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: Verheyen, Veerle J.
Remy, Sylvie
Govarts, Eva
Colles, Ann
Rodriguez Martin, Laura
Koppen, Gudrun
Voorspoels, Stefan
Bruckers, Liesbeth
Bijnens, Esmée M.
Vos, Stijn
Morrens, Bert
Coertjens, Dries
De Decker, Annelies
Franken, Carmen
Den Hond, Elly
Nelen, Vera
Covaci, Adrian
Loots, Ilse
De Henauw, Stefaan
Van Larebeke, Nicolas
Teughels, Caroline
Nawrot, Tim S.
Schoeters, Greet
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Schlagwörter: Medicine and Health Sciences / Chemical Health and Safety / Health / Toxicology and Mutagenesis / Toxicology / adolescents / human biomonitoring / Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS) / polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons / hair cortisol concentration / neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio / 8-oxo-7 / 8-dihydro-2-deoxyguanosine
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27482330
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8731233

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.