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Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability

Background: Ozone (O(3)) is a well-documented respiratory oxidant, but increasing epidemiological evidence points to extrapulmonary effects, including positive associations between ambient O(3) concentrations and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective: With preliminary reports linking O(3...

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Autores principales: Farraj, Aimen K., Hazari, Mehdi S., Winsett, Darrell W., Kulukulualani, Anthony, Carll, Alex P., Haykal-Coates, Najwa, Lamb, Christina M., Lappi, Edwin, Terrell, Dock, Cascio, Wayne E., Costa, Daniel L.
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Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22138703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104244
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author Farraj, Aimen K.
Hazari, Mehdi S.
Winsett, Darrell W.
Kulukulualani, Anthony
Carll, Alex P.
Haykal-Coates, Najwa
Lamb, Christina M.
Lappi, Edwin
Terrell, Dock
Cascio, Wayne E.
Costa, Daniel L.
author_facet Farraj, Aimen K.
Hazari, Mehdi S.
Winsett, Darrell W.
Kulukulualani, Anthony
Carll, Alex P.
Haykal-Coates, Najwa
Lamb, Christina M.
Lappi, Edwin
Terrell, Dock
Cascio, Wayne E.
Costa, Daniel L.
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description Background: Ozone (O(3)) is a well-documented respiratory oxidant, but increasing epidemiological evidence points to extrapulmonary effects, including positive associations between ambient O(3) concentrations and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective: With preliminary reports linking O(3) exposure with changes in heart rate (HR), we investigated the hypothesis that a single inhalation exposure to O(3) will cause concentration-dependent autonomic modulation of cardiac function in rats. Methods: Rats implanted with telemeters to monitor HR and cardiac electrophysiology [electrocardiography (ECG)] were exposed once by whole-body inhalation for 4 hr to 0.2 or 0.8 ppm O(3) or filtered air. A separate cohort was tested for vulnerability to aconitine-induced arrhythmia 24 hr after exposure. Results: Exposure to 0.8 ppm O(3) caused bradycardia, PR prolongation, ST depression, and substantial increases in atrial premature beats, sinoatrial block, and atrioventricular block, accompanied by concurrent increases in several HR variability parameters that were suggestive of increased parasympathetic tone. Low-O(3) exposure failed to elicit any overt changes in autonomic tone, heart rhythm, or ECG. However, both 0.2 and 0.8 ppm O(3) increased sensitivity to aconitine-induced arrhythmia formation, suggesting a latent O(3)-induced alteration in myocardial excitability. Conclusions: O(3) exposure causes several alterations in cardiac electrophysiology that are likely mediated by modulation of autonomic input to the heart. Moreover, exposure to low O(3) concentrations may cause subclinical effects that manifest only when triggered by a stressor, suggesting that the adverse health effects of ambient levels of air pollutants may be insidious and potentially underestimated.
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spelling pubmed-32953572012-03-26 Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability Farraj, Aimen K. Hazari, Mehdi S. Winsett, Darrell W. Kulukulualani, Anthony Carll, Alex P. Haykal-Coates, Najwa Lamb, Christina M. Lappi, Edwin Terrell, Dock Cascio, Wayne E. Costa, Daniel L. Environ Health Perspect Research Background: Ozone (O(3)) is a well-documented respiratory oxidant, but increasing epidemiological evidence points to extrapulmonary effects, including positive associations between ambient O(3) concentrations and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective: With preliminary reports linking O(3) exposure with changes in heart rate (HR), we investigated the hypothesis that a single inhalation exposure to O(3) will cause concentration-dependent autonomic modulation of cardiac function in rats. Methods: Rats implanted with telemeters to monitor HR and cardiac electrophysiology [electrocardiography (ECG)] were exposed once by whole-body inhalation for 4 hr to 0.2 or 0.8 ppm O(3) or filtered air. A separate cohort was tested for vulnerability to aconitine-induced arrhythmia 24 hr after exposure. Results: Exposure to 0.8 ppm O(3) caused bradycardia, PR prolongation, ST depression, and substantial increases in atrial premature beats, sinoatrial block, and atrioventricular block, accompanied by concurrent increases in several HR variability parameters that were suggestive of increased parasympathetic tone. Low-O(3) exposure failed to elicit any overt changes in autonomic tone, heart rhythm, or ECG. However, both 0.2 and 0.8 ppm O(3) increased sensitivity to aconitine-induced arrhythmia formation, suggesting a latent O(3)-induced alteration in myocardial excitability. Conclusions: O(3) exposure causes several alterations in cardiac electrophysiology that are likely mediated by modulation of autonomic input to the heart. Moreover, exposure to low O(3) concentrations may cause subclinical effects that manifest only when triggered by a stressor, suggesting that the adverse health effects of ambient levels of air pollutants may be insidious and potentially underestimated. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011-12-02 2012-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3295357/ /pubmed/22138703 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104244 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Publication of EHP lies in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from EHP may be reprinted freely. Use of materials published in EHP should be acknowledged (for example, ?Reproduced with permission from Environmental Health Perspectives?); pertinent reference information should be provided for the article from which the material was reproduced. Articles from EHP, especially the News section, may contain photographs or illustrations copyrighted by other commercial organizations or individuals that may not be used without obtaining prior approval from the holder of the copyright.
spellingShingle Research
Farraj, Aimen K.
Hazari, Mehdi S.
Winsett, Darrell W.
Kulukulualani, Anthony
Carll, Alex P.
Haykal-Coates, Najwa
Lamb, Christina M.
Lappi, Edwin
Terrell, Dock
Cascio, Wayne E.
Costa, Daniel L.
Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability
title Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability
title_full Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability
title_fullStr Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability
title_full_unstemmed Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability
title_short Overt and Latent Cardiac Effects of Ozone Inhalation in Rats: Evidence for Autonomic Modulation and Increased Myocardial Vulnerability
title_sort overt and latent cardiac effects of ozone inhalation in rats: evidence for autonomic modulation and increased myocardial vulnerability
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22138703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104244
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