2020; 75:771-779. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BackgroundExposure to zinc was suggested to be associated with pulmonary damage, but whether zinc exposure affects lung function remains unclear.ObjectivesTo quantify the association between urinary zinc and lung function and explore the potential mechanisms.MethodsUrinary zinc and lung function were measured in 3917 adults from the Wuhan-Zhuhai cohort and were repeated after 3 years of follow-up. Indicators of systemic inflammation (C reactive protein), lung epithelium integrity (club cell secretory protein-16) and oxidative damage (8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine and 8-isoprostane) were measured at baseline. Linear mixed models were used to estimate the exposure–response relationship between urinary zinc and lung function. Mediation analyses were conducted to assess mediating roles of inflammation and oxidative damage in above relationships.ResultsEach 1-unit increase in log-transformed urinary zinc values was associated with a 35.72 mL decrease in forced vital capacity (FVC) and a 24.89 mL decrease in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) in the baseline analyses. In the follow-up analyses, there was a negative association between urinary zinc and FVC among participants with persistent high urinary zinc levels, with an estimated change of −93.31 mL (95% CI −178.47 to −8.14). Furthermore, urinary zinc was positively associated with restrictive ventilatory impairment. The mediation analyses suggested that C reactive protein mediated 8.62% and 8.71% of the associations of urinary zinc with FVC and FEV1, respectively.ConclusionUrinary zinc was negatively associated with lung function, and the systemic inflammation may be one of the underlying mechanisms.
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Song J, Zhu J, Tian G, Li H, Li H, An Z, Jiang J, Fan W, Wang G, Zhang Y, Wu W. Short time exposure to ambient ozone and associated cardiovascular effects: A panel study of healthy young adults. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 137:105579. [PMID: 32086080 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The evidence that exposure to ambient ozone (O3) causes acute cardiovascular effects appears inconsistent. A repeated-measure study with 61 healthy young volunteers was conducted in Xinxiang, Central China. Real-time concentrations of O3 were monitored. Cardiovascular outcomes including blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), serum levels of high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), and platelet-monocyte aggregation (PMA) were repeated measured. Linear mixed-effect models were used to analyze the association of ambient O3 with these cardiovascular outcomes. Additionally, the modifying effects of glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase theta 1 (GSTT1) polymorphisms were estimated to explore the potential mechanisms and role of the association between O3 exposure and the above cardiovascular outcomes. A 10 μg/m3 increase in O3 was associated with increases of 9.2 mmHg (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.5, 15.9), 7.2 mmHg (95% CI: 0.8, 13.6), and 21.2 bpm (95% CI: 5.8, 36.6) in diastolic BP (DBP, lag1), mean arterial BP (MABP, lag1), and HR (lag01), respectively. Meanwhile, the serum concentrations of hs-CRP, 8-OHdG, and t-PA were all increased by O3 exposure, but the PMA level was decreased. Stratification analyses showed that the estimated effects of O3 on DBP, MABP, and HR in GSTM1-sufficient subjects were significantly higher than in GSTM1-null subjects. Moreover, GSTM1-null genotype enhanced O3-induced increases, albeit insignificant, in levels of serum hs-CRP, 8-OHdG, and t-PA compared with GSTM1-sufficient genotype. Insignificant increases in hs-CRP and t-PA were also detected in GSTT1-null subjects. Taken together, our findings indicate that acute exposure to ambient O3 induces autonomic alterations, systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, and fibrinolysis in healthy young subjects. GSTM1 genotype presents the trend of modifying O3-induced cardiovascular effects.
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- Jie Song
- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China
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- Henan International Collaborative Laboratory for Health Effects and Intervention of Air Pollution, School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, China.
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Wang C, Hao L, Liu C, Chen R, Wang W, Chen Y, Yang Y, Meng X, Fu Q, Ying Z, Kan H. Associations between fine particulate matter constituents and daily cardiovascular mortality in Shanghai, China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 191:110154. [PMID: 31954217 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Limited evidence is available for the associations between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) constituents and daily cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in China. In present study, a time-series analysis was conducted to evaluate the associations of PM2.5 constituents (two carbonaceous fractions, eight water-soluble inorganic ions and fifteen elements) with daily CVD mortality in Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China, from 2014 to 2016. Results showed that the effect estimates for the associations of PM2.5 and its constituents with CVD mortality were generally strongest when using the exposures of the previous two day concentrations. The associations of organic carbon, sulfate, ammonia, potassium, copper, arsenic, and lead with daily CVD mortality were robust to the adjustment of PM2.5 total mass, their collinearity with PM2.5 total mass, and criteria gaseous air pollutants. An interquartile range increase in the previous two day concentrations of PM2.5, organic carbon, sulfate, ammonia, potassium, copper, arsenic, and lead were associated with significant increments of 2.21% (95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 0.54%, 3.88%), 2.83% (95% CIs: 1.16%, 4.50%), 1.90% (95% CIs: 0.35%, 3.45%), 2.29% (95% CIs: 0.80%, 3.77%), 0.94% (95% CIs: 0.13%, 1.75%), 1.53% (95% CIs: 0.37%, 2.69%), 2.08% (95% CIs: 0.49%, 3.68%) and 1.98% (95% CIs: 0.49%, 3.47%) in daily CVD mortality, respectively, in single-pollutant models. In conclusion, this study suggested that organic carbon, sulfate, ammonia, potassium, copper, arsenic, and lead might be mainly responsible for the associations between short-term PM2.5 exposures and increased CVD mortality in Shanghai, China.
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- Cuiping Wang
- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of the Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Pudong New Area Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fudan University Pudong Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, 200136, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of the Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of the Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of the Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Shanghai Pudong New Area Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fudan University Pudong Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, 200136, China
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- Beijing No.171 High School, Beijing, 100013, China
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of the Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center, Shanghai, 200235, China.
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- Department of Medicine Cardiology Division, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 20 Penn St. HSFII S005, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- School of Public Health, Key Lab of Public Health Safety of the Ministry of Education and NHC Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of the Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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