Title | Fine particulate matter and vasoactive 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid: Insights into the mechanisms of the prohypertensive effects of particulate air pollution |
Authors | Wang,Teng Han,Yiqun Li,Haonan Fang,Yanhua Liang,Pengfei Wang,Yanwen Chen,Xi Qiu,Xinghua Gong,Jicheng Li,Weiju Zhu,Tong |
Affiliation | BIC-ESAT and SKL-ESPC, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China Environmental Research Group, MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, UK, United Kingdom National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease control and Prevention, Beijing, China GRiC, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China Peking University Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China |
Keywords | Organic carbon Blood - Air pollution - Particles (particulate matter) - Biomarkers - Trace elements - Glucose - Chlorine compounds |
Issue Date | 1-Feb-2022 |
Publisher | Science of the Total Environment |
Abstract | Background: Emerging evidence suggests that biological intermediates play an important role in initiating fine particulate matter (PM2.5)-associated prohypertensive pathways, but sensitive biomarkers for this pathway are lacking. Aim: To explore whether short-term exposure to PM2.5 is associated with the concentration of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), a potent vasoactive lipid relevant to the pathophysiology of hypertension. Methods: In this longitudinal panel study, we repeatedly (up to seven times) measured the blood concentrations of 20-HETE in 120 adults living in Beijing, China. Ambient exposure metrics included the concentrations of hourly PM2.5 mass and daily PM2.5 constituents, including three carbonaceous components, eight water-soluble ions, and 16 trace elements. Linear mixed-effects models were used to examine the associations between the change in the 20-HETE concentration and short-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 metrics after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, behavioral exposure, socioeconomic characteristics, and meteorological factors. Results: The interquartile range (IQR) increase in the 7–15-hour-lag exposure to PM2.5 (80 μg/m3) was associated significantly with a 5.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.1–10.7%) to 6.5% (95% CI, 1.7–11.6%) increase in the blood concentration of 20-HETE. The magnitude of the association differed by age, sex, prediabetic status, obesity, and hypertensive status, with a significantly greater increase in 20-HETE observed among those with fasting plasma glucose concentrations ≥ 6.1 mmol/L. In addition to the PM2.5 mass, the 20-HETE concentration was associated consistently with IQR increases in the 1-day lag exposure to organic carbon (5.7%), black carbon (9.5%), nitrate (3.9%), chloride (2.9%), copper (5.5%), zinc (4.7%), barium (4.1%), and lead (6.2%). The organic carbon estimate was robust in the two-pollutant models. Furthermore, increased 20-HETE correlated with elevated blood pressure (BP), although no mediation of 20-HETE on PM2.5-associated BP change was found. Conclusions: The 20-HETE blood concentration increased significantly in response to short-term exposure to ambient PM2.5, which may be partly responsible for the prohypertensive effects of PM2.5. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. |
URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/663659 |
ISSN | 0048-9697 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151298 |
Indexed | EI |
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