| Autor: |
Ellingsen DG; National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway., Ulvestad B; National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway., Lund MB; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway., Skaugset NP; National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway., Sikkeland LIB; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Inhalation toxicology [Inhal Toxicol] 2022; Vol. 34 (3-4), pp. 99-105. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 14. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/08958378.2022.2048745 |
| Abstrakt: |
Objective: The objective was to assess serum concentrations of club cell protein 16 (CC-16) and the surfactant proteins A (SPs-A) and D (SP-D) in male rock drillers ( N = 123) exposed to crystalline silica and in 48 occupationally non-exposed. Methods: The arithmetic mean (AM) duration of exposure was 10.7 years. The geometric mean (GM) crystalline silica exposure was 36 µg/m 3 at the time of the study. The GM cumulative exposure was 239 µg/m 3 . Results: The concentrations of SP-D (GM 12.7 vs. 8.8 µg/L, p < 0.001) and SP-A (AM 1847 vs. 1378 ng/L, p = 0.051) were higher among rock drillers than among occupationally non-exposed. A positive significant association was observed between cumulative crystalline silica exposure and the SP-D concentrations ( β = 0.07; p < 0.05). Rock drillers with small airway obstruction with maximal mid-expiratory flow % (MMEF%) <70% ( N = 29) had higher SP-D concentrations than rock drillers with MMEF% ≥ 70% ( N = 91) (GM 17.3 vs . 11.4 µg/L, p = 0.001). Rock drillers with MMEF% ≥70% ( N = 91) had higher concentrations of SP-A (1957 vs. 1287 ng/L, p = 0.01) and SP-D (11.4 vs. 9.0 µg/L, p = 0.007) than non-exposed with MMEF% ≥70% ( N = 39). Rock drillers with airway obstruction (FEV1/FVC < 0.70, N = 11) had significantly lower CC-16 concentrations than rock drillers with FEV1/FVC ≥0.70 ( N = 109) after adjusting for relevant potential confounders ( p = 0.02). Conclusion: The results indicate that pulmonary surfactant is a target for crystalline silica toxicity. The alterations appear to be driven by pulmonary alterations in the small airways and by exposure itself. Further studies on pneumoproteins and pulmonary function in other groups of workers exposed to crystalline silica are needed. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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