Effects of particulate matter gamma radiation on oxidative stress biomarkers in COPD patients.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Inhalation of particulate matter (PM) radioactivity is an important pathway of ionizing radiation exposure. We investigated the associations between short-term exposures to PM gamma radioactivity with oxidative stress in COPD patients. Urinary concentrations of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and malondialdehyde (MDA) of 81 COPD patients from Eastern Massachusetts were measured 1-4 times during 2012-2014. Daily ambient and indoor PM gamma activities (gamma-3 through gamma-9) were calculated based on EPA RadNet data and indoor-outdoor infiltration ratios. Linear mixed-effects models were used to examine the associations between biomarkers with PM gamma activities for moving averages from urine collection day to 7 days before. Our results indicate that ambient and indoor PM gamma activities were positively associated with 8-OHdG, with stronger effects for exposure windows closer to urine collection day. For per interquartile range increase in indoor PM gamma activities averaged over urine collection day and 1 day before, 8-OHdG increased from 3.41% (95% CI: -0.88, 7.88) to 8.87% (95% CI: 2.98, 15.1), adjusted for indoor black carbon. For MDA, the timing of greatest effects across the exposure week varied but was nearly all positive. These findings provide insight into the toxigenic properties associated with PM radioactivity and suggest that these exposures promote systemic oxidative stress.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Huang, S; Koutrakis, P; Grady, ST; Vieira, CLZ; Schwartz, JD; Coull, BA; Hart, JE; Laden, F; Zhang, JJ; Garshick, E
Published Date
- July 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 31 / 4
Start / End Page
- 727 - 735
PubMed ID
- 32015432
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC7396311
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1559-064X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1559-0631
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/s41370-020-0204-8
Language
- eng