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ID (ISN) del documento109227
Número CIS 09-158
ISSN - Título de la serie 1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Año 2008
Número de serie
Autor(es) Nuernberg A.M., Boyce P.D., Cavallari J.M., Fang S.C., Eisen E.A., Christiani D.C.
Título Urinary 8-isoprostane and 8-OHdG concentrations in boilermakers with welding exposure
Información bibliográfica Feb. 2008, Vol.50, No.2, p.182-189. Illus. 35 ref.
Resumen To investigate the association of exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) with DNA damage and oxidative stress in boilermakers exposed to welding fumes, 41 workers were monitored over 24 hours during which baseline, post-shift, bedtime, and next morning urine samples were collected. Blood samples were also collected pre-shift and the following morning. Twenty-two unexposed workers participated as controls. Linear regression was used to model changes in u-8-isoprostane and u-8-OHdG. Acute welding fume exposure was found to be associated with a post-shift blunting of systemic inflammation, as measured by 8-isoprostane, in chronically exposed workers. The level of oxidative DNA damage as measured by 8-OHdG was less clear.
Descriptores (primarios) ADN; polvos respirables; soldadura y corte; calderería; tests de exposición; humos de soldadura
Descriptores (secundarios) valoración de la exposición; estudio del caso y testigo; dosificación en la orina; dosificación en la sangre; valoración estadística
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Metalurgia, trabajo de los metales
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Metalworking industry
Biological monitoring
Welding and cutting