Research and Development Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine Section, Medical Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Environ Res. 2022 Jun;209:112802. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112802. Epub 2022 Jan 29.
Little is known about personal characteristics and systemic responses to particulate pollution in patients with COPD.
Assess whether diabetes, obesity, statins and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) modify associations between indoor black carbon (BC) and fine particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in diameter (PM) on systemic inflammation and endothelial activation.
144 individuals with COPD without current smoking and without major in-home combustion sources were recruited at Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System. PM and BC were measured in each participant's home seasonally for a week (up to 4 times; 482 observations) and plasma biomarkers of systemic inflammation [C-reactive protein (CRP); interleukin-6 (IL-6)] and endothelial activation [soluble vascular adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1)] measured. Linear mixed effects regression with a random intercept was used, and effect modification assessed with multiplicative interaction terms and stratum specific estimates.
Median (25%ile, 75%ile) indoor BC and PM were 0.6 (0.5,0.7) μg/m and 6.8 (4.8,10.4) μg/m, respectively. Although p-values for effect modification were not statistically significant, there were positive associations (%-increase/interquartile range; 95% CI) between CRP and BC greater among non-statin (18.8%; 3.6-36.3) than statin users (11.1%; 2.1-20.9). There were also positive associations greater among non-statin users between PM and CRP. For IL-6, associations with BC and PM were also greater among non-statin users. Associations between CRP and BC were greater (20.3%; 4.5-38.5) in persons with diabetes than without diabetes (10.3%; 0.92-20.6) with similar effects of PM. There were no consistent associations that differed based on obesity. Effect modification was not observed for NSAID use, or with any factor considered with sVCAM-1.
Associations between indoor BC and PM and CRP were greater in patients with diabetes and those not taking statins, and with IL-6 if not taking statins. These results suggest that these characteristics may modify the systemic response to indoor BC and PM in persons with COPD.
对于慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)患者的个人特征和对颗粒物污染的系统反应知之甚少。
评估糖尿病、肥胖、他汀类药物和非甾体抗炎药(NSAIDs)是否会改变室内黑碳(BC)与直径≤2.5μm 的细颗粒物(PM)之间的关联,从而影响全身炎症和内皮激活。
在退伍军人事务部波士顿医疗保健系统招募了 144 名无当前吸烟且家中无主要燃烧源的 COPD 患者。每例患者在家中季节性测量 PM 和 BC,每周一次(最多 4 次;482 次观测),并测量全身炎症的血浆生物标志物[C 反应蛋白(CRP);白细胞介素-6(IL-6)]和内皮激活[可溶性血管细胞黏附分子-1(sVCAM-1)]。使用带有随机截距的线性混合效应回归,并使用乘法交互项和分层特定估计值评估效应修饰。
室内 BC 和 PM 的中位数(25%分位数,75%分位数)分别为 0.6(0.5,0.7)μg/m 和 6.8(4.8,10.4)μg/m。尽管效应修饰的 p 值没有统计学意义,但 CRP 与 BC 之间的正相关(%增加/四分位距;95%CI)在非他汀类药物使用者(18.8%;3.6-36.3)中高于他汀类药物使用者(11.1%;2.1-20.9)。在非他汀类药物使用者中,CRP 与 PM 之间也存在正相关。对于 IL-6,BC 和 PM 与非他汀类药物使用者之间的关联也更大。CRP 与 BC 之间的关联在糖尿病患者中(20.3%;4.5-38.5)大于非糖尿病患者(10.3%;0.92-20.6),PM 也有类似的效果。根据肥胖情况,没有观察到基于这些因素的一致关联。非甾体抗炎药使用或任何与 sVCAM-1 相关的因素均未观察到效应修饰。
在糖尿病患者和未服用他汀类药物的患者中,室内 BC 和 PM 与 CRP 之间的关联更大,而在未服用他汀类药物的患者中,IL-6 与 CRP 之间的关联更大。这些结果表明,这些特征可能会改变 COPD 患者对室内 BC 和 PM 的全身反应。