Traffic-related air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and asthma (ECHRS)

Francesc Castro-Giner; Nino Künzli; Bénédicte Jacquemin; Bertil Forsberg; Rafael De Cid; Jordi Sunyer; Deborah Jarvis; David Briggs; Danielle Vienneau; Dan Norback; Juan R. González; Stefano Guerra; Christer Janson; Josep Maria Antó; Matthias Wjst; Joachim Heinrich; Xavier Estivill; Manolis Kogevinas

doi:10.1289/ehp.0900589

Traffic-related air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and asthma (ECHRS)

Francesc Castro-Giner
, Nino Künzli
, Bénédicte Jacquemin
, Bertil Forsberg
, Rafael De Cid
, Jordi Sunyer
, Deborah Jarvis
, David Briggs
, Danielle Vienneau
, Dan Norback
, Juan R. González
, Stefano Guerra
, Christer Janson
, Josep Maria Antó
, Matthias Wjst
, Joachim Heinrich
, Xavier Estivill
, Manolis Kogevinas^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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BACKGROUND: Traffic-related air pollution is related with asthma, and this association may be modified by genetic factors. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the role of genetic polymorphisms potentially modifying the association between home outdoor levels of modeled nitrogen dioxide and asthma. Methods: Adults from 13 cities of the second European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS II) were included (n = 2,920), for whom both DNA and outdoor NO₂ estimates were available. Home addresses were geocoded and linked to modeled outdoor NO₂ estimates, as a marker of local traffic-related pollution. We examined asthma prevalence and evaluated polymorphisms in genes involved in oxidative stress pathways [gluthatione S-transferases M1 (GSTM1), T1 (GSTT1), and P1 (GSTP1) and NAD(P)H:quinine oxidoreductase (NQO1)], inflammatory response [tumor necrosis factor α (TNFA)], immunologic response [Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)], and airway reactivity [adrenergic receptor β2 (ADRB2)]. RESULTS: The association between modeled NO ₂ and asthma prevalence was significant for carriers of the most common genotypes of NQO1 rs2917666 [odds ratio (OR) = 1.54; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.10-2.24], TNFA rs2844484 (OR = 2.02; 95% CI, 1.30-3.27). For new-onset asthma, the effect of NO₂ was significant for the most common genotype of NQO1 rs2917666 (OR = 1.52; 95% CI, 1.09-2.16). A significant interaction was found between NQO1 rs2917666 and NO2 for asthma prevalence (p = 0.02) and new-onset asthma (p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Genetic polymorphisms in the NQO1 gene are related to asthma susceptibility among persons exposed to local traffic-related air pollution. This points to the importance of antioxidant pathways in the protection against the effects of air pollution on asthma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1919-1924
Number of pages	6
Journal	Environmental Health Perspectives
Volume	117
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0900589
Publication status	Published - Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Air pollution
Asthma
Gene polymorphisms
Genetics
Nitrogen dioxide
Oxidative stress
Traffic pollution

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Castro-Giner, F., Künzli, N., Jacquemin, B., Forsberg, B., De Cid, R., Sunyer, J., Jarvis, D., Briggs, D., Vienneau, D., Norback, D., González, J. R., Guerra, S., Janson, C., Antó, J. M., Wjst, M., Heinrich, J., Estivill, X., & Kogevinas, M. (2009). Traffic-related air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and asthma (ECHRS). Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(12), 1919-1924. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.0900589

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