Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: To investigate effects of PM on blood TL in a highly-exposed population. METHODS: We measured blood TL in 120 blood samples from truck drivers and 120 blood samples from office workers in Beijing, China. We measured personal PM(2.5) and Elemental Carbon (EC, a tracer of traffic particles) using light-weight monitors. Ambient PM(10) was obtained from local monitoring stations. We used covariate-adjusted regression models to estimate percent changes in TL per an interquartile-range increase in exposure. RESULTS: Covariate-adjusted TL was higher in drivers (mean=0.87, 95%CI: 0.74; 1.03) than in office workers (mean=0.79, 95%CI: 0.67; 0.93; p=0.001). In all participants combined, TL increased in association with personal PM(2.5) (+5.2%, 95%CI: 1.5; 9.1; p=0.007), personal EC (+4.9%, 95%CI: 1.2; 8.8; p=0.01), and ambient PM(10) (+7.7%, 95%CI: 3.7; 11.9; p<0.001) on examination days. In contrast, average ambient PM(10) over the 14 days before the examinations was significantly associated with shorter TL (-9.9%, 95%CI: -17.6; -1.5; p=0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Short-term exposure to ambient PM is associated with increased blood TL, consistent with TL roles during acute inflammatory responses. Longer exposures may shorten TL as expected after prolonged pro-oxidant exposures. The observed TL alterations may participate in the biological pathways of short- and long-term PM effects.
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Authors | Lifang Hou, Sheng Wang, Chang Dou, Xiao Zhang, Yue Yu, Yinan Zheng, Umakanth Avula, Mirjam Hoxha, Anaité Díaz, John McCracken, Francesco Barretta, Barbara Marinelli, Pier Alberto Bertazzi, Joel Schwartz, Andrea A Baccarelli |
Journal | Environment international
(Environ Int)
Vol. 48
Pg. 71-7
(Nov 01 2012)
ISSN: 1873-6750 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 22871507
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Biomarkers
- Particulate Matter
- Reactive Oxygen Species
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Topics |
- Adult
- Air Pollution
(statistics & numerical data)
- Biomarkers
(blood)
- Cardiovascular Diseases
(epidemiology, metabolism)
- China
- Female
- Humans
- Inhalation Exposure
(statistics & numerical data)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Particulate Matter
(analysis)
- Reactive Oxygen Species
(metabolism)
- Telomere
(physiology)
- Telomere Shortening
(physiology)
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