Long-term exposure to incense smoke alters metabolism in @entity35 albino XXXX .

@entity10672 @entity1 @entity1674 @entity1017 @entity35 @entity413 @entity165
The burning of incense is an important source of indoor air pollution in Asia. We assessed the effect of long-term exposure to incense smoke on the body weight and levels of circulating @entity413 , @entity1674 , total @entity165 , HDL- @entity165 , insulin, adiponectin and @entity10672 in @entity35 albino @entity35 . Two groups of @entity35 were used. First group (n   =   12) was exposed daily to incense smoke for 4 months at the rate of 4   g   day(-1) in the exposure chamber. Another group of @entity35 (n   =   12), was used as non-exposed control. Blood samples were collected from all animals after 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks of exposure. Serum @entity413 , @entity1674 , total @entity165 and HDL- @entity165 , LDL- @entity165 insulin, adiponectin and @entity10672 were measured. Our results showed that incense smoke exposure was associated with decreased @entity1017 and the adverse metabolic changes of increased @entity1674 and decreased HDL- @entity165 concentrations. Exposure to incense was also associated with a transient increase of @entity10672 levels. Taken together, these data suggest that incense smoke influences metabolism adversely in @entity35 . The effect of incense smoke on @entity1 health and the underlying mechanisms need to be studied further.
