Autor(en): | Afaghi, Azam Oryan, Shahrbanoo Rahzani, Kobra Abdollahi, Mohammad |
Titel: | Study on genotoxicity, oxidative stress biomarkers and clinical symptoms in workers of an asbestos-cement factory |
Sprache (ISO): | en |
Zusammenfassung: | The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the markers of oxidative stress could be altered in workers exposed to asbestos. A comparative cross-sectional research was conducted in a group of 50 subjects exposed to asbestos and another group of 50 with the same age and sex unexposed to asbestos. Malondialdehyde (MDA), total thiol molecule (TTM), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and DNA damage, were measured in the blood samples of workers and controls. Compared to the control group, the workers showed higher blood levels of DNA damage (P=0.0001) and MDA (P=0.0001). The workers showed lower TTM (P=0.02) as compared with the control group. There was no considerable difference on the level of TAC (P=0.1) between the groups. The workers indicated clinical symptoms such as breathlessness, phlegm, coughing and wheezing. There was a positive correlation between levels of 8-OHdG and MDA of asbestos workers and the smoking status suggesting the negative role of smoking. |
Schlagwörter: | asbestos plant oxidative stress DNA damage malondialdehyde total thiol molecule total antioxidant capacity |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2003/35049 http://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-17097 |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015-09-28 |
Rechte (Link): | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Enthalten in den Sammlungen: | Original Articles |
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