Effect of occupational lead exposure on α- and γ-tocopherol concentration in plasma

• Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) Vol. 70; no. 6; pp. 365 - 371
• Main Authors: Prokopowicz, Adam, Sobczak, Andrzej, Szuła, Magdalena, Anczyk, Edmund, Kurek, Jolanta, Olszowy, Zofia, Radek, Małgorzata, Pawlas, Natalia, Ochota, Patryk, Szołtysek-Bołdys, Izabela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.06.2013; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adult; alpha-Tocopherol - blood; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - metabolism; Biological and medical sciences; Blood; Blood plasma; Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases; Chemical hazards; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterols; Control groups; gamma-Tocopherol - blood; Humans; Lead; Lead - blood; Lead - pharmacology; Linear Models; Male; Medical sciences; Metals and various inorganic compounds; Middle Aged; Occupational Exposure - adverse effects; Occupational Exposure - analysis; Occupational medicine; Oxidative stress; Poland; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Tocopherols; Toxicology; Triglycerides - blood; Vitamin E; Workplace; Young Adult; Poland; Human; Biological fluid; Toxicity; Vitamin; α-Tocopherol; Concentration; Antioxidant; Occupational exposure; Saturnism; Heavy metal; Blood plasma; Pollutant; Lead; Occupational medicine

Objectives Changes in enzymatic antioxidant activity are frequently observed in workers occupationally exposed to lead. Few studies have investigated the influence of lead on the non-enzymatic antioxidant system. The aim of our study was to assess the influence of occupational exposure to lead on th...