Impaired renal and cellular functions in asymptomatic petroleum depot workers in Calabar metropolis, south-south Nigeria
Journal Title: Scientia Agriculturae - Year 2016, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
Location-determined diet/nutrition and environmental factors affect animal response to toxicants. This study aimed to ascertain the renal and cellular functions status in asymptomatic occupationally exposed and control male respondents in Calabar metropolis, a coastal area largely dependent on vegetables and sea foods, using standard protocols. The serum concentration (mmol/L) in the exposed group for hydrogen carbonate, HCO3− (20.61±2.40) was relatively lower than in the control (21.95 ±1.64) whereas that for sodium ion, Na+ (141.31±3.52), potassium ion, K+ (4.54±3.77) and chloride ion, Cl− (104.91±2.68), respectively were relatively higher than in the control (136.98±2.19, 3.64±0.44 and 96.27±5.09). The observations in the exposed group for serum Na+:K+ ratio (31.13 ± 1.14), urinary creatinine clearance (µmol/L) (85.24 ± 9.65) and urinary creatinine concentration (µmol/L) (115.67 ± 10.27), respectively were relatively lower than in the control (37.63 ± 1.03, 91.88 ± 7.97 and 119.96 ± 10.97). The serum concentration for urea (3.19 ± 0.84 mmol/L), creatinine (107.65 ± 8.17 µmol/L), uric acid (0.31 ± 0.05 mmol/L) and urea:creatinine ratio (0.03 ± 1.32) respectively in the control were relatively lower than that in the exposed group (4.27 ± 1.28 mmol/L, 117.35 ± 7.87 µmol/L, 0.44 ± 0.07 mmol/L and 0.04 ± 0.81) The observations apart from that for K+ were significant (p<0.05). Thus, the study suggests impaired renal and cellular functions in the petroleum depot workers, compares with that of similar but earlier studies and negates possible location-determined diet/nutrition and environmental factors-associated modulatory influence on the depot workers response to petroleum products fumes intoxication.
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Anthony Cemaluk C Egbuonu, Daniel C Nkwazema, Godwin S Aloh
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- EP ID EP138457
- DOI 10.15192/PSCP.SA.2016.13.1.3741
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