Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States; Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States.
Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States; Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Experimental Biochemistry Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, United States.
Sci Total Environ. 2022 Apr 20;818:151704. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151704. Epub 2021 Nov 16.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that are associated with birth defects, leukemia, neurocognitive deficits, reproductive impairment and cancer in humans exposed to these compounds. Exposure to VOCs can be assessed by measuring their metabolites in urine. Little is known, however, about the temporal variability in urinary VOC metabolite (VOCM) concentrations within- and between-individuals. In this study, we determined the variability in the concentrations of 38 VOCMs in urine samples collected from 19 healthy individuals across a period of 44 days. We also measured seven biomarkers of oxidative stress (lipid, protein and DNA damage) in urine to assess the relationship of VOC exposure to oxidative stress. Seventeen VOCMs had detection frequencies (DFs) of >60% in urine, and we limited further data analysis to those compounds. The creatinine-adjusted geometric mean concentrations of VOCMs ranged from 2.70 μg/g to 327 μg/g in spot and 2.60 μg/g to 551 μg/g in first morning void (FMV) urine samples. Calculation of the intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) for 17 VOCM concentrations to assess their predictability and repeatability in urinary measurements showed ranges of 0.080-0.425 in spot and 0.050-0.749 in FMV urine samples, revealing notable within-individual variability. Our results suggest that taking only single measurements of VOCM concentrations in urine in epidemiological investigations may lead to exposure misclassification. In addition, VOCM concentrations were significantly and positively correlated with oxidative stress biomarkers. This study thus provides important information for formulating sampling strategies in the biomonitoring of VOC exposure in human populations.
挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)是普遍存在的环境污染物,与接触这些化合物的人类的出生缺陷、白血病、神经认知缺陷、生殖损伤和癌症有关。可以通过测量尿液中的代谢物来评估对 VOC 的暴露。然而,关于个体内和个体间尿液 VOC 代谢物(VOCM)浓度的时间变异性知之甚少。在这项研究中,我们测定了 19 名健康个体在 44 天期间采集的尿液样本中 38 种 VOCM 的浓度变化。我们还测量了尿液中 7 种氧化应激生物标志物(脂质、蛋白质和 DNA 损伤),以评估 VOC 暴露与氧化应激的关系。17 种 VOCM 在尿液中的检出频率(DF)>60%,我们将进一步数据分析限制在这些化合物上。尿液中 VOCM 的肌酐调整几何平均值浓度范围为点样尿液中的 2.70μg/g 至 327μg/g 和首晨尿(FMV)中的 2.60μg/g 至 551μg/g。为了评估 17 种 VOCM 浓度在尿液测量中的可预测性和可重复性,计算了它们的组内相关系数(ICC),在点样尿液中范围为 0.080-0.425,在 FMV 尿液中范围为 0.050-0.749,显示出明显的个体内变异性。我们的研究结果表明,在流行病学研究中仅对尿液中的 VOCM 浓度进行单次测量可能会导致暴露分类错误。此外,VOCM 浓度与氧化应激生物标志物呈显著正相关。因此,本研究为制定人群 VOC 暴露生物监测采样策略提供了重要信息。
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