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ArticleAnnals of work exposures and health2022

Mixture Analysis of Associations between Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Sperm Oxidative DNA Damage.

Hueiwang Anna Jeng, Sinjini Sikdar, Chih-Hong Pan, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

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Article in Annals of work exposures and health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hueiwang Anna JengSchool of Community and Environmental Health, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4608 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23509, USA.
Sinjini SikdarDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4608 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA 23509, USA.
Chih-Hong PanInstitute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor, No. 99, Lane 407, Hengke Rd., Sijhih District, New Taipei City 22143, Taiwan.
Guo-Ping Chang-ChienCenter for Environmental Toxin and Emerging Contaminant Research, Cheng Shiu University, No. 840, Chengqing Rd., Niaosong District, Kaohsiung City 833, Taiwan.
Old Dominion University · USCheng Shiu University · TWInstitute of Labor, Occupational Safety And Health, Ministry of Labor · TW

Funding

Exposure To Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Male Sperm QualityR15ES018952 · NIEHS · OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY · PI JENG, HUEIWANG ANNA COOK · 2010 to 2010
$234k
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Male Reproductive HealthR03OH009504 · OH · OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY · PI JENG, HUEIWANG ANNA COOK · 2009 to 2010
$150k
NIEHS NIH HHS R15 ES018952NIOSH CDC HHS R03 OH009504
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to determine (i) associations between levels of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mixture with 16 targeted PAH compounds in the personal breathing zone area and sperm oxidative DNA damage, (ii) associations between levels of individual PAH compounds and sperm oxidative DNA damage, (iii) oxidative stress as the mode of action for the genotoxic effects on sperm, and (iv) any dose-response relationship between exposure to the PAH mixture and/or individual PAH compounds and sperm oxidative DNA damage.

methodsSixteen targeted PAH compounds in the personal breathing zone area of 38 coke-oven workers and 24 control subjects were quantified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Sperm oxidative damage and status were evaluated by measuring levels of sperm 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanie (8-oxodGuo), seminal malondialdehyde (MDA) and seminal reactive oxygen species (ROS). Bayesian kernel machine regression with hierarchical variable selection process was employed to determine associations of the PAH mixture and the biomarkers of sperm oxidative damage. A novel grouping approach needed for the hierarchical variable selection process was developed based on PAH bay region and molecular weight.

resultsThe PAH mixture exhibited a positive trend with increased sperm 8-oxodGuo levels at their lower percentiles (25th-50th). The exposure of the PAH mixture was associated with increased MDA levels in sperm. Bay and bay-like regions of the PAH mixture were the most important group for estimating the associations between the PAH mixture and sperm oxidative stress status. Benzo[a]anthracene was the main individual PAH compound that was associated with increased MDA levels.

conclusionSperm oxidative DNA damage induced by occupational exposure to the PAH mixture had a suggestive association with increased MDA levels in coke-oven workers. Finally, the study identified that the individual PAH compound, benzo[a]anthracene, was the primary driver for the suggestive association between the PAH mixture and sperm oxidative damage.

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Occupational ExposurePolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsBayes TheoremHumansMaleOxidative StressSpermatozoaPolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons8-oxodGuoBayesian kernel machine regressionbay regionspolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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PMID34535990
PMCPMC8855696
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