Controlled exposure to diesel exhaust causes increased nitrite in exhaled breath condensate among subjects with asthma

Hussain, S; Laumbach, R; Coleman, J; Youssef, H; Kelly-Mcneil, K; Ohman-Strickland, P; Zhang, J; Kipen, H

HERO ID

1518982

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2012

Language

English

PMID

23001278

HERO ID 1518982
In Press No
Year 2012
Title Controlled exposure to diesel exhaust causes increased nitrite in exhaled breath condensate among subjects with asthma
Authors Hussain, S; Laumbach, R; Coleman, J; Youssef, H; Kelly-Mcneil, K; Ohman-Strickland, P; Zhang, J; Kipen, H
Journal Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume 54
Issue 10
Page Numbers 1186-1191
Abstract <strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>To determine whether oxidative/nitrosative stress plays a role in the acute effects of diesel exhaust (DE) on subjects with asthma.<br /><br /><strong>METHODS: </strong>In this crossover study, 16 subjects with mild to moderate asthma were exposed to clean filtered air or diluted DE (300 μg/m as PM2.5) for 1 hour with intermittent exercise.<br /><br /><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Airway hyperreactivity increased 24 hours after exposure to DE compared with clean filtered air (PC20, 14.9 mg/mL vs 19.7 mg/mL; P = 0.012). Nitrite in exhaled breath condensate was elevated immediately after diesel exposure (P = 0.052) and remained elevated 4 and 24 hours after exposure.<br /><br /><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>After exposure to DE, subjects with asthma demonstrated increased airway hyperreactivity and obstruction. Increased nitrite in exhaled breath condensate, in the absence of increased exhaled nitric oxide, suggests a noninflammatory oxidative stress mechanism by which DE affects the lung.
Doi 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31826bb64c
Pmid 23001278
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