Author:
Zhang Xue,Deng Qifei,He Zhini,Li Jie,Ma Xiaoju,Zhang Zhaorui,Wu Dehua,Xing Xiumei,Peng Jing,Guo Hongyu,Huang Ming,Chen Liping,Dang Shanfeng,Zhu Yanqun,Zhang Zhengbao,Yang Boyi,Wang Hailan,Chen Wen,Xiao Yongmei
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Ubiquitously distributed benzene is a known hematotoxin. Increasing evidence has suggested that erythroid-related hematologic parameters may be sensitive to benzene exposure. Fat content, which is also closely associated with erythroid-related hematologic parameters, may affect the distribution and/or metabolism of benzene, and eventually benzene-induced toxicity.
Methods
To explore the influence of benzene exposure, fat content, and their interactions on erythroid-related hematologic parameters, we recruited 1669 petrochemical workers and measured their urinary S-phenylmercapturic acid (SPMA) concentration and erythroid-related hematological parameters. Indices for fat content included body fat percentage (BF%), plasma total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG), and occurrence of fatty liver.
Results
The dose-response curve revealed U-shaped nonlinear relationships of SPMA with hematocrit (HCT) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (P-overall < 0.001, and P-nonlinear < 0.015), as well as positive linear associations and r-shaped nonlinear relationships of continuous fat content indices with erythroid-related hematological parameters (P-overall ≤0.005). We also observed modification effects of fat content on the associations between benzene exposure and erythroid-related hematological parameters, with workers of lower or higher BF% and TG more sensitive to benzene-induced elevation of MCHC (Pinteraction = 0.021) and benzene-induced decrease of HCT (Pinteraction = 0.050), respectively. We also found that some erythroid-related hematologic parameters differed between subgroups of workers with different SPMA levels and fat content combination.
Conclusions
Our study suggested that benzene exposure, fat content, and their interactions may affect erythroid-related hematological parameters in petrochemical workers in a complex manner that are worthy of further investigation.
Funder
key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
regular National Natural Science Foundation of China
National “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” for Science & Technology
Guangdong Province Doctor Staring Program Grant
Young Teachers Training Program of Sun Yat-sen University
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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