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ArticleParticle and fibre toxicology2020

Occupational exposure to carbon black nanoparticles increases inflammatory vascular disease risk: an implication of an ex vivo biosensor assay.

Jinglong Tang, Wenting Cheng, Jinling Gao, Yanting Li, Ruyong Yao, Nathaniel Rothman, Qing Lan, Matthew J Campen, Yuxin Zheng, Shuguang Leng

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Article in Particle and fibre toxicology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jinglong TangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China.
Wenting ChengDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China.
Jinling GaoDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China.
Yanting LiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China.
Ruyong YaoDepartment of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China.
Nathaniel RothmanDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Qing LanDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Matthew J CampenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 87131, USA.
Yuxin ZhengDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China. yxzheng@qdu.edu.cn.
Shuguang LengDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266021, China. sleng@salud.unm.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1248-1254
Qingdao University · CNNational Institutes of Health · USUniversity of New Mexico · US

Funding

WOMEN'S CANCERS RESEARCH PROGRAMP30CA118100 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI Yolanda Sanchez · 2005 to 2026
$57.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA118100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmong manufactured or engineered nanoparticles, carbon black (CB) has largest production worldwide and is also an occupational respiratory hazard commonly seen in rubber industry. Few studies have assessed the risk for cardiovascular disease in carbon black exposed populations. An endothelial biosensor assay was used to quantify the capacity of sera from 82 carbon black packers (CBP) and 106 non-CBPs to induce endothelial cell activation ex vivo. The mediation effect of circulatory proinflammatory factors on the association between carbon black exposure and endothelial cell activation was assessed and further validated using in vitro intervention experiments.

resultsThe average elemental carbon level inside carbon black bagging facilities was 657.0 μg/m

conclusionsInflammatory mediators in sera from CBPs may bridge carbon black exposure and endothelial cell activation response assessed ex vivo. CBPs may have elevated risk for cardiovascular diseases when comorbidity exists. Our study may serve as a benchmark for understanding health effects of engineered carbon based nanoparticles with environmental and occupational health relevance.

Indexed as

Occupational ExposureAir Pollutants, OccupationalCell Adhesion MoleculesHumansInflammationInterleukin-1betaSootTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Vascular DiseasesAir Pollutants, OccupationalCell Adhesion MoleculesIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1betaSootTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1BiosensorCarbon black nanoparticlesEndothelial cell activationMediation effect

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PMID32993720
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