[Effect of pollutants of press-pack industry on antioxidants level of worker].
OBJECTIVE
To study the differences in antioxidants level (SOD, GSH-PX, LPO, VC, VE) between the male workers who worked to volatile benzene compounds in printing factory and the male workers who were not for evaluating the effect of pollution of volatile benzene compounds in printing industry.


METHODS
SOD, GSH-PX, VC were measured as ultraviolet visible spetrophotometry (UV). LPO, V(E) were measured as molecular fluorescence spectroscopy. Data of 43 male workers exposed to benzene toluene and xylene and control group of 50 were analyzed by SPSS 11.0.


RESULTS
The exposed workers were significantly different with controls in SOD, GSH-PX/LPO, VC (P < 0.05) but not in VE (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The Antioxidants level of male printing workers could be affected by exposure to pollution of volatile benzene compounds in printing industry.
Faculty of Public Health, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100054, China.
Pei-li
PL
Huang
Lei
L
Zhang
Shu-hua
SH
Zhang
Yi-min
YM
Wang
D000328:Adult; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D001870:Book Industry; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood*; D014835:Volatilization
D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase