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ArticleEnvironmental and molecular mutagenesis2015

Abnormalities in the male reproductive system after exposure to diesel and biodiesel blend.

Elena R Kisin, Naveena Yanamala, Mariana T Farcas, Dmitriy W Gutkin, Michael R Shurin, Valerian E Kagan, Aleksandar D Bugarski, Anna A Shvedova

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Article in Environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Elena R KisinPathology and Physiology Research Branch, and Exposure Assessment Branch, HELD, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Naveena Yanamala
Mariana T Farcas
Dmitriy W Gutkin
Michael R Shurin
Valerian E Kagan
Aleksandar D Bugarski
Anna A Shvedova
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USWest Virginia University · US

Funding

Lung Oxidative Stress/Inflammation By Carbon NanotubesR01OH008282 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KAGAN, VALERIAN E · 2005 to 2014
$2.8M
Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NIOSH CDC HHS OH008282NIOSH CDC HHS R01 OH008282PHS HHS 2927ZKCY
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Altering the fuel source from petroleum-based ultralow sulfur diesel to biodiesel and its blends is considered by many to be a sustainable choice for controlling exposures to particulate material. As the exhaust of biodiesel/diesel blends is composed of a combination of combustion products of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fatty acid methyl esters, we hypothesize that 50% biodiesel/diesel blend (BD50) exposure could induce harmful outcomes because of its ability to trigger oxidative damage. Here, adverse effects were compared in murine male reproductive organs after pharyngeal aspiration with particles generated by engine fueled with BD50 or neat petroleum diesel (D100). When compared with D100, exposure to BD50 significantly altered sperm integrity, including concentration, motility, and morphological abnormalities, as well as increasing testosterone levels in testes during the time course postexposure. Serum level of luteinizing hormone was significantly depleted only after BD50 exposure. Moreover, we observed that exposure to BD50 significantly increased sperm DNA fragmentation and the upregulation of inflammatory cytokines in the serum and testes on Day 7 postexposure when compared with D100. Histological evaluation of testes sections from BD50 exposure indicated more noticeable interstitial edema, degenerating spermatocytes, and dystrophic seminiferous tubules with arrested spermatogenesis. Significant differences in the level of oxidative stress assessed by accumulation of lipid peroxidation products and depletion of glutathione were detected on exposure to respirable BD50 and D100. Taken together, these results indicate that exposure of mice to inhalable BD50 caused more pronounced adverse effects on male reproductive function than diesel.

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AnimalsBiofuelsDNA FragmentationGasolineHumansLipid PeroxidationMaleMiceOxidative StressPetroleumReproductionSpermatozoaTestisVehicle EmissionsBiofuelsGasolinePetroleumVehicle Emissionsbiodiesel particlesDNA fragmentationmale reproductionoxidative stresspulmonary exposuresperm quality

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PMCPMC4946425
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