ArticleHeliyon2021
Evaluation of some biological parameters of gasoline station attendants in Damascus, Syria.
Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between occupational exposure to gasoline and anemia: a retrospective cohort study in China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Increased oxidative stress in shoe industry workers with low-level exposure to a mixture of volatile organic compounds.Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2024Article
- Inflammatory and proapoptotic effects of inhaling gasoline fumes on the lung and ameliorative effects of fenugreek seeds.Scientific reports · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2025-04-01Concerns/Issues about Human Subject Welfare · Investigation by Journal/Publisher · Lack of IRB/IACUC Approval and/or Compliance ·
- Retracted
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionGasoline is a blend of organic compounds used in internal combustion engines. gasoline station attendants (GSA) are exposed to gasoline vapours, which promotes oxidative stress through the production of ROS, which can damage biological structures with the formation of new metabolites which can be used as markers of oxidant/antioxidant imbalance. This is a comparative cross-sectional study. This study aims to evaluate some biological parameters as indicators of toxicity as a result of exposure to gasoline in workers at gas stations in Damascus.
methodsBlood samples were collected from GSA (n = 30) and non-exposed (NE) (n = 30) with no history of occupational exposure, and the following markers of oxidative stress were analysed: malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), catalase activity (CAT), CBC, ALT and AST.
resultsWe have found that the levels of MDA, AOPP, CAT, RBC and Hgb in GSA were significantly higher than NE (p = 0.000, p = 0.02, p = 0.002, p = 0.018 and p = 0.015 respectively). On the other hand, there were no statistically significant (p > 0.05) in HCT, MCV, WBC, PLT, ALT and AST between the two groups. In the GSA group, there was no effect of the smoking habit and the number of years of work on biological parameters, but alcohol consumption habit had a clear effect on increasing both levels of MDA and CAT (
conclusionsthe early identification of these biomarkers can be very useful to promote programs on health protection and prevention for those populations more susceptible to the adverse effects of gasoline exposure.
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