Abstract:
Objective To explore the relation between air environmental pollution by free SiO2 dust and lipid peroxidation degree in erythrocyte embrane in human.
Methods 179 healthy workers exposed to free SiO2 dust and 57 healthy members(control group)were sampled by cluster sampling method in two ceramics factories in Foshan city of Guangdong province, and a cross sectional investigation was carried out in up-related population and 2 ml blood in vein was draw from each one. Malondialdehyde(MDA), superoxide ismufase(SOD)and glutathion peroxidase(GSH-px)were tested by method introduced in reagent kits.
Results Activity of GSH-px in erythrocyte membrane in workers exposed to free SiO2 dust was significantly lower than that of control group(P < 0.05), the quantity of MDA in erythrocyte membrane in workers was significantly higher than that of control group(P < 0.05), and activity of SOD in workers was significantly lower than that of control group(P < 0105).
Conclusion Air environmental pollution by free SiO2 dust can cause significant toxicological reaction of lipid peroxidation in erythrocyte membrane in human, the change of degree of lipid perox idation maybe a certain kind of pre-clinical message, and sustain a stable balance state of anti-oxidation system maybe an important strategy for the secondary prevention of toxicological reaction caused by free SiO2 dust in human.