Microsomal Epoxide Hydrolase, Endotoxin, and Lung Function Decline in Cotton Textile Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Christiani, David C. ; Dai H ; Hang J ; Su L ; Sun B ; Wang X ; Zhang H ; Zhou W
• Description:
  Occupational exposure to endotoxin in organic dust may induce lung function decline. Microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH) detoxifies reactive oxygen species generated by endotoxin exposure, and polymorphisms of the mEH gene are associated with altered enzyme activity. We investigated the associations between mEH polymorphisms, endotoxin exposure, and lung function decline in a 20-year prospective study of 265 workers exposed to endotoxin and 234 control subjects. mEH Tyr113His and His139Arg polymorphisms were genotyped by the 5' nuclease assay, and data were analyzed using multivariate linear regression models, adjusting for important covariates. Overall, the annual decline rate of FEV1 was 29.47 ml during the 20-year follow-up. Endotoxin exposure was associated with faster lung function decline among genotypes associated with slower enzyme activity: estimates (SE) of annual FEV1 decline rates for endotoxin exposure were -2.33 (2.07), -2.81 (1.66), and -6.73 (2.83) ml for Tyr/Tyr, Tyr/His, and His/His genotype groups, respectively, for the Tyr113His polymorphism; and -1.82 (2.58) and -4.27 (1.33) ml for Arg/Arg + His/Arg and His/His genotypes, respectively, for the His139Arg polymorphism. We conclude that mEH polymorphisms modify the association between occupational endotoxin exposure and longitudinal lung function decline. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Free Radicals Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease Free-radicals Microsomal Epoxide Hydrolase Mineral-dust Occupational Lung Disease Organic-dust Polymorphism Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders
• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  165-170
• Volume:
  171
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025945
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 Jan; 171(2):165-170
• Contact Point Address:
  David C. Christiani, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Building I-1407, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  dchristi@hsph.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19870701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
• End Date:
  20220831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1ebdf994498568a08886e81cfad9e53521d058b7440d702385e02a5dba400ad8156cad687c43dc35998c141361fb96d0941da860f09600dfb958fdd6f86e3ca0
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197104/cdc_197104_DS1.pdf
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