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Systemic inflammatory profile associated with exposure time to burning sugarcane

Marceli Rocha Leite, Iara Buriola Trevisan, Guilherme Yassuyuki Tacao, Aline Duarte Ferreira, Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos, Fabio Santos de Lira, Dionei Ramos
European Respiratory Journal 2016 48: PA4304; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA4304
Marceli Rocha Leite
1Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Iara Buriola Trevisan
2Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
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Guilherme Yassuyuki Tacao
2Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
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Aline Duarte Ferreira
2Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
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Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos
2Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
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Fabio Santos de Lira
3Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
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Dionei Ramos
2Department of Physiotherapy, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
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Abstract

Background: The exposure time to pollutants arising from burning sugarcane can lead to different responses in the systemic inflammatory profile of workers involved in sugarcane harvesting, causing multisystem alterations in the health of this population.

Aim: To evaluate the systemic inflammatory profile according to the exposure time to burning sugarcane during a sugar harvest.

Methods: 24 male sugarcane workers were divided into two groups: individuals who had worked less than ten harvests (G1; n = 13); and individuals who had worked more than ten harvests (G2; n = 11). Blood samples were collected for analysis of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10, in addition to the total count of monocytes and neutrophils. All evaluations occurred during the pre-harvest (March), middle of harvest (July) and end of harvest (October), in 2014. During the harvesting activity, the concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were recorded.

Results: The concentrations of PM2.5 in the middle (111.5 (96.42-122.5) µg/m3) and end of harvest (97.39 (36.39-131.9) µg/m3) were significantly higher compared to pre-harvest (28 (24-37.38) µg/m3; p<0.0001). The mean age of the G1 was 32.69 (10.0) years and the G2 45.27 (6.26) years. In the G2 there was a significant decrease in IL-8 concentration at the end of harvest compared to the middle of harvest (p=0.004). In addition, the neutrophil count in the G2 presented a significant decrease at the end of harvest compared to the middle of harvest (p=0.003).

Conclusion: We conclude that sugarcane workers exposed to more than ten harvests demonstrate decreases in IL-8 concentration and neutrophil at the end of the harvest period.

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Systemic inflammatory profile associated with exposure time to burning sugarcane
Marceli Rocha Leite, Iara Buriola Trevisan, Guilherme Yassuyuki Tacao, Aline Duarte Ferreira, Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos, Fabio Santos de Lira, Dionei Ramos
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2016, 48 (suppl 60) PA4304; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA4304

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Marceli Rocha Leite, Iara Buriola Trevisan, Guilherme Yassuyuki Tacao, Aline Duarte Ferreira, Ercy Mara Cipulo Ramos, Fabio Santos de Lira, Dionei Ramos
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2016, 48 (suppl 60) PA4304; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA4304
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