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  • The role of solar and geoma...
    Schiff, Jessica E; Vieira, Carolina L. Z; Garshick, Eric; Wang, Veronica; Blomberg, Annelise; Gold, Diane R; Schwartz, Joel; Tracy, Samantha M; Vokonas, Pantel; Koutrakis, Petros

    PloS one, 07/2022, Volume: 17, Issue: 7
    Journal Article

    This study investigated the associations between solar and geomagnetic activity and circulating biomarkers of systemic inflammation and endothelial activation in the Normative Aging Study (NAS) cohort. Mixed effects models with moving day averages from day 0 to day 28 were used to study the associations between solar activity (sunspot number (SSN), interplanetary magnetic field (IMF)), geomagnetic activity (planetary K index (K.sub.p index), and various inflammatory and endothelial markers. Biomarkers included intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), C-reactive protein (CRP), and fibrinogen. After adjusting for demographic and meteorological variables, we observed significant positive associations between sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 concentrations and solar and geomagnetic activity parameters: IMF, SSN, and K.sub.p . Additionally, a negative association was observed between fibrinogen and K.sub.p index and a positive association was observed for CRP and SSN. These results demonstrate that solar and geomagnetic activity might be upregulating endothelial activation and inflammation.