Avaliação da exposição ocupacional ao benzeno em trabalhadores frentistas e analistas de combustíveis utilizando o Teste Cometa como biomarcador de genotoxicidade
Introduction: gas-station attendants and fuel analysts are exposed to various volatile organic compounds found in gasoline, including benzene, which stands out because of its toxicological significance. Objective: to assess occupational exposure to benzene using the comet assay as a biomarker of gen...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UFMG |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ufmg.br:1843/39761 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2317-6369000118415 http://hdl.handle.net/1843/39761 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Benzeno Exposição ocupacional Teste Cometa Ácido trans,trans-mucônico Toxicologia Ensaio cometa Genotoxicidade |
| Sumario: | Introduction: gas-station attendants and fuel analysts are exposed to various volatile organic compounds found in gasoline, including benzene, which stands out because of its toxicological significance. Objective: to assess occupational exposure to benzene using the comet assay as a biomarker of genotoxicity in comparison to the urinary trans,trans muconic acid (ttMA) as benzene exposure biomarker. Methods: cross-sectional study using biomarkers of exposure and genotoxicity analyses in a group of workers occupationally exposed to benzene from gasoline compared with a control group. Results: the comet assay results showed that the mean (standard deviation) damage index, in arbitrary units, in the exposed group, 28.4 (10.1), was significantly higher than in the non-exposed group, 18.4 (10.1). The mean value of urinary ttMA was significantly higher in the exposed group, 1.13 (0.45), compared to the non-exposed group, 0.44 (0.33). Both biomarkers showed a linear correlation r = 0.81 (p<0.05) indicating a strong association between the exposure biomarker and the biomarker effect. Conclusion: the results suggest that a greater occupational exposure to benzene is associated to an increased risk of genotoxic damage among individuals exposed to gasoline. |
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