Diesel exhaust inhalation increases thrombus formation in man

作者：Lucking Andrew J^*; Lundback Magnus; Mills Nicholas L; Faratian Dana; Barath Stefan L; Pourazar Jamshid; Cassee Flemming R; Donaldson Kenneth; Boon Nicholas A; Badimon Juan J; Sandstrom Thomas; Blomberg Anders; Newby David E

来源：European Heart Journal, 2008, 29(24): 3043-3051.

DOI：10.1093/eurheartj/ehn464

Although the mechanism is unclear, exposure to traffic-derived air pollution is a trigger for acute myocardial infarction (MI). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of diesel exhaust inhalation on platelet activation and thrombus formation in men.
In a double-blind randomized crossover study, 20 healthy volunteers were exposed to dilute diesel exhaust (350 mu g/m(3)) and filtered air. Thrombus formation, coagulation, platelet activation, and inflammatory markers were measured at 2 and 6 h following exposure. Thrombus formation was measured using the Badimon ex vivo perfusion chamber. Platelet activation was assessed by flow cytometry. Compared with filtered air, diesel exhaust inhalation increased thrombus formation under low- and high-shear conditions by 24% [change in thrombus area 2229 mu m(2), 95% confidence interval (CI) 1143-3315 mu m(2), P = 0.0002] and 19% (change in thrombus area 2451 mu m(2), 95% CI 1190-3712 mu m(2), P = 0.0005), respectively. This increased thrombogenicity was seen at 2 and 6 h, using two different diesel engines and fuels. Diesel exhaust also increased platelet-neutrophil and platelet-monocyte aggregates by 52% (absolute change 6%, 95% CI 2-10%, P = 0.01) and 30% (absolute change 3%, 95% CI 0.2-7%, P = 0.03), respectively, at 2 h following exposure compared with filtered air.
Inhalation of diesel exhaust increases ex vivo thrombus formation and causes in vivo platelet activation in man. These findings provide a potential mechanism linking exposure to combustion-derived air pollution with the triggering of acute MI.

• 出版日期2008-12