Endothelial dysfunction in workers in underground mining of chrome ores

Author(s):  
N. V. Zaitseva ◽  
A. E. Nosov ◽  
Ju. A. Ivashova ◽  
A. S. Baidina ◽  
V. G. Kostarev

Introduction. Currently, endothelial dysfunction is considered as one of the initial stages of the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. By isolating a number of biologically active compounds, the endothelium helps to maintain vascular tone and physiological rheology of the blood. Modern production of chrome ore is characterized by a variety of harmful occupational factors (chromium, dust, noise, vibration, severity and intensity of work, cooling microclimate), which can disrupt the normal functioning of the vascular endothelium and lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases.The aim of the study was to study the features of endothelial function in workers engaged in underground mining of chrome ore in harmful working conditions.Materials and methods. The study included 98 miners of the enterprise for the extraction of chrome ore. The comparison group (working in conditions outside the influence of the studied production factors) consisted of 75 employees-managers and specialists of administrative and managerial personnel of the enterprise, comparable in age and experience with the observation group. To assess the vasomotor function of the endothelium, a flow-dependent (endothelium-dependent) vasodilation test was performed using the D. S. Celermajer technique. Post-occlusive increase in brachial artery diameter, brachial artery sensitivity coefficient to endothelial shift change were evaluated.Results. The endothelial function of mine workers did not differ significantly from the comparison group with work experience up to 10 years (the values of the relative increase in the diameter of the brachial artery 12.2% in the observation group and in the comparison group 12.6%, p=0.74). With experience of more than 10 years, the value of the relative increase in the diameter of the brachial artery in the observation group with experience of more than 10 years corresponded to the signs of endothelial dysfunction and amounted to 8.6%, while in the comparison group this figure was 12.4%, which corresponded to normal endothelial function (p=0.019). Endothelial function progressively deteriorated with increasing seniority in mine workers. Conclusions. For workers engaged in underground mining of chrome ore for more than 10 years, a reduced vasodilation reaction to reperfusion after an occlusion test and a low coefficient of sensitivity of the endothelium to shear stress are characteristic. There was no statistically significant decrease in increase in brachial artery diameter and the coefficient of sensitivity of endothelium to shear stress relative to the comparison group was selected only from persons with experience more than 10 years. The comparative analysis of the results of the evaluation of the functional activity of the endothelium in workers of the compared groups indicates that the change in the functional state of the endothelium in miners is associated not only with age, but also with working conditions. The revealed changes predispose to the development of cardiovascular pathology associated with atherosclerosis in workers of underground chrome ore mining.

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Marina A. Zemlyanova ◽  
N. V. Zaitseva ◽  
D. A. Kirianov ◽  
D. M. Shlyapnikov ◽  
T. M. Lebedeva

The article demonstrates the methodical approach to the justification of biomarkers of adverse effects (for example, endothelial dysfunction) in workers of sylvinite ore-dressing production occupied in conditions of the long-term noise exposure at the level of 85-95 dBA. The methodology testing revealed that the professional risk in workers of basic specialties is estimated from mild to unbearable by the criterion class of working conditions (3.1.-3.3.). Hypertensive heart disease is a most often occupationally conditioned disorder (RR = 8.69, DI = 2.53-29.83; etiological fraction (EF) = 88.49%). Endothelial dysfunction, pathogenetically related to the development of hypertension, has a high degree of occupational conditionality in terms of a reduced level of K-brachial artery sensitivity to stress and a reduced level of the relative increase in the brachial artery diameter. Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction (in terms of reducing the relative increase in the brachial artery diameter) are elevated serum levels of TSH, MDA, IL-10, lipoprotein (a) in respect to the physiological norms. The reasonable biomarkers of negative effect allow to expand the evidence base of industrial conditioning of disease process in workers at individual and group level at the determined noise exposure.


Author(s):  
M. M. Poroshina ◽  
E. M. Vlasova ◽  
A. Ya. Perevalov

The results of research carried out by theFederalScientificCenterfor Medical and Preventive Technologies of Public Health Risk Management Technologies for the period 2013–2018 showed that diseases associated with the combined effects of vibration and physical overload, employees of hazardous industries develop with experience of 15 years or more. The risk group is women older than 35 years and men older than 40 years. Pathology at the stage of detailed clinical manifestations is characterized by persistent pain syndrome, and, as a consequence, a decrease in the ability to work of workers.The aim of the study was to optimize the system of diagnosis of hand diseases in workers of industrial enterprises engaged in labor activities under the combined effects of vibration and physical overload, for the development of primary prevention programs.The observation group consisted of 32 employees aged 39.3±4.3 years, with an experience of 17.4±4.3 years; the comparison group consisted of 30 employees whose working conditions are not related to the studied factors; the average age was 40.6±3.4 years, experience was 19.1±3.1 years. The examination included analysis of the results of a special assessment of working conditions; assessment of neurological status; functional tests; laboratory studies (assessment of inflammation), hand dynamometry, stimulation electroneuromyography; x-rays of the hands and wrist joints, ultrasound examination of the hands.More than half of the surveyed persons of the observation group and 3/4 of the workers of the comparison group did not make complaints. Indicators of dynamometry of workers in both groups corresponded to physiological norm (p>0.05). Analysis of the results of dynamometer with data from previous years of PMO showed a decrease in strength of muscles of the hand leading hands on 2je,0–16. 7% and from 83.3% of the employees of the monitoring group and in 44.4% of the comparison group (p<0.05), in 50 % of the cases there was a decrease in the percentage of changes in the hand force variation (HFV) in the observation group, and in 38.9% of the cases the indicators remained unchanged. According to ultrasound of the hands, signs of tendinopathy were established in 85% of the employees of the observation group in the absence of persons with similar changes in the comparison group.In order to optimize the diagnosis of diseases of the hand in industrial workers who carry out their work under the combined effects of vibration and physical overload, in the case of a decrease in the rate of carpal dynamometry by 5% or more during the year, it is recommended to conduct ultrasound of the tendon-ligamentous apparatus of the hand, which will allow timely identification of early signs of tendinopathy.


2006 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko J. Järvisalo ◽  
Laura Jartti ◽  
Jukka Marniemi ◽  
Tapani Rönnemaa ◽  
Jorma S. A. Viikari ◽  
...  

Brachial artery FMD (flow-mediated dilatation) is widely used as a marker of systemic arterial endothelial function. FMD, however, shows considerable 25% day-to-day variation that hinders its clinical use. The reasons for this variability are poorly characterized. Therefore the present study was designed to clarify factors responsible for the hourly variation in endothelial function, including consuming a low-fat meal and circadian rhythms in endogenous hormonal levels. Brachial artery FMD, along with serum glucose, triacylglycerols (triglycerides) and levels of several hormones were measured six times per day on two separate days 1 week apart. On one day, the subjects (healthy males: n=12, mean age, 24 years) ate a light breakfast and a standardized lunch (23.5% fat, 48.7% carbohydrate and 27.8% protein). On the other day, they had a similar breakfast after which they fasted. Postprandial FMD values (both after breakfast and after lunch) were similar to baseline FMD. FMD showed a 28% hourly variation and 27% weekly variation. Variation in plasma levels of insulin (P=0.02) associated negatively and DHPG (3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol) (P=0.001), a marker of sympathetic nervous activation, associated positively with variation in FMD. The effects of DHPG and insulin on FMD were independent of changes in baseline brachial artery diameter, although DHPG was also inversely associated with baseline diameter. Eating a regular low-fat meal does not have any measurable effects on brachial artery endothelial function. These data suggest that strict requirements for fasting conditions may be unnecessary when measuring peripheral endothelial function using the ultrasound technique. Circadian variation in serum insulin and sympathetic tone are physiological determinants of endothelial function.


2008 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. Pyke ◽  
J. A. Hartnett ◽  
M. E. Tschakovsky

The purpose of this study was to determine the dynamic characteristics of brachial artery dilation in response to step increases in shear stress [flow-mediated dilation (FMD)]. Brachial artery diameter (BAD) and mean blood velocity (MBV) (Doppler ultrasound) were obtained in 15 healthy subjects. Step increases in MBV at two shear stimulus magnitudes were investigated: large (L; maximal MBV attainable), and small (S; MBV at 50% of the large step). Increase in shear rate (estimate of shear stress: MBV/BAD) was 76.8 ± 15.6 s−1 for L and 41.4 ± 8.7 s−1 for S. The peak %FMD was 14.5 ± 3.8% for L and 5.7 ± 2.1% for S ( P < 0.001). Both the L (all subjects) and the S step trials (12 of 15 subjects) elicited a biphasic diameter response with a fast initial phase (phase I) followed by a slower final phase. Relative contribution of phase I to total FMD when two phases occurred was not sensitive to shear rate magnitude ( r2 = 0.003, slope P = 0.775). Parameters quantifying the dynamics of the FMD response [time delay (TD), time constant (τ)] were also not sensitive to shear rate magnitude for both phases (phase I: TD r2 = 0.03, slope P = 0.376, τ r2 = 0.04, slope P = 0.261; final phase: TD r2 = 0.07, slope P = 0.169, τ r2 = 0.07, slope P = 0.996). These data support the existence of two distinct mechanisms, or sets of mechanisms, in the human conduit artery FMD response that are proportionally sensitive to shear stimulus magnitude and whose dynamic response is not sensitive to shear stimulus magnitude.


2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (10) ◽  
pp. 1095-1102
Author(s):  
Nina V. Zaitseva ◽  
Vitalii G. Kostarev ◽  
Konstantin P. Luzhetskiy ◽  
Alexander E. Nosov ◽  
Olga Yu. Ustinova ◽  
...  

Introduction. Working conditions, clinical and laboratory status of 236 workers of a chromium mine were investigated. Materials and methods. The observation group included 162 underground employees working in conditions of the combined impact of negative occupational factors (dust, noise, vibration, tension and severity there, cooling microclimate) - class 3.3-3.4. The comparison group included 74 mine employees working in acceptable working conditions - class 2. Results. In the observation group, the pathology of the cardiovascular and endocrine system (ICD-10: I00-I99, E00-E07) was detected 2.8-3.3 times more often (p = 0.001-0.02), the relative risk of disease formation was 2.7-3.2 times higher than in the comparison group (RR = 2.7-3.2; DI = 1.44-9.2; p = 0.001-0.02). Under the conditions of the combined effect of negative production factors, as features of metabolic disorders, it was noted that the most unfavourable - abdominal form of obesity was diagnosed 1.4 times more often (42.0%, p = 0.013), the atherogenic index was 1.2 times higher, and the level HDL is 1.2 times lower than in the comparison group (p = 0.017-0.047); “Metabolic indices” - lipid accumulation coefficient (LAP) and visceral obesity index (VAI) were 1.2-1.4 times higher than the values in the comparison group (p = 0.001-0.048). Conclusions. To implement a complex of medical and preventive measures aimed at increasing life expectancy and working longevity, early prevention of CVD, including among those working in the extraction of chrome ore, it is advisable to consider the introduction of the calculation of early markers of metabolic disorders - VAI and LAP indices in the medical examination programs.


2010 ◽  
Vol 118 (10) ◽  
pp. 607-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra J. Hamilton ◽  
Gerard T. Chew ◽  
Timothy M.E. Davis ◽  
Gerald F. Watts

Dyslipidaemia contributes to endothelial dysfunction and CVD (cardiovascular disease) in Type 2 diabetes mellitus. While statin therapy reduces CVD in these patients, residual risk remains high. Fenofibrate corrects atherogenic dyslipidaemia, but it is unclear whether adding fenofibrate to statin therapy lowers CVD risk. We investigated whether fenofibrate improves endothelial dysfunction in statin-treated Type 2 diabetic patients. In a cross-over study, 15 statin-treated Type 2 diabetic patients, with LDL (low-density lipoprotein)-cholesterol <2.6 mmol/l and endothelial dysfunction [brachial artery FMD (flow-mediated dilatation) <6.0%] were randomized, double-blind, to fenofibrate 145 mg/day or matching placebo for 12 weeks, with 4 weeks washout between treatment periods. Brachial artery FMD and endothelium-independent NMD (nitrate-mediated dilatation) were measured by ultrasonography at the start and end of each treatment period. PIFBF (post-ischaemic forearm blood flow), a measure of microcirculatory endothelial function, and serum lipids, lipoproteins and apo (apolipoprotein) concentrations were also measured. Compared with placebo, fenofibrate increased FMD (mean absolute 2.1±0.6 compared with −0.3±0.6%, P=0.04), but did not alter NMD (P=0.75). Fenofibrate also increased maximal PIFBF {median 3.5 [IQR (interquartile range) 5.8] compared with 0.3 (2.1) ml/100 ml/min, P=0.001} and flow debt repayment [median 1.0 (IQR 3.5) compared with −1.5 (3.0) ml/100 ml, P=0.01]. Fenofibrate lowered serum cholesterol, triacylgycerols (triglycerides), LDL-cholesterol, apoB-100 and apoC-III (P≤0.03), but did not alter HDL (high-density lipoprotein)-cholesterol or apoA-I. Improvement in FMD was inversely associated with on-treatment LDL-cholesterol (r=−0.61, P=0.02) and apoB-100 (r=−0.54, P=0.04) concentrations. Fenofibrate improves endothelial dysfunction in statin-treated Type 2 diabetic patients. This may relate partly to enhanced reduction in LDL-cholesterol and apoB-100 concentrations.


2011 ◽  
Vol 110 (5) ◽  
pp. 1196-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Boyer ◽  
Vicky Chaar ◽  
Gabriel Pelle ◽  
Bernard Maitre ◽  
Christos Chouaid ◽  
...  

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Polycythemia, a common complication of hypoxic COPD, may affect systemic vascular function by altering blood viscosity, vessel wall shear stress (WSS), and endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) release. Here, we evaluated the effects of hypoxia-related polycythemia on systemic endothelial function in patients with COPD. We investigated blood viscosity, WSS, and endothelial function in 15 polycythemic and 13 normocythemic patients with COPD of equal severity, by recording brachial artery diameter variations in response to hyperemia and by using venous occlusion plethysmography (VOP) to measure forearm blood flow (FBF) responses to a brachial artery infusion of acetylcholine (ACh), bradykinin (BK), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), substance P (SP), isoptin, and N-monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA). At baseline, polycythemic patients had higher blood viscosity and larger brachial artery diameter than normocythemic patients but similar calculated WSS. Flow-mediated brachial artery vasodilation was increased in the polycythemic patients, in proportion to the hemoglobin levels. ACh-induced vasodilation was markedly impaired in the polycythemic patients and negatively correlated with hemoglobin levels. FBF responses to endothelium- (BK, SP) and non-endothelium-dependent (SNP, isoptin) vasodilators were not significantly different between the two groups. l-NMMA infusion induced a similar vasoconstrictor response in both groups, in accordance with their similar baseline WSS. In conclusion, systemic arteries in polycythemic patients adjust appropriately to chronic or acute WSS elevations by appropriate basal and stimulated NO release. Overall, our results suggest that moderate polycythemia has no adverse effect on vascular function in COPD.


2001 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 707-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki TERAGAWA ◽  
Masaya KATO ◽  
Junichi KUROKAWA ◽  
Togo YAMAGATA ◽  
Hideo MATSUURA ◽  
...  

In order to evaluate peripheral endothelial function in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA), we measured flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery in patients with VSA and compared it with FMD in patients without VSA. Endothelial dysfunction is considered one of the mechanisms underlying VSA. However, its exact role remains to be clarified. The study included 30 patients with positive spasm-provocational test results without evidence of significant coronary stenosis (VSA group) and 30 patients with negative spasm-provocational test results without evidence of significant coronary stenosis (control group). In each patient, brachial artery diameter responses to hyperemic flow and glyceryl trinitrate spray were measured using high-resolution ultrasound. The carotid intima-media thickness was also measured as a marker of systemic atherosclerosis. FMD was lower in the VSA group (4.8±0.5%) compared with the control group (9.4±0.7%, P < 0.0001). In the VSA group, FMD was not affected by coronary risk factors or the presence of atherosclerotic changes on coronary angiography. Glyceryl trinitrate-induced dilation did not differ between the two groups. The intima-media thickness was comparable between the VSA (0.85±0.04mm) and control groups (0.81±0.05mm). These findings indicated that peripheral endothelial function is impaired only in the VSA group, whereas the atherosclerotic changes were similar in the two groups. We conclude that endothelial dysfunction may be an independent factor responsible for the development of VSA.


2016 ◽  
Vol 310 (5) ◽  
pp. H648-H653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Restaino ◽  
Lauren K. Walsh ◽  
Takuma Morishima ◽  
Jennifer R. Vranish ◽  
Luis A. Martinez-Lemus ◽  
...  

We and others have recently reported that prolonged sitting impairs endothelial function in the leg vasculature; however, the mechanism(s) remain unknown. Herein, we tested the hypothesis that a sustained reduction in flow-induced shear stress is the underlying mechanism by which sitting induces leg endothelial dysfunction. Specifically, we examined whether preventing the reduction in shear stress during sitting would abolish the detrimental effects of sitting on popliteal artery endothelial function. In 10 young healthy men, bilateral measurements of popliteal artery flow-mediated dilation were performed before and after a 3-h sitting period during which one foot was submerged in 42°C water (i.e., heated) to increase blood flow and thus shear stress, whereas the contralateral leg remained dry and served as internal control (i.e., nonheated). During sitting, popliteal artery mean shear rate was reduced in the nonheated leg (pre-sit, 42.9 ± 4.5 s−1; and 3-h sit, 23.6 ± 3.3 s−1; P < 0.05) but not in the heated leg (pre-sit, 38.9 ± 3.4 s−1; and 3-h sit, 63.9 ± 16.9 s−1; P > 0.05). Popliteal artery flow-mediated dilation was impaired after 3 h of sitting in the nonheated leg (pre-sit, 7.1 ± 1.4% vs. post-sit, 2.8 ± 0.9%; P < 0.05) but not in the heated leg (pre-sit: 7.3 ± 1.5% vs. post-sit, 10.9 ± 1.8%; P > 0.05). Collectively, these data suggest that preventing the reduction of flow-induced shear stress during prolonged sitting with local heating abolishes the impairment in popliteal artery endothelial function. Thus these findings are consistent with the hypothesis that sitting-induced leg endothelial dysfunction is mediated by a reduction in shear stress.


2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dammers ◽  
J.H.M. Tordoir ◽  
R. J.T.H.J. Welten ◽  
P. J.E.H.M Kitslaar ◽  
A.P.G. Hoeks

Background Vessel wall adaptation to acute or chronic flow changes is regulated by shear stress (SS) at the endothelium. This hypothesis was tested in the brachial artery (BA) of patients receiving an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis vascular access. Methods The acute and sustained effects were evaluated in 13 patients. Pre-operatively and postoperatively on predetermined time-points BA diameter and shear rate (SR) were measured. SS was calculated from whole blood viscosity and SR. Analysis was performed with Wilcoxon's test and ANCOVA multivariate analysis. Results Acutely, mean SS increased (475%, p<0.05), peak-to-peak SS decreased (37%, p<0.05) and peak SS remained constant. BA diameter increased (15%, p<0.05). After one year a further increase was observed (r=0.59, p<0.001), plus an increase in mean SS (r=0.78, p<0.001). Peak-to-peak SS remained constant. Conclusion Our results indicate that after AVF placement an acute increase in SS results in an acute increase of vessel diameter. However, one year of sustained high blood flow does not result in restoration of mean SS.


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