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. 2021 Nov 18;8:784910. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.784910

TABLE 1.

Studies on non-auditory noise effects on cardiovascular and endothelial dysfunction, inflammation or oxidative stress in animals a . Only articles that are not discussed in detail in the main article text are listed here.

Study Animals and model Noise scenario Major outcome of noise exposure Ref
Peterson 1981 Rhesus Monkey 85 dB, 97 dB peak, unknown type, 9 months Blood pressure elevation ∼30 mmHg Peterson et al. (1981)
Borg 1981 Rat 80 dB, 100 dB, unknown type, 10 h, lifelong Noise-exposed spontaneously hypertensive rats had shorter lifespan and higher incidence of cardiovascular disease, but no differences were found in normotensive rats Borg and Jarplid (1981)
Peterson 1984 Macaque Monkey 86.6 dB, construction noise, 4 h/8 h, 97 days Mean blood pressure elevation remained elevated after noise cessation, but heart rate returned to normal relatively quickly Peterson et al. (1984b)
Kirby 1984 Macaque Monkey 95 dB, broadband noise, 30 m Offspring of hypertensive monkeys were more sensitive to blood pressure increases from loud noise Kirby et al. (1984)
Dengerink 1985 Guinea Pigs 120 dB, white noise, 30 m Effects in cochlear vessel lumen and RBC behavior appear to normalize after 2 days of “noise washout” Dengerink et al. (1985)
Paparelli 1992 Rat 100 dB, white noise, 12 h Increased density of noradrenergic cardiac fibers in young animals. In aged animals, increased aortic maximal response to the α-agonist on the aortic musculature and reduced responsiveness to the β-agonist in cardiac fibers Paparelli et al. (1992)
Morvai 1994 Rat 95 dBA, industrial noise, 6 h, 3 weeks Noise and alcohol modify the α-adrenergic effect of noradrenaline Morvai et al. (1994)
Herrmann 1994 Rat 65 dBA, unknown type, 52 weeks Increased microvessel area, cardiac fibrosis, and ischemic myocardial lesions in SHR exposed to noise Herrmann et al. (1994)
Breschi 1995 Rat 100 dB, white noise, 1 h/6 h Diazepam and clonazepam pre-treatment reversed the effects of noise on CBR binding and protected cardiac tissue and aortic responses from the effects of 6 h noise stress Breschi et al. (1995)
Salvetti 2000 Rat 100 dBA, white noise, 6/12 h Significant decrease in the binding sites availability of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors following noise Salvetti et al. (2000)
Singewald 2000 Rat 95 dB, unknown type, 3 m Noise stress resulted in exaggerated glutaminergic responses in the amygdala of SHR versus Wistar-Kyoto Singewald et al. (2000)
Bauer 2001 Sheep 161 dB, airborne impulse noise, 20 impulses Fetal heart rate was affected in both REM and NREM sleep, power of delta, theta, and alpha band power was reduced and cortical activity was detected Bauer et al. (2001)
Gesi 2002 Mouse 100 dBA, white noise, 6 h Cardiomyocytes from the right atria and left ventricles display disarranged cristae and matrix dilution in mitochondria Gesi et al. (2002)
Lenzi 2003 Rat 100 dBA, white noise, 12 h Increased catecholamine content in myocardium, DNA damage in cardiomyocytes, mitochondrial membrane swelling in right atrium Lenzi et al. (2003)
Frenzilli 2004 Rat 100 dBA, white noise, 12 h DNA damage in the adrenal gland, possible redox involvement Frenzilli et al. (2004)
Baldwin 2007 Rat 90 dB, unknown type, 15 m, 3/5 weeks Noise increased leakiness of mesenteric arteries, mitigated by vitamin c Baldwin and Bell (2007)
Antunes 2013 Rat 90 dB, low frequency, unknown duration Significant myocardial fibrosis detected via CAB staining and alterations in connexin 43 and collagen expression in noise-exposed rats Antunes et al. (2013a); Antunes et al. (2013b); Antunes et al. (2013c)
Arpornchayanon 2013 Guinea Pigs 106 dB, unknown type, 30 m TNF-α signaling is activated in the cochlea following noise exposure, causing vessel constriction. Improved by etanercept. Arpornchayanon et al. (2013)
Gannouni 2013 Rat 70 dB, 80 dB, unknown type, 6 h, 90 days Increased corticosterone levels, affected various parameters of the endocrine glands and cardiac function. Markers of oxidative stress (catalase, superoxide dismutase and lipid peroxidation) were increased Gannouni et al. (2013)
Gannouni 2014 Rat 70 dBA, unknown type, 6 h/day, 3/5 m Structural alterations within the adrenal gland consistent with chronic stress. Signs of necrosis and inflammation in myocardium Gannouni et al. (2014)
Said 2016 Rat 80–100 dB, chronic and intermittent, unknown type, 8 h, 20 days Increases in plasma levels of corticosterone, adrenaline, noradrenaline, endothelin-1, nitric oxide and malondialdehyde. Decreases in superoxide dismutase Said and El-Gohary (2016)
Lyamin 2016 Beluga Whale 140–175 dB, unknown type, 2–4 h, 60 events Heart rate acceleration following noise exposure. Calves were more susceptible to the effects of noise and did not habituate Lyamin et al. (2016)
Konkle 2017 Rat 87.3 dBA, unknown type, 15 min–1 h, 21 days Plasma ACTH, adrenal gland weight, IL6, IL1b levels were unchanged following noise exposure. Increases in TNFα and CRP were seen. Konkle et al. (2017)
Lousinha 2018 Rat 120 dB, high intensity infrasound, 28 days Exposed mice had prominent perivascular tissue with notable fibrosis that was mitigated by dexamethasone treatment. Lousinha et al. (2018)
Yang 2020 Mouse 105 dB SPL, unknown type, 1/4 h DNA damage response genes appear to fail to respond to noise-induced DNA damage in cochlea, heart, liver, and cortex Yang and Guthrie (2020)
Lousinha 2020 Rat 120 dB, high intensity infrasound, 12 weeks Atrial interstitial fibrosis was increased and connexin 43 weas decreased following noise exposure Lousinha et al. (2020)
Kvandova 2020 Mouse 72 dBA, intermittent aircraft, 4 days Oxidative parameters and DNA damage increased following noise exposure with synergetic increases in Ogg-/- mice. Kvandova et al. (2020)
Gogokhia 2021 Rat High intensity white noise, 1 h, 10 days Male rats show higher anxiety-like response following noise Gogokhia et al. (2021)
Bayo Jimenez 2021 Mouse 72 dBA, intermittent aircraft, 4 days Induction of NRF2/HO-1 protected against oxidative damage, normalized blood pressure, and vascular endothelial function Bayo Jimenez et al. (2021)
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Table was taken from PhD thesis of Katie Frenis.