Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites Are Associated with Biomarkers of Chronic Endocrine Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Adolescents: FLEHS-4 (2016–2020)

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants of public health concern. Multiple biological mechanisms have been hypothesized to contribute to PAHs-associated adverse health effects. Little is known about the impact of PAHs on endocrine stress and inflammation in adolescence. We examined 393 Flemish adolescents (14–15 years) cross-sectionally, measured urinary concentrations of hydroxylated naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene and pyrene metabolites, and calculated the sum of all measured metabolites. We determined hair cortisol concentration (HCC) as endocrine stress bio... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Veerle J. Verheyen
Sylvie Remy
Eva Govarts
Ann Colles
Laura Rodriguez Martin
Gudrun Koppen
Stefan Voorspoels
Liesbeth Bruckers
Esmée M. Bijnens
Stijn Vos
Bert Morrens
Dries Coertjens
Annelies De Decker
Carmen Franken
Elly Den Hond
Vera Nelen
Adrian Covaci
Ilse Loots
Stefaan De Henauw
Nicolas Van Larebeke
Caroline Teughels
Tim S. Nawrot
Greet Schoeters
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Toxics, Vol 9, Iss 245, p 245 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: MDPI AG
Schlagwörter: adolescents / human biomonitoring / Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS) / polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons / hair cortisol concentration / neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio / Chemical technology / TP1-1185
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27476801
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9100245

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are environmental pollutants of public health concern. Multiple biological mechanisms have been hypothesized to contribute to PAHs-associated adverse health effects. Little is known about the impact of PAHs on endocrine stress and inflammation in adolescence. We examined 393 Flemish adolescents (14–15 years) cross-sectionally, measured urinary concentrations of hydroxylated naphthalene, fluorene, phenanthrene and pyrene metabolites, and calculated the sum of all measured metabolites. We determined hair cortisol concentration (HCC) as endocrine stress biomarker, leucocyte counts and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in peripheral blood as inflammatory biomarkers, and urinary 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) concentration as oxidative stress biomarker. Exposure–response associations were analyzed by multiple regression, adjusted for a priori selected covariates. A doubling of 1-hydroxypyrene concentration was associated with a factor of 1.13 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.24) increase in HCC and a factor of 1.07 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.13) increase in 8-oxodG. Doublings of 2- and 3-hydroxyphenanthrene concentrations were associated with a factor of 1.08 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.14) and 1.06 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.12) increase in 8-oxodG, respectively. Doubling of 2-hydroxyphenanthrene and of the sum of 2- and 3-hydroxyfluorene was associated with, respectively, a factor of 1.08 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.14) and 1.06 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.13) increase in NLR. Our results indicate the glucocorticoid pathway as a potential target for PAH exposure in adolescents and suggest oxidative stress, endocrine stress, and inflammation in adolescence as underlying mechanisms and early markers for PAH-related adverse health effects.