Negative association between serum dioxin level and oxidative DNA damage markers in municipal waste incinerator workers.

Autor: Yoshida, Jin, Kumagai, Shinji, Tabuchi, Takeo, Kosaka, Hiroshi, Akasaka, Susumu, Kasai, Hiroshi, Oda, Hajime
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Zdroj: International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health; Mar2006, Vol. 79 Issue 2, p115-122, 8p
Abstrakt: Objectives: To investigate the effect of dioxin on the formation of oxidative DNA damage and urinary mutagenicity, we measured the concentrations of serum dioxins and lymphocytic 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) in 57 male waste incinerator workers, urinary 8-OH-dG and urinary mutagenicity in 29 male waste incinerator workers. Methods: Information about the subjects was obtained from a questionnaire. Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxin (PCDD), polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF), and coplanar-polychlorinated-biphenyl (Co-PCB) in serum samples from the workers were measured with a high-resolution gas chromatograph /high-resolution mass spectrometer. Lymphocytic and urinary 8-OH-dG levels were measured with a high-performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical detector system. The urinary mutagenicity was measured with umu assay. Results: The lymphocytic 8-OH-dG level showed a negative association with the serum dioxin level (total value of TEQ-PCDD, PCDF, and Co-PCB). Urinary 8-OH-dG did not show correlation with serum dioxin level, but showed positive correlation with the smoking index. Conclusions: With respect to the subjects‘ serum dioxin level, dioxin did not increase the urinary 8-OH-dG level by oxidative DNA damage, but upregulation of the primary defenses with oxidative damage and/or DNA repair system activity might have occurred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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