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Grazia G, Serafino R, Benedetta P, Gianfranco T, Carmina S, Anastasia S, Federica DM, Pompeo Donato DC, Francesco T, Carlo M. Cadmium and lipid balance in outdoor workers exposed to urban stressor. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2022; 90:103793. [PMID: 34971798 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between levels of blood and urinary cadmium and lipid balance in a group of outdoor workers. The study was conducted on a group of 146 individuals (average age 45,1 ± 8,5). Blood and urinary samples were collected for the detection of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, blood cadmium and urinary cadmium. We divided the group of workers into two subgroups according to the task:75 traffic policemen and 71 police drivers. Gender differences were found. The Pearson correlation coefficient showed a positive association between blood and urinary cadmium levels and total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides levels. Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly higher in the group of traffic policemen than in police drivers. In conclusion, the results suggest a statistically significant association between blood and urinary cadmium levels and lipid balance contributing to an increase of the cardiovascular risk.
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- Giammichele Grazia
- SiPro Sicurezza e Produttività nel lavoro, Via Stimigliano 5, 00199 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome " Sapienza ", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, University of Rome " Sapienza ", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome " Sapienza ", Rome, Italy
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- SiPro Sicurezza e Produttività nel lavoro, Via Stimigliano 5, 00199 Rome, Italy
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- SiPro Sicurezza e Produttività nel lavoro, Via Stimigliano 5, 00199 Rome, Italy
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- SiPro Sicurezza e Produttività nel lavoro, Via Stimigliano 5, 00199 Rome, Italy.
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- Croce Rossa Italiana (Italian Red Cross), Italy
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Assunta C, Ilaria S, Simone DS, Gianfranco T, Teodorico C, Carmina S, Anastasia S, Roberto G, Francesco T, Valeria RM. Noise and cardiovascular effects in workers of the sanitary fixtures industry. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2014; 218:163-8. [PMID: 25455423 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED The aim of the present study is to evaluate whether workers in the sanitary fixtures industry are a category at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, and in particular, whether chronic noise exposure may play a role in cardiovascular effects in exposed workers. Seventy-five employees engaged in sanitation fixtures production and a control group of sixty-four office workers, who were not exposed to agents that could damage the cardiovascular system, participated in our study. The selected workers completed a clinical-anamnestic questionnaire, and underwent a medical examination, blood pressure test, electrocardiogram (ECG), blood tests, and audiometry. Measurements of environmental noise, dust, and lead were also carried out. The exposed workers, in comparison to the control group, showed a higher frequency of hypertension, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.05, p<0.05), as well as electrocardiographic abnormalities (p<0.05). There was also a higher frequency of hypertension and electrocardiographic abnormalities among subjects with audiometric deficit compared to normoacoustic subjects (p<0.05 and p<0.05). RESULTS from our study suggest that work activity in the sanitary fixtures industry can have an influence on the cardiovascular system, and noise can be the main cause of damage for the cardiovascular system in exposed workers, as cardiovascular damage seems to be linked to hearing loss.
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- Capozzella Assunta
- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Psychiatric and Psychological Science, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- University of Rome "Sapienza", Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine (Dir: Prof. F. Tomei), Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Pinnix C, Westin J, Ahmed M, Reed V, Romaguerra J, Oki Y, Rodriguez M, Fayad L, Hagemeister F, Kwak L, Medeiros L, Francesco T, Davis R, Chuang H, Davis R, Dabaja B. The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Primary Mediastinal B Cell Lymphoma Treated with Rituximab containing Regimens. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.2673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Sancini A, Fioravanti M, Di Giorgio V, Andreozzi G, Francesco T, Gianfranco T, Ciarrocca M. Authors' response to 'Comments on Sancini et al.'. Occup Med (Lond) 2013; 63:162. [DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Manuela C, Francesco T, Tiziana C, Assunta C, Lara S, Nadia N, Giorgia A, Barbara S, Maria F, Carlotta C, Valeria DG, Pia SM, Gianfranco T, Angela S. Environmental and biological monitoring of benzene in traffic policemen, police drivers and rural outdoor male workers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 14:1542-50. [PMID: 22555192 DOI: 10.1039/c2em30120b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To evaluate exposure to benzene in urban and rural areas, an investigation into personal exposure to benzene in traffic policemen, police drivers and rural (roadmen) male outdoor workers was carried out. Personal samples and data acquired using fixed monitoring stations located in different areas of the city were used to measure personal exposure to benzene in 62 non-smoker traffic policemen, 22 police drivers and 57 roadmen. Blood benzene, urinary trans-trans muconic acid (t,t-MA) and S-phenyl-mercapturic acid (S-PMA) were measured at the end of work shift in 62 non-smoker traffic policemen, 22 police drivers and 57 roadmen and 34 smoker traffic policemen, 21 police drivers and 53 roadmen. Exposure to benzene was similar among non-smoker traffic policemen and police drivers and higher among non-smoker urban workers compared to rural workers. Blood benzene, t,t-MA and S-PMA were similar among non-smoker traffic policemen and police drivers; blood benzene and t,t-MA were significantly higher in non-smoker urban workers compared to rural workers. Significant increases in t,t-MA were found in smokers vs. non-smokers. In non-smoker urban workers airborne benzene and blood benzene, and t,t-MA and S-PMA were significantly correlated. This study gives an evaluation of the exposure to benzene in an urban area, comparing people working in the street or in cars, to people working in a rural area. Benzene is a certain carcinogen for humans. The results we showed should lead to more in-depth studies about the effects on health of these categories of workers.
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- Ciarrocca Manuela
- University of Rome Sapienza, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine, Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Sechi LA, Mura M, Tanda F, Lissia A, Solinas A, Fadda G, Zanetti S, Manuela M, Francesco T, Amelia L, Antonello S, Giovanni F, Stefania Z. Identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in biopsy specimens from patients with Crohn's disease identified by in situ hybridization. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:4514-7. [PMID: 11724871 PMCID: PMC88575 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.12.4514-4517.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown etiology. We report on the presence of cell wall-deficient Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in 35 of 48 paraffin-embedded tissue specimens from 33 patients with Crohn's disease by in situ hybridization with IS900 as a probe.
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- L A Sechi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Sezione di Microbiologia Sperimentale e Clinica, Università degli studi di Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
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