| Document ID (ISN) | 110089 |
| CIS number |
09-1129 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jönsson L.S., Littorin M., Axmon A., Jönsson B.A.G., Broberg K. |
| Title |
Lung function in relation to 2-thiothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid and genetic effect modification among rubber workers in Sweden |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep 2008, Vol.50, No.9, p.1006-1012. 43 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of impaired lung function among Swedish rubber workers. Included in the study were 159 rubber exposed and 118 unexposed controls. Urinary levels of 2-thiothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (a marker of carbon disulfide and vulcanization fumes) were assessed by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Polymorphisms in glutathione-related genes were analyzed by Taqman-based allelic discrimination and conventional polymerase chain reaction. There was an association between increasing levels of 2-thiothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid and impaired lung function among exposed workers. The association was modified by glutathione S-transferase alpha 1 (GSTA1)-52 and GSTP1-114. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
rubber industry; Sweden; 2-thiothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid; respiratory impairment; genetic effects; risk factors; pulmonary function |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mass spectrometry; carbon disulfide; glutathione; glutathione transferase; case-control study; high-pressure liquid chromatography; dose-response relationship; sampling and analysis; exposure tests; determination in urine; vulcanizing agents; spirometry |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Antifertility and prenatal effects
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Heterocyclic compounds
Rubber industry
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
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