TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between plasma BPDE-Alb adduct concentrations and DNA damage of peripheral blood lymphocytes among coke oven workers
AU - Wang, Hong
AU - Chen, Weihong
AU - Zheng, Hongyan
AU - Guo, Liang
AU - Liang, Huashan
AU - Yang, Xiaobo
AU - Bai, Yun
AU - Sun, Jianya
AU - Su, Yougong
AU - Chen, Yongwen
AU - Yuan, Jing
AU - Bi, Yongyi
AU - Wei, Qingyi
AU - Wu, Tangchun
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - Objectives: Coke oven emissions (COE) containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can induce both benzo[a]pyrene-r-7, t-8, t-9,c-10-tetrahydotetrol-albumin (BPDE-Alb) adducts and DNA damage. However, the relation between these biomarkers for early biological effects is not well documented in coke oven workers. Methods: In this study, the authors recruited 207 male workers exposed to COE and 102 controls not exposed to COE in the same steel plant in northern China. They measured BPDE-Alb adduct concentrations in plasma with reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography and DNA damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes with alkaline comet assay. Results: The results showed that the median concentration of BPDE-Alb adducts in the exposed group (34.36 fmol/mg albumin) was significantly higher than that in the control group (21.90 fmol/mg albumin, p = 0.012). The mean Olive tail moment (Olive TM) of DNA damage in the exposed and control groups were 1.20 and 0.63, respectively (p = 0.000). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds ratio (OR) for BPDE-Alb adduct and Olive TM associated with the exposure were 1.72 (95% Cl 1.06 to 2.81) and 1.96 (95% Cl 1.20 to 3.19), respectively. These results show significant correlations between the concentrations of BPDE-Alb adduct and Olive TM levels in exposed group (r = 0.235, p = 0.001) but not in control group (r = 0.093, p = 0.353). Conclusion: The results suggest that occupational exposure to COE may induce both BPDE-Alb adducts and DNA damage in the lymphocytes of coke oven workers and that these two markers are useful for monitoring exposure to COE in the workplace.
AB - Objectives: Coke oven emissions (COE) containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can induce both benzo[a]pyrene-r-7, t-8, t-9,c-10-tetrahydotetrol-albumin (BPDE-Alb) adducts and DNA damage. However, the relation between these biomarkers for early biological effects is not well documented in coke oven workers. Methods: In this study, the authors recruited 207 male workers exposed to COE and 102 controls not exposed to COE in the same steel plant in northern China. They measured BPDE-Alb adduct concentrations in plasma with reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography and DNA damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes with alkaline comet assay. Results: The results showed that the median concentration of BPDE-Alb adducts in the exposed group (34.36 fmol/mg albumin) was significantly higher than that in the control group (21.90 fmol/mg albumin, p = 0.012). The mean Olive tail moment (Olive TM) of DNA damage in the exposed and control groups were 1.20 and 0.63, respectively (p = 0.000). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the odds ratio (OR) for BPDE-Alb adduct and Olive TM associated with the exposure were 1.72 (95% Cl 1.06 to 2.81) and 1.96 (95% Cl 1.20 to 3.19), respectively. These results show significant correlations between the concentrations of BPDE-Alb adduct and Olive TM levels in exposed group (r = 0.235, p = 0.001) but not in control group (r = 0.093, p = 0.353). Conclusion: The results suggest that occupational exposure to COE may induce both BPDE-Alb adducts and DNA damage in the lymphocytes of coke oven workers and that these two markers are useful for monitoring exposure to COE in the workplace.
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U2 - 10.1136/oem.2006.030445
DO - 10.1136/oem.2006.030445
M3 - Article
C2 - 17449561
AN - SCOPUS:35548956504
SN - 1351-0711
VL - 64
SP - 753
EP - 758
JO - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 11
ER -