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Trial reportPloS one2011

Asthmatics exhibit altered oxylipin profiles compared to healthy individuals after subway air exposure.

Susanna L Lundström, Bettina Levänen, Malin Nording, Anna Klepczynska-Nyström, Magnus Sköld, Jesper Z Haeggström, Johan Grunewald, Magnus Svartengren, Bruce D Hammock, Britt-Marie Larsson and 3 more

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Trial report in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Susanna L LundströmDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Physiological Chemistry II, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Bettina Levänen
Malin Nording
Anna Klepczynska-Nyström
Magnus Sköld
Jesper Z Haeggström
Johan Grunewald
Magnus Svartengren
Bruce D Hammock
Britt-Marie Larsson
Anders Eklund
Åsa M Wheelock
Craig E Wheelock
Karolinska Institutet · SECancer Research Center · USUmeå University · SE

Funding

HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES IN THE METABOLISM OF TOXINSR01ES002710 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI HAMMOCK, BRUCE D · 1985 to 2018
$4.0M
HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES IN THE METABOLISM OF TOXINSR37ES002710 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI HAMMOCK, BRUCE D · 1998 to 2007
$3.0M
Metabolomic study of ozone and nitronaphthalene toxicityR01ES013933 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI HAMMOCK, BRUCE D · 2005 to 2009
$1.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES002710NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES002710NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES013933NIEHS NIH HHS R37 ES002710NIEHS NIH HHS R37 ES02710
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAsthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM) and oxidants are important factors in causing exacerbations in asthmatics, and the source and composition of pollutants greatly affects pathological implications.

objectivesThis randomized crossover study investigated responses of the respiratory system to Stockholm subway air in asthmatics and healthy individuals. Eicosanoids and other oxylipins were quantified in the distal lung to provide a measure of shifts in lipid mediators in association with exposure to subway air relative to ambient air.

methodsSixty-four oxylipins representing the cyclooxygenase (COX), lipoxygenase (LOX) and cytochrome P450 (CYP) metabolic pathways were screened using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)-fluid. Validations through immunocytochemistry staining of BAL-cells were performed for 15-LOX-1, COX-1, COX-2 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). Multivariate statistics were employed to interrogate acquired oxylipin and immunocytochemistry data in combination with patient clinical information.

resultsAsthmatics and healthy individuals exhibited divergent oxylipin profiles following exposure to ambient and subway air. Significant changes were observed in 8 metabolites of linoleic- and α-linolenic acid synthesized via the 15-LOX pathway, and of the COX product prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)). Oxylipin levels were increased in healthy individuals following exposure to subway air, whereas asthmatics evidenced decreases or no change.

conclusionsSeveral of the altered oxylipins have known or suspected bronchoprotective or anti-inflammatory effects, suggesting a possible reduced anti-inflammatory response in asthmatics following exposure to subway air. These observations may have ramifications for sensitive subpopulations in urban areas.

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RailroadsAdolescentAdultAir PollutantsAsthmaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCase-Control StudiesCross-Over StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHumansInflammationMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOxylipinsAir PollutantsOxylipins

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PMID21897859
PMCPMC3163588
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