Variation in the Effect of Particulate Matter on Pulmonary Function in Schoolchildren in Western Japan and Its Relation with Interleukin-8
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Participants
2.2. Monitoring of PEF
2.3. Measurement of Air Pollutant Levels
2.4. Preparation of the PM
2.5. IL-8 Promoter-Luciferase Gene Reporter Assay
2.6. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the Children
2012 | 2013 | |
---|---|---|
Number | 399 | 384 |
Boy/Girl | 205/194 | 194/190 |
Height (cm) | 132.3 ± 5.9 | 137.7 ± 7.0 |
Boy | 132.2 ± 5.5 | 136.9 ± 6.3 |
Girl | 132.4 ± 6.4 | 138.5 ± 7.7 |
Weight (kg) | 29.5 ± 5.8 | 32.4 ± 6.6 |
Boy | 29.6 ± 6.2 | 32.3 ± 6.8 |
Girl | 29.3 ± 5.4 | 32.6 ± 6.4 |
Allergic disease (number) | ||
Asthma | 38 | 45 |
Allergic rhinitis | 78 | 74 |
Allergic conjunctivitis | 8 | 15 |
Atopic dermatitis | 44 | 36 |
Food allergy | 19 | 20 |
3.2. PEF
Year | Exposure Metric | IQR | All Children | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Change in PEF Value (L/min) | 95%CI | p Value | |||
2012 | SPM | 14.0 μg/m3 | −2.16 | −2.88, −1.43 | <0.0001 |
PM2.5 | 10.7 μg/m3 | −2.58 | −3.59, −1.57 | <0.0001 | |
2013 | SPM | 14.0 μg/m3 | −0.81 | −1.68, 0.06 | 0.068 |
PM2.5 | 10.7 μg/m3 | −0.55 | −1.30, 0.19 | 0.146 | |
Year | Exposure Metric | IQR | Children without Asthma | ||
Change in PEF Value (L/min) | 95%CI | p Value | |||
2012 | SPM | 14.0 μg/m3 | −2.06 | −2.81, −1.30 | <0.0001 |
PM2.5 | 10.7 μg/m3 | −2.46 | −3.51, −1.41 | <0.0001 | |
2013 | SPM | 14.0 μg/m3 | −0.44 | −1.37, 0.47 | 0.337 |
PM2.5 | 10.7 μg/m3 | −0.29 | −1.07, 0.49 | 0.464 | |
Year | Exposure Metric | IQR | Children with Asthma | ||
Change in PEF Value (L/min) | 95%CI | p Value | |||
2012 | SPM | 14.0 μg/m3 | −3.11 | −5.70, −0.54 | 0.018 |
PM2.5 | 10.7 μg/m3 | −3.69 | −7.28, −0.10 | 0.044 | |
2013 | SPM | 14.0 μg/m3 | −3.41 | −6.11, −0.70 | 0.014 |
PM2.5 | 10.7 μg/m3 | −2.42 | −4.70, −0.13 | 0.039 |
3.3. IL-8 Promoter Activity in THP-G8 Cells
3.4. Supplementary Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Files
Supplementary File 1Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflict of Interest
Abbreviations
ADS | Asian dust storm |
ANOVA | analysis of variance |
CI | confidence intervals |
IL | interleukin |
GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
IQR | interquartile range |
LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
nSLO-LA | normalized stable luciferase orange luciferase activity |
PEF | peak expiratory flow |
PM | particulate matter |
PM10 | particulate matter smaller than 10 μm |
PM2.5 | particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm |
PM0.5 | particulate matter smaller than 0.5 μm |
PTA | Parent Teacher Association |
SD | standard deviation |
SLO | stable luciferase orange |
SLR | stable luciferase red |
SPM | suspended particle matter |
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Watanabe, M.; Noma, H.; Kurai, J.; Sano, H.; Kitano, H.; Saito, R.; Kimura, Y.; Aiba, S.; Oshimura, M.; Shimizu, E. Variation in the Effect of Particulate Matter on Pulmonary Function in Schoolchildren in Western Japan and Its Relation with Interleukin-8. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 14229-14243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121114229
Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Sano H, Kitano H, Saito R, Kimura Y, Aiba S, Oshimura M, Shimizu E. Variation in the Effect of Particulate Matter on Pulmonary Function in Schoolchildren in Western Japan and Its Relation with Interleukin-8. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(11):14229-14243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121114229
Chicago/Turabian StyleWatanabe, Masanari, Hisashi Noma, Jun Kurai, Hiroyuki Sano, Hiroya Kitano, Rumiko Saito, Yutaka Kimura, Setsuya Aiba, Mitsuo Oshimura, and Eiji Shimizu. 2015. "Variation in the Effect of Particulate Matter on Pulmonary Function in Schoolchildren in Western Japan and Its Relation with Interleukin-8" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 11: 14229-14243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121114229
APA StyleWatanabe, M., Noma, H., Kurai, J., Sano, H., Kitano, H., Saito, R., Kimura, Y., Aiba, S., Oshimura, M., & Shimizu, E. (2015). Variation in the Effect of Particulate Matter on Pulmonary Function in Schoolchildren in Western Japan and Its Relation with Interleukin-8. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(11), 14229-14243. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121114229