Increased occupational coal dust toxicity in blood of central heating system workers.
Summary of "Increased occupational coal dust toxicity in blood of central heating system workers."
Coal dust causes lung diseases in occupational exposure. Reactive oxygen species have been implicated in the pathogenesis of its toxicity. In this study, serum enzymes, lipid profile and other biochemical values with oxidant/antioxidant status in whole blood and serum of central heating system workers (CHSW; the persons responsible for heating the apartment with coal) were determined to reflect the cell injury. Blood samples were obtained from CHSW (n = 25) and healthy individuals (n = 25). All values were measured in whole blood and serum. ANOVA was used for the estimation of statistical data. In the group of CHSW, creatinine, ferritin, alanin aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatine phosphokinase, gamma glutamyl transferase, lactate dehydrogenase and glutathione reductase activities as well as triglyceride, very low density lipoprotein, protein carbonyl and malondialdehide were significantly higher, while transferrin, high density lipoprotein and catalase (CAT) activities were lower than the group of healthy individuals. This result is consistent with hypothesis that respirable coal dust generates lipid and protein oxidation and induces leakage of serum enzymes by cell damage. It also leads to imbalance in antioxidant defense system, lipid profile and other biochemical parameters.
Affiliation
Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Toxicology and industrial health
ISSN: 1477-0393
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20724314
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0748233710381889
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