2024
Association between Personal Abiotic Airborne Exposures and Body Composition Changes among Healthy Adults (60–69 Years Old): A Combined Exposome-Wide and Lipidome Mediation Approach from the China BAPE Study
Sun P, Guo X, Ding E, Li C, Ren H, Xu Y, Qian J, Deng F, Shi W, Dong H, Lin E, Guo P, Fang J, Zhang Q, Zhao W, Tong S, Lu X, Pollitt K, Shi X, Tang S. Association between Personal Abiotic Airborne Exposures and Body Composition Changes among Healthy Adults (60–69 Years Old): A Combined Exposome-Wide and Lipidome Mediation Approach from the China BAPE Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 077005. PMID: 39028628, PMCID: PMC11259245, DOI: 10.1289/ehp13865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFat mass indicatorsHealthy older adultsBayesian kernel machine regressionVisceral fat areaOlder adultsPercent body fatBody compositionBody fat massExposome-wide association studyPrevention of chronic diseasesAir pollution exposureBody composition indicatorsMediation analysisInBody 770 deviceHealthy adultsAssociated with increased body fat massBody composition changesKernel machine regressionBayesian kernel machine regression modelsChronic diseasesPollution exposureBody fatAssociation studiesAdverse health effectsFat area
2023
Daily Summer Temperatures and Hospitalization for Acute Cardiovascular Events: Impact of Outdoor PM2.5 Oxidative Potential on Observed Associations Across Canada
Weichenthal S, Lavigne E, You H, Pollitt K, Shin T, Kulka R, Stieb D, Hatzopoulou M, Evans G, Burnett R. Daily Summer Temperatures and Hospitalization for Acute Cardiovascular Events: Impact of Outdoor PM2.5 Oxidative Potential on Observed Associations Across Canada. Epidemiology 2023, 34: 897-905. PMID: 37732880, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschaemic heart disease eventsHeart disease eventsAcute cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular eventsDisease eventsOdds ratioPotential time-varying confoundersAcute cardiovascular effectsFine particulate air pollutionCase-crossover studyOutdoor fine particulate air pollutionHealth impactsCardiovascular health impactsParticulate air pollutionCardiovascular effectsHighest tertileTime-varying confoundersOlder subjectsHospitalizationObserved associationsOxidative stressOxidative potentialPM2.5 oxidative potentialMonthsAssociationAssociation between Organophosphate Ester Exposure and Insulin Resistance with Glycometabolic Disorders among Older Chinese Adults 60–69 Years of Age: Evidence from the China BAPE Study
Ding E, Deng F, Fang J, Li T, Hou M, Liu J, Miao K, Yan W, Fang K, Shi W, Fu Y, Liu Y, Dong H, Dong L, Ding C, Liu X, Pollitt K, Ji J, Shi Y, Cai Y, Tang S, Shi X. Association between Organophosphate Ester Exposure and Insulin Resistance with Glycometabolic Disorders among Older Chinese Adults 60–69 Years of Age: Evidence from the China BAPE Study. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 047009. PMID: 37042841, PMCID: PMC10094192, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageOPE exposureAdults 60OPE metabolitesCommon endocrine-disrupting chemicalsChina BAPE studySubsequent key eventsType 2 diabetesExposure reduction strategiesAdverse outcome pathwaysDiabetogenic effectInsulin resistanceUrine metabolomeElevated riskEster exposureParticipants 60Endocrine-disrupting chemicalsBlood transcriptomeAdverse effectsGlycometabolic disordersBiological etiologyAgeT2DMulti-omics analysisMarkers
2022
Personal airborne chemical exposure and epigenetic ageing biomarkers in healthy Chinese elderly individuals: Evidence from mixture approaches
Shi W, Gao X, Cao Y, Chen Y, Cui Q, Deng F, Yang B, Lin E, Fang J, Li T, Tang S, Godri Pollitt K, Shi X. Personal airborne chemical exposure and epigenetic ageing biomarkers in healthy Chinese elderly individuals: Evidence from mixture approaches. Environment International 2022, 170: 107614. PMID: 36375280, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic ageing biomarkersPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsOrganic chemical contaminantsVolatile organic compoundsElderly individualsChemical exposureAge-related adverse effectsBayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) modelsOrganic compoundsAging biomarkersChinese elderly individualsOrganic chemicalsHealthy elderly peopleLinear mixed-effects regression modelsHealthy elderly individualsAirborne chemical exposuresQuantile sum (WQS) regressionPassive samplersNitroaromaticsMixed effects regression modelsEpigenetic biomarkersChemical contaminantsPersonal chemical exposureChlorinated hydrocarbonsChemical mixturesHemoglobin normalization outperforms other methods for standardizing dried blood spot metabolomics: A comparative study
Jain A, Morris M, Lin EZ, Khan SA, Ma X, Deziel NC, Godri Pollitt KJ, Johnson CH. Hemoglobin normalization outperforms other methods for standardizing dried blood spot metabolomics: A comparative study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2022, 854: 158716. PMID: 36113793, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Elderly Population in Jinan, China: The Exposure Level, Short-Term Variation, and Intake Assessment
Jia X, Jin Q, Fang J, Shi Y, Hou M, Dong H, Liu Y, Deng F, Zhou Y, Pollitt K, Tang S, Shi X, Cai Y. Emerging and Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in an Elderly Population in Jinan, China: The Exposure Level, Short-Term Variation, and Intake Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2022, 56: 7905-7916. PMID: 35584234, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly adultsHealthy elderly adultsBw/dayHuman exposureAdverse health effectsMedian intakeIntake assessmentElderly populationMonth assessment periodDietary ingestionHealth effectsInternal exposureWhole bloodPerfluorooctanoic acidExposure levelsImportant exposure pathwayExposure assessmentAssessment periodConsecutive monthsRegression analysisPolyfluoroalkyl substancesPerfluorooctanesulfonic acidCl-PFESAExposureAdults
2021
The exposome in practice: an exploratory panel study of biomarkers of air pollutant exposure in Chinese people aged 60–69 years (China BAPE Study)
Tang S, Li T, Fang J, Chen R, Cha Y, Wang Y, Zhu M, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Du Y, Yu T, Thompson DC, Godri Pollitt KJ, Vasiliou V, Ji JS, Kan H, Zhang JJ, Shi X. The exposome in practice: an exploratory panel study of biomarkers of air pollutant exposure in Chinese people aged 60–69 years (China BAPE Study). Environment International 2021, 157: 106866. PMID: 34525388, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutant exposurePotential adverse clinical outcomesPollutant exposureExploratory panel studyAdverse clinical outcomesHealthy elderly subjectsAdverse health outcomesAirborne pollutant exposureAir pollution exposureAdverse health effectsClinical outcomesModifiable factorsElderly subjectsHealthy residentsNovel biomarkersEndogenous exposureExogenous exposureHealth outcomesPotential biomarkersAirborne exposurePollution exposureSuboptimal assessmentAdverse health impactsAssociated biomarkersComprehensive biomarkerExposure to organophosphate esters in elderly people: Relationships of OPE body burdens with indoor air and dust concentrations and food consumption
Hou M, Fang J, Shi Y, Tang S, Dong H, Liu Y, Deng F, Giesy JP, Godri Pollitt KJ, Cai Y, Shi X. Exposure to organophosphate esters in elderly people: Relationships of OPE body burdens with indoor air and dust concentrations and food consumption. Environment International 2021, 157: 106803. PMID: 34365320, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly peopleHealth effectsWhole bloodFood frequency questionnaireHealthy elderly peopleHigh blood concentrationsBw/dayDaily total intakeAdverse health effectsHigher consumption frequencyTnBP exposureFrequency questionnaireIndoor dustPotential health effectsUrinary levelsBlood concentrationsDietary exposure pathwaysElderly populationOPE exposureExcretory capacityTotal intakeExposure pathwaysSuitable biomarkersBloodConsumption frequencyExploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China
Guo P, Lin EZ, Koelmel JP, Ding E, Gao Y, Deng F, Dong H, Liu Y, Cha Y, Fang J, Shi X, Tang S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Exploring personal chemical exposures in China with wearable air pollutant monitors: A repeated-measure study in healthy older adults in Jinan, China. Environment International 2021, 156: 106709. PMID: 34153889, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolatile organic compoundsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsAirborne chemical contaminantsPersonal exposure profilesPassive air samplersOrganic compoundsPassive samplersChemical classesChemical contaminantsChemical analysisPersonal chemical exposureCertain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsChemical exposureAirborne compoundsAirborne contaminantsCompoundsAromatic hydrocarbonsContaminantsAir monitoring sitesComprehensive characterizationPhthalateNitroaromaticsRepeated-measures studyAir samplerNitrobenzeneTelomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community
Katoto PDMC, Kayembe-Kitenge T, Pollitt KJG, Martens DS, Ghosh M, Nachega JB, Nemery B, Nawrot TS. Telomere length and outcome of treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a gold mining community. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 4031. PMID: 33597559, PMCID: PMC7889934, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83281-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment outcomesPTB patientsTelomere lengthActive pulmonary tuberculosis patientsMtDNA contentOutpatient TB clinicSuccessful TB treatmentProspective cohort studyPulmonary tuberculosis patientsTime of diagnosisOutcome of treatmentBlood mtDNA contentRural Democratic RepublicPeripheral blood leukocytesShorter telomere lengthLonger telomere lengthRelative telomere lengthHIV coinfectionTB clinicCohort studyPulmonary tuberculosisTB treatmentTuberculosis patientsPTB outcomesBlood leukocytes
2020
Exploring the external exposome using wearable passive samplers - The China BAPE study
Koelmel JP, Lin EZ, Guo P, Zhou J, He J, Chen A, Gao Y, Deng F, Dong H, Liu Y, Cha Y, Fang J, Beecher C, Shi X, Tang S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Exploring the external exposome using wearable passive samplers - The China BAPE study. Environmental Pollution 2020, 270: 116228. PMID: 33360595, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPassive samplersPersonal care productsPersonal exposure profilesAirborne contaminant exposurePassive air samplersChemicals of concernToxicity of chemicalsPolyaromatic hydrocarbonsCare productsChina BAPE studyElevated toxicityPersonal exposureChemicalsSources of exposureParticulate phaseInhalation routeExternal exposomeGreater health risksCigarette smokeContaminant exposureAntimicrobial soapHealthy participantsRouteAir samplerEnvironmental exposuresAmbient particulate matter oxidative potential: Chemical determinants, associated health effects, and strategies for risk management
Gao D, Ripley S, Weichenthal S, Godri Pollitt KJ. Ambient particulate matter oxidative potential: Chemical determinants, associated health effects, and strategies for risk management. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2020, 151: 7-25. PMID: 32430137, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOxidative potentialRedox-active metalsRedox propertiesPM chemical constituentsOrganic speciesPM oxidative potentialTarget moleculesFine PM massOP assaysChemical constituentsChemical determinantsParticulate matter toxicityOP responseMass concentrationAssociated health effectsPM speciesAir pollution exposure assessmentMetalsEpidemiological studiesHealth outcomesEpidemiologic literaturePollution exposure assessmentHealth effectsRedoxExposure assessment
2016
Ambient PM2.5 and risk of emergency room visits for myocardial infarction: impact of regional PM2.5 oxidative potential: a case-crossover study
Weichenthal S, Lavigne E, Evans G, Pollitt K, Burnett RT. Ambient PM2.5 and risk of emergency room visits for myocardial infarction: impact of regional PM2.5 oxidative potential: a case-crossover study. Environmental Health 2016, 15: 46. PMID: 27012244, PMCID: PMC4806515, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-016-0129-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAir PollutantsChildChild, PreschoolColoradoCross-Over StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringFiresHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionOdds RatioOxidation-ReductionParticulate MatterRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk FactorsYoung Adult
2015
Oxidative burden of fine particulate air pollution and risk of cause-specific mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)
Weichenthal S, Crouse DL, Pinault L, Godri-Pollitt K, Lavigne E, Evans G, van Donkelaar A, Martin RV, Burnett RT. Oxidative burden of fine particulate air pollution and risk of cause-specific mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC). Environmental Research 2015, 146: 92-99. PMID: 26745732, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause-specific mortalityFine particulate air pollutionOxidative burdenParticulate air pollutionHazard ratioLung cancer hazard ratiosLong-term mortality riskCox proportional hazards modelCanadian Census HealthCancer hazard ratioLung cancer mortalityRisk of mortalityProportional hazards modelRespiratory tract lining fluidCanadian Long Form CensusEnvironment CohortSynthetic respiratory tract lining fluidCancer mortalityLung cancerLining fluidMortality riskHazards modelIndividual-level covariatesInterquartile changeLong-form census