Air Pollution and Human Sperm Sex Ratio

Radwan, Michał; Dziewirska, Emila; Radwan, Paweł; Jakubowski, Lucjusz; Hanke, Wojciech; Jurewicz, Joanna

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“…Increasing number of studies and reviews suggest a negative impact of air pollution on human reproduction including male and female fertility. A lower X:Y sperm chromosome ratio among men and abnormal morphology (51,78%) was observed after air pollution exposure 7 . Additionally, air pollution exposure negatively affects: DNA fragmentation 8 , 9 , sperm aneuploidy 10 , 11 , sperm concentration and sperm motility 8 , 12 – 18 .…”

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Exposure to air pollution and ovarian reserve parameters

Wieczorek,

Szczęsna,

Radwan

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Exposure to air pollution is associated with many different health effects, especially cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Additionally, highly significant links between exposure to air pollution and fertility, particularly male fertility was observed, however the studies regarding exposure to selected air pollutants and female fertility assessed by ovarian reserve are rare. Hence, the main aim of the study was to analyze relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and ovarian reserve parameters among Polish women. The study population consisted of 511 women, who attended to infertility clinic because of diagnostic purposes. Participants filled in the questionnaire about social-demographic, lifestyle and health factors. Infertility specialists assessed ovarian parameters such as: antral follicle count (AFC) and concentration of hormones: Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol (E2). The air pollutants level (sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, particulate matters) were obtained via National Environmental Protection Inspectorate database. Significant negative association between PM2,5 and AHM (p = 0.032) as well as AFC (p = 0.044) was observed. Moreover, SO2 concentrations decrease AFC (p = 0.038). The results also suggest that PM10, PM2.5, SO2 exposure on antral follicle count may be more pronounced among women with a female factor infertility diagnosis. Additionally, exposure to PM2.5 and NOx on AFC and AMH was stronger among older women (> 35 years of age). To conclude, the present study found that air pollution could lead to decrease in follicle antral count and Anti-Müllerian hormone level, especially exposure to PM2,5 and SO2 thus the evidence suggest negative impact to ovarian reserve.

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“…Air pollution exposure can be associated with many different health effects, especially: respiratory or cardiovascular system diseases 5 – 7 . Increasing number of studies and reviews suggest a negative impact of air pollution on human reproduction including male and female fertility.…”

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Exposure to air pollution and ovarian reserve parameters

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“…Both NO2 and SO2 concentrations emitted from incense burning were found to surpass the standards stated by US National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (Jetter et al, 2002). Given the slow-burning process of incense, significant PM of different sizes is produced, and air pollution containing PM was previously reported to damage the humansperm sex ratio (Radwan et al, 2018). The most common mechanism of action for all released toxins on spermatogenesis was systemic increases in oxidative stress, which in turn leads to aberrant inflammation and irreversible sperm DNA impairment, therefore affecting male fertility (Alahmar, 2019;Zhang et al, 2019;Huang et al, 2020;Kurkowska et al, 2020).…”

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Incense smoke inhalation affects spermatogenesis and sperm quality and impairs liver and kidney function in adult male rats

Ismail

Sewedy²,

Ismail

2023

International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research

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Background: Despite the growing evidence indicating the association between inhalation of traditional incense smoke (IS) and the increased risk of numerous health issues, its possible effect on spermatogenesis is still confusing. Aim: The present study was designed to address the hypothesis that exposure to traditional IS may impact sperm quality and affect liver and kidney function. Material and Methods: Using a rat model, we evaluated the effects of IS exposure on semen quality by Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) and blood samples were collected for the determination of random blood glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), liver and kidney function parameters and testosterone levels. Results: Prolonged inhalation of IS caused a highly significant decrease in testosterone levels compared with the control group. Moreover, complete semen analysis indicated that sperm's progressive motility, velocity, and vigor parameters were significantly decreased in IS-exposed groups compared with the unexposed group. Also, IS inhalation significantly increased the percentage of morphologically abnormal sperms. Biochemically, prolonged inhalation of IS caused a significant decrease in blood glucose while blood CRP, liver, and kidney function biomarkers were significantly elevated compared with the control group, reflecting potential toxicity. Conclusion: We concluded that excessive and prolonged IS inhalation may cause a remarkable deterioration in spermatogenesis, sperm quality as well as kidney and liver function.

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“…5 Environmental pollution is a global concern as it is associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes. 6 Globally, millions of individuals are working in industrial sectors, including cement factories, and are exposed to dust at various stages of the production processes. Cement dust mainly consists of "calcium oxide, silicon oxide, aluminum trioxide, ferric oxide, magnesium oxide, sand, and other impurities".…”

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Prevalence of Pre Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among cement industry workers

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Muneif²,

Ben³

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Pak J Med Sci

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Objectives: Occupational and environmental pollution have become an imperative jeopardy for developing devastating metabolic diseases. Limited animal model studies have examined the impact of exposure to cement dust on metabolic conditions. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of pre-diabetes and Type-2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) among non-smoking cement mill workers. Methods: This epidemiological cross sectional study was conducted in the “Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia” during the period Oct 2016 to June 2017. Initially 310 cement mill workers were interviewed; after the interview and clinical history taking, 186 non-smoking cement mill employees were finally recruited. The cement mill employees were exposed to cement dust-related pollution in a cement industry for eight hours a day for six days a week. The mean age was 36.56 ± 0.78 years, mean BMI was 25.70 ± 0.29 m/kg2, and mean period of employment in the cement industry was 82.77 ± 6.95 months. HbA1c was measured using the Dimension Xpand Plus Integrated Chemistry System (USA). Results: The cement mill employees were divided into three groups: non-diabetics group, with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) <5.7%; pre-diabetics group, with HbA1c 5.7-6.4%; and diabetics group, with HbA1c >6.4%. Among the cement mill personnel, 79 (42.47%) were non-diabetics, 28 (15.05%) were pre-diabetics, and 79 (42.47%) were diabetics. The prevalence of pre-diabetes and T2DM among cement mill employees was considerably associated with the period of employment in the cement industry (p=0.032). Conclusions: Exposure to cement dust was associated with an increased prevalence of pre- diabetes and T2DM among cement industry employees. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.1.1266 How to cite this:Meo SA, Bin-Muneif YA, BenOmran NA, AlSadhan MA, Hashem RF, Alobaisi AS. Prevalence of Pre Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among cement industry workers. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(1):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.1.1266 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Air Pollution and Human Sperm Sex Ratio

Cited by 16 publications

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Exposure to air pollution and ovarian reserve parameters

Exposure to air pollution and ovarian reserve parameters

Incense smoke inhalation affects spermatogenesis and sperm quality and impairs liver and kidney function in adult male rats

Prevalence of Pre Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among cement industry workers

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