title: Chromosomal aberrations by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)--Biomarker of exposure to carcinogenic PAHs.
abstract: The fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique with whole chromosome painting for chromosomes #1 and #4 was used to study the impact of air pollution containing higher concentrations of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (c-PAHs) in three European cities, Prague (Czech Republic), Kosice (Slovakia) and Sofia (Bulgaria). In each site were followed an exposed group, who were police officers or bus drivers who work usually through busy streets for at least 8h, and a reference group, who spent more than 90% of their daily time indoors. In Prague, a significant increase was observed in percentage of aberrant cells (% AB.C.) in the police officers compared to the reference group (0.33+/-0.25 versus 0.24+/-0.18, p<0.05). In Kosice, the exposed group differed from reference in the endpoints F(G)/100 1.52+/-1.18 versus 1.12+/-1.30, p<0.05; % AB.C. 0.30+/-0.19 versus 0.21+/-0.20, p<0.05; t/1000 3.91+/-3.18 versus 2.84+/-3.10, p<0.05. In Sofia were followed two exposed groups: police officers and bus drivers. All FISH endpoints were significantly higher in police officers compared to reference group (F(G)/100 1.60+/-0.99 versus 0.82+/-0.79, p<0.01; % AB.C. 0.25+/-0.14 versus 0.13+/-0.13, p<0.01; t/1000 4.19+/-2.65 versus 2.13+/-2.05, p<0.05; rcp 1.46+/-1.07 versus 0.70+/-0.76, p<0.05). In bus drivers compared to reference there was an increase in % AB.C. (0.25+/-0.18 versus 0.13+/-0.13, p<0.05). This is the first study when FISH method was used to analyze the impact of environmental air pollution. According to the original hypothesis it is expected that the most important group of chemicals responsible for the biological activity of air pollution represent c-PAHs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR, v.v.i., and Health Institute of Central Bohemia, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Olena
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Beskid
authors.forename: Blanka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Binkova
authors.forename: Zdik
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dusek
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rössner
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Solansky
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kalina
authors.forename: Jozef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zidzik
authors.forename: Todor A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: Radim J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D015415:Biomarkers; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016495:Police; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D015415:Biomarkers; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons