Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome

The detrimental effects of diesel engine exhaust (DEE) on public health are receiving increasing attention, particularly concerning respiratory health. Our understanding of the associations of the airway bacterial ecosystem with exposure to DEE and respiratory health remains limited. Our study aimed...

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Main Authors: Menghui Jiang, Yongwei Yan, Tao Wang, Bojia Wang, Yanting Li, Jinglong Tang, Yuxin Zheng
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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author Menghui Jiang
Yongwei Yan
Tao Wang
Bojia Wang
Yanting Li
Jinglong Tang
Yuxin Zheng
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Tao Wang
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Yanting Li
Jinglong Tang
Yuxin Zheng
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description The detrimental effects of diesel engine exhaust (DEE) on public health are receiving increasing attention, particularly concerning respiratory health. Our understanding of the associations of the airway bacterial ecosystem with exposure to DEE and respiratory health remains limited. Our study aimed to identify the airway bacterial signature and assess its correlation with respiratory health in occupational populations. In this study, we collected induced sputum from 54 diesel-exposed workers and 52 unexposed controls. The exposed participants experienced lower forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) than controls. Importantly, the overall airway bacterial signature and assemblage in exposed individuals differed significantly from controls. The relative abundance of Prevotella nanceiensis, Prevotella shahii, Aggregatibacter segnis, and Lachnoanaerobaculum umeaense displayed remarkable differences between the two groups. Furthermore, exposed individuals showed a less robust correlation network and fewer keystone species in their airway bacteriome than controls. Furthermore, the Spearman analysis indicated notable correlations of specific species with carbon content in airway macrophages (CCAM), club cell protein (CC16), FVC and FEV1. Taken together, our study provided new information on the difference in the airway bacterial signature under exposure to DEE and supported a potential new link between specific species and lung function in occupational populations.
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spelling doaj-art-f86ebfd1d9ae489f93971d73e3e45d182025-02-12T05:30:22ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132025-02-01291117857Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriomeMenghui Jiang0Yongwei Yan1Tao Wang2Bojia Wang3Yanting Li4Jinglong Tang5Yuxin Zheng6School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Corresponding authors.State Key Laboratory of Mariculture Biobreeding and Sustainable Goods, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, ChinaUniversity of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China; Corresponding authors.The detrimental effects of diesel engine exhaust (DEE) on public health are receiving increasing attention, particularly concerning respiratory health. Our understanding of the associations of the airway bacterial ecosystem with exposure to DEE and respiratory health remains limited. Our study aimed to identify the airway bacterial signature and assess its correlation with respiratory health in occupational populations. In this study, we collected induced sputum from 54 diesel-exposed workers and 52 unexposed controls. The exposed participants experienced lower forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) than controls. Importantly, the overall airway bacterial signature and assemblage in exposed individuals differed significantly from controls. The relative abundance of Prevotella nanceiensis, Prevotella shahii, Aggregatibacter segnis, and Lachnoanaerobaculum umeaense displayed remarkable differences between the two groups. Furthermore, exposed individuals showed a less robust correlation network and fewer keystone species in their airway bacteriome than controls. Furthermore, the Spearman analysis indicated notable correlations of specific species with carbon content in airway macrophages (CCAM), club cell protein (CC16), FVC and FEV1. Taken together, our study provided new information on the difference in the airway bacterial signature under exposure to DEE and supported a potential new link between specific species and lung function in occupational populations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325001939Diesel engine exhaustAirway bacteriomeRespiratory health
spellingShingle Menghui Jiang
Yongwei Yan
Tao Wang
Bojia Wang
Yanting Li
Jinglong Tang
Yuxin Zheng
Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Diesel engine exhaust
Airway bacteriome
Respiratory health
title Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome
title_full Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome
title_fullStr Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome
title_full_unstemmed Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome
title_short Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome
title_sort chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome
topic Diesel engine exhaust
Airway bacteriome
Respiratory health
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325001939
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