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Rosati MV, Sancini A, Tomei F, Sacco C, Traversini V, De Vita A, De Cesare DP, Giammichele G, De Marco F, Pagliara F, Massoni F, Ricci L, Tomei G, Ricci S. Correlation between benzene and testosterone in workers exposed to urban pollution. Clin Ter 2017; 168:e380-e387. [PMID: 29209688 DOI: 10.7417/t.2017.2038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
AIM Many studies have examined the effects of benzene on testosterone. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possible correlation between the blood levels of benzene and the levels of testosterone. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study involved a group of 148 subjects. For every worker have been made out a blood sample for the evaluation of benzene and testosterone levels and an urine analysis for the evaluation of the levels of trans, trans-muconic acid and S-phenylmercapturic acid. We estimated the Pearson correlation coefficient between the variables in the sample and the urinary metabolites, age, length of service, gender, BMI. For the analysis of the major confounding factors it was performed a multiple linear regression. RESULTS The Pearson correlation coefficiet showed: 1. a significant inverse correlation between the S-phenyl mercapturic acid and free testosterone; 2. a significant direct correlation between trans-trans muconic acid and BMI. After dividing the sample according to the median of blood benzene (161.0 ng / L), Pearson correlation coefficient showed a significant inverse correlation between the S-phenyl mercapturic acid and free testosterone in the group with values below this median. CONCLUSIONS Our results, to be considered preliminary, suggest that occupational exposure to low levels of benzene, present in urban pollution, affect the blood levels of testosterone. These results need to be confirmed in future studies, with the eventual possibility of including more specific fertility tests.
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Affiliation(s)
- M V Rosati
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
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- Spin off of University of Rome "Sapienza" "Sipro", Rome
| | - F Tomei
- Spin off of University of Rome "Sapienza" "Sipro", Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
| | - G Giammichele
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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- Department of Psychiatric and Psychological Science, University of Rome " Sapienza", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty School of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Rome - Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome
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