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Indoor black carbon and biomarkers of systemic inflammation and endothelial activation in COPD patients.


ABSTRACT: RATIONALE:Evidence linking traffic-related particle exposure to systemic effects in chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) patients is limited. OBJECTIVES:Assess relationships between indoor black carbon (BC), a tracer of traffic-related particles, and plasma biomarkers of systemic inflammation and endothelial activation. METHODS:BC was measured by reflectance in fine particle samples over a mean of 7.6 days in homes of 85 COPD patients up to 4 times seasonally over a year. After the completion of sampling, plasma C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and soluble vascular adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) were measured. Current smokers and homes with major sources of BC were excluded; therefore, indoor BC was primarily a measure of infiltrated outdoor BC. Mixed effects regression models with a random intercept for each participant were used to assess BC effects at different times (1-9?days before phlebotomy) and in the multi-day sample. RESULTS:Measured median BC was 0.19?µg/m3 (interquartile range, IQR=0.22?µg/m3). Adjusting for season, race, age, BMI, heart disease, diabetes, ambient temperature, relative humidity, a recent cold or similar illness, and blood draw time, there was a positive relationship between BC and CRP. The largest effect size was for BC averaged over the previous seven days (11.8% increase in CRP per IQR; 95%CI = 1.8-22.9). Effects were greatest among non-statin users and persons with diabetes. There were positive effects of BC on IL-6 only in non-statin users. There were no associations with sVCAM-1. CONCLUSIONS:These results demonstrate exposure-response relationships between indoor BC with biomarkers of systemic inflammation in COPD patients, with stronger relationships in persons not using statins and with diabetes.

SUBMITTER: Garshick E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6007002 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Indoor black carbon and biomarkers of systemic inflammation and endothelial activation in COPD patients.

Garshick Eric E   Grady Stephanie T ST   Hart Jaime E JE   Coull Brent A BA   Schwartz Joel D JD   Laden Francine F   Moy Marilyn L ML   Koutrakis Petros P  

Environmental research 20180518


<h4>Rationale</h4>Evidence linking traffic-related particle exposure to systemic effects in chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) patients is limited.<h4>Objectives</h4>Assess relationships between indoor black carbon (BC), a tracer of traffic-related particles, and plasma biomarkers of systemic inflammation and endothelial activation.<h4>Methods</h4>BC was measured by reflectance in fine particle samples over a mean of 7.6 days in homes of 85 COPD patients up to 4 times seasonally over a year  ...[more]

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