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Dose-dependent detoxication of the airborne pollutant benzene in a randomized trial of broccoli sprout beverage in Qidong, China
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
2019
110(3):675-684
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- PubMed
- PMID 31268126
- PubMed Central
- PMC6736426
- Funding
- Supported in part by NIH grants R01 CA190610 and R35 CA197222.
- Competing interests
- The authors reported no conflicts of interest.
Study snapshot
| Design | Randomized placebo-controlled multidose clinical trial |
|---|---|
| Model | Adults in Qidong, China exposed to ambient benzene and other air pollutants |
| Sample | 170 participants |
| Intervention | Placebo or one of three graded concentrations of broccoli sprout beverage (full, one-half or one-fifth dose) for 10 consecutive days. |
| Duration | 10 days |
| Endpoints | Urinary S-phenylmercapturic acid (SPMA); Benzene detoxication biomarker; Dose-response relationship |
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