Citation

Wu CM, Adetona A, Song CC, Naeher L, Adetona O. Arch. Environ. Occup. Health 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-5.

Affiliation

a Division of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Public Health , The Ohio State University , Columbus , Ohio , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/19338244.2018.1562413

PMID

30668286

Abstract

Wildland firefighters are directly exposed to elevated levels of wildland fire (WF) smoke. Although studies demonstrate WF smoke exposure is associated with lung function changes, few studies that use invasive sample collection methods have been conducted to investigate underlying biochemical changes. These methods are also either unrepresentative of the deeper airways or capable of inducing inflammation. In the present study, levels of biomarkers of oxidative stress (8-isoprostane) and pro-inflammatory response (interleukin-6 [IL-6], interleukin-8 [IL-8], C-reactive protein [CRP], and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 [sICAM-1]) were determined in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) samples that were collected from firefighters before, after, and next morning following prescribed burn and regular work shifts.

RESULTS show only a marginal cross-shift increase in 8-isoprostane on burn days (.05 < p value <.1), suggesting WF smoke exposure causes mild pulmonary responses.

Language: en

Keywords

Acute pulmonary response; exhaled breath condensate; inflammation; oxidative stress; wildland fire smoke; wildland firefighter