TY - JOUR
T1 - Does enhancement of oxidative stress markers mediate health effects of ambient air particles?
AU - Bertazzi, Pier Alberto
AU - Cantone, Laura
AU - Pignatelli, Pasquale
AU - Angelici, Laura
AU - Bollati, Valentina
AU - Bonzini, Matteo
AU - Carugno, Michele
AU - Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio
AU - Violi, Francesco
PY - 2014/7/1
Y1 - 2014/7/1
N2 - Evidence indicates that oxidative stress generation may contribute to health effects associated with particulate matter (PM) exposure. We investigated oxidative stress markers in 113 workers exposed to metal-rich PM and 61 nonexposed comparable volunteers. The plasma levels of soluble NOX2-derived peptide (sNOX2-dp) and two oxidative stress markers, urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha (8-iso-PGF2α), were analyzed. The plasma levels of the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol were also evaluated. The workers' average exposure to PM with an aerodynamic diameter 10) was much higher at the workplace than in the city, where the volunteers lived. Workers had significantly higher urinary 8-iso-PGF2α and 8-OHdG and plasma sNOX2-dp levels than nonexposed subjects. Alpha-tocopherol was much lower in workers compared with nonexposed subjects. In multivariable regression models adjusted for age, body mass index, and smoking, 8-iso-PGF2α increased in workers in association with PM10 and metal exposure; 8-OHdG and sNOX2-dp were associated only with iron. Alpha-tocopherol was inversely associated with each of the oxidative stress markers. Our observation leads to the hypothesis that the enhancement of oxidative stress markers associated with exposure to high metal-rich PM levels represents a possible step in the pathways leading from particle exposure to systemic (e.g., cardiovascular) effects. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 21, 46-51.
AB - Evidence indicates that oxidative stress generation may contribute to health effects associated with particulate matter (PM) exposure. We investigated oxidative stress markers in 113 workers exposed to metal-rich PM and 61 nonexposed comparable volunteers. The plasma levels of soluble NOX2-derived peptide (sNOX2-dp) and two oxidative stress markers, urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 8-iso-prostaglandinF2alpha (8-iso-PGF2α), were analyzed. The plasma levels of the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol were also evaluated. The workers' average exposure to PM with an aerodynamic diameter 10) was much higher at the workplace than in the city, where the volunteers lived. Workers had significantly higher urinary 8-iso-PGF2α and 8-OHdG and plasma sNOX2-dp levels than nonexposed subjects. Alpha-tocopherol was much lower in workers compared with nonexposed subjects. In multivariable regression models adjusted for age, body mass index, and smoking, 8-iso-PGF2α increased in workers in association with PM10 and metal exposure; 8-OHdG and sNOX2-dp were associated only with iron. Alpha-tocopherol was inversely associated with each of the oxidative stress markers. Our observation leads to the hypothesis that the enhancement of oxidative stress markers associated with exposure to high metal-rich PM levels represents a possible step in the pathways leading from particle exposure to systemic (e.g., cardiovascular) effects. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 21, 46-51.
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U2 - 10.1089/ars.2013.5694
DO - 10.1089/ars.2013.5694
M3 - Article
C2 - 24350583
AN - SCOPUS:84902149545
VL - 21
SP - 46
EP - 51
JO - Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
JF - Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
SN - 1523-0864
IS - 1
ER -