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Li X, Shen K, Yuan D, Li X, Quan J, Tian F, Yang Y, Zhang L, Wang J. Sodium arsenite impairs sperm quality via downregulating the ZMYND15 and ZMYND10. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2024; 39:4385-4396. [PMID: 38798119 DOI: 10.1002/tox.24327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Zinc finger MYND-type containing 15 (ZMYND15) has been documented to play important roles in spermatogenesis, and mutants contribute to recessive azoospermia, severe oligozoospermia, non-obstructive azoospermia, teratozoospermia, even male infertility. ZMYND10 is involved in sperm motility. Whether environmental pollutants impair male fertility via regulating the expression of ZMYND15 and ZMYND10 has not been studied. Arsenic exposure results in poor sperm quality and male infertility. In order to investigate whether arsenic-induced male reproductive toxicity is related to the expression of ZMYND15, ZMYND10 and their target genes, we established a male rat model of sodium arsenite exposure-induced reproductive injury, measured sperm quality, serum hormone levels, mRNA and protein expressions of intratesticular ZMYND15 and ZMYND10 as well as their target genes. The results showed that, in addition to the increased mRNA expression of Tnp1, sodium arsenite exposure reduced sperm quality, serum hormone levels, and mRNA and protein expression of intratesticular ZMYND15 and ZMYND10 and their target genes in male rats compared with the control group (p < .05). Therefore, our study first showed that the environmental pollutant arsenic impairs sperm quality in male rats by reducing the expression of ZMYND10 and ZMYND15 and their regulatory genes, which provides a possible diagnostic marker for environmental pollutants-induced male infertility.
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- Xiangli Li
- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Lanzhou University of Public Health, Lanzhou, People's Republic of China
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Kumar M, Goswami R, Patel AK, Srivastava M, Das N. Scenario, perspectives and mechanism of arsenic and fluoride Co-occurrence in the groundwater: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 249:126126. [PMID: 32142984 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Arsenic (As) and fluoride (F-) are the two most conspicuous contaminants, in terms of distribution and menace, in aquifers around the world. While the majority of studies focus on the individual accounts of their hydro-geochemistry, the current work is an effort to bring together the past and contemporary works on As and F- co-occurrence. Co-occurrence in the context of As and F- is a broad umbrella term and necessarily does not imply a positive correlation between the two contaminants. In arid oxidized aquifers, healthy relationships between As and F- is reported owing desorption based release from the positively charged (hydr)oxides of metals like iron (Fe) under alkaline pH. In many instances, multiple pathways of release led to little or no correlation between the two, yet there were high concentrations of both at the same time. The key influencer of the strength of the co-occurrence is seasonality, environment, and climatic conditions. Besides, the existing primary ion and dissolved organic matter also affect the release and enrichment of As-F- in the aquifer system. Anthropogenic forcing in the form of mining, irrigation return flow, extraction, recharge, and agrochemicals remains the most significant contributing factor in the co-occurrence. The epidemiological indicate that the interface of these two interacting elements concerning public health is considerably complicated and can be affected by some uncertain factors. The existing explanations of interactions between As-F are indecisive, especially their antagonistic interactions that need further investigation. "Multi-contamination perspectives of groundwater" is an essential consideration for the overarching question of freshwater sustainability.
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- Manish Kumar
- Discipline of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, 781035, India
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- Discipline of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Discipline of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, 382355, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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A Water Quality Appraisal of Some Existing and Potential Riverbank Filtration Sites in India. WATER 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/w11020215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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There is a nationwide need among policy and decision makers and drinking water supply engineers in India to obtain an initial assessment of water quality parameters for the selection and subsequent development of new riverbank filtration (RBF) sites. Consequently, a snapshot screening of organic and inorganic water quality parameters, including major ions, inorganic trace elements, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and 49 mainly polar organic micropollutants (OMPs) was conducted at 21 different locations across India during the monsoon in June–July 2013 and the dry non-monsoon period in May–June 2014. At most existing RBF sites in Uttarakhand, Jammu, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar, surface and RBF water quality was generally good with respect to most inorganic parameters and organic parameters when compared to Indian and World Health Organization drinking water standards. Although the surface water quality of the Yamuna River in and downstream of Delhi was poor, removals of DOC and OMPs of 50% and 13%–99%, respectively, were observed by RBF, thereby rendering it a vital pre-treatment step for drinking water production. The data provided a forecast of the water quality for subsequent investigations, expected environmental and human health risks, and the planning of new RBF systems in India.
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Das A, Mohanty S, Kuanr BK. Label-free gold nanorod-based plasmonic sensing of arsenic(iii) in contaminated water. Analyst 2019; 144:4708-4718. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an00668k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An efficient label-free strategy for arsenic(iii) sensing in water through the suppression of iron(iii)-catalyzed oxidative shortening of gold nanorods.
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- Anindita Das
- Special Centre for Nanoscience
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi-110067
- India
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- Special Centre for Nanoscience
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi-110067
- India
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- Special Centre for Nanoscience
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi-110067
- India
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Sridharan M, Nathan DS. Chemometric tool to study the mechanism of arsenic contamination in groundwater of Puducherry region, South East coast of India. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 208:303-315. [PMID: 29883865 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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To understand occurrence, distribution and source of arsenic, 175 groundwater samples from coastal aquifers of the Puducherry region were collected and analyzed for major ions and trace metals. The concentration of As in groundwater of study area ranges from not detectable - 28.88 μg/L during the post-monsoon and not detectable - 36.88 μg/L in the pre-monsoon. The desirable limit for As in groundwater is 10 μg/L as per World Health Organization and Bureau of Indian standard. About 13.64 and 11.50% of groundwater samples shows arsenic concentration higher than recommended limit. Hydrochemical facies which dominate during pre and post monsoon are Na-K-Cl-SO4, Ca-Cl and Ca-Mg-Cl-SO4type and Na-K-Cl-SO4, mixedCa-Na-HCO3, Ca-HCO3 and mixed Ca-Mg-Cl type respectively. The Gibbs diagram suggested that rock-water interaction is major process controlling hydrochemistry of groundwater. From the Pourbaix diagram, it is inferred that H3AsO3 is the principal As species in groundwater. The PHREEQC modelling indicates supersaturation of ferric oxides and hydroxide mineral phases in aquifer system which on reductive dissolution releases arsenic into groundwater. Statistical analysis (Spearman Correlation and Principal Component Analysis) showed that reductive dissolution of As-bearing minerals and Fe-oxyhydroxides in the presence of organic matter is the major process contributing arsenic into groundwater. The relationship between As, K+ and HCO-3 indicates agricultural and competitive exchange process which is an additional contributor of arsenic in groundwater. The sources which act as a sink and responsible for the release of As into the groundwater are marine sediments enriched in As and Fe-bearing minerals and organic matter.
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- M Sridharan
- Department of Earth Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India.
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India
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Chakraborti D, Singh SK, Rahman MM, Dutta RN, Mukherjee SC, Pati S, Kar PB. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination in the Ganga River Basin: A Future Health Danger. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15020180. [PMID: 29360747 PMCID: PMC5858255 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15020180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study highlights the severity of arsenic contamination in the Ganga River basin (GRB), which encompasses significant geographic portions of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tibet. The entire GRB experiences elevated levels of arsenic in the groundwater (up to 4730 µg/L), irrigation water (~1000 µg/L), and in food materials (up to 3947 µg/kg), all exceeding the World Health Organization’s standards for drinking water, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s standard for irrigation water (100 µg/L), and the Chinese Ministry of Health’s standard for food in South Asia (0.15 mg/kg), respectively. Several individuals demonstrated dermal, neurological, reproductive, cognitive, and cancerous effects; many children have been diagnosed with a range of arsenicosis symptoms, and numerous arsenic-induced deaths of youthful victims are reported in the GRB. Victims of arsenic exposure face critical social challenges in the form of social isolation and hatred by their respective communities. Reluctance to establish arsenic standards and unsustainable arsenic mitigation programs have aggravated the arsenic calamity in the GRB and put millions of lives in danger. This alarming situation resembles a ticking time bomb. We feel that after 29 years of arsenic research in the GRB, we have seen the tip of the iceberg with respect to the actual magnitude of the catastrophe; thus, a reduced arsenic standard for drinking water, testing all available drinking water sources, and sustainable and cost-effective arsenic mitigation programs that include the participation of the people are urgently needed.
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- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- Department of Dermatology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, SSKM Hospital, Kolkata 700020, India.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata 700014, India.
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- Surgical Oncologist, Barasat Cancer Research and Welfare Centre, Kolkata 700124, India.
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Sun X, He Y, Guo Y, Li S, Zhao H, Wang Y, Zhang J, Xing M. Arsenic affects inflammatory cytokine expression in Gallus gallus brain tissues. BMC Vet Res 2017; 13:157. [PMID: 28583123 PMCID: PMC5460324 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-017-1066-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background The heavy metal arsenic is widely distributed in nature and posses a serious threat to organism’s health. However, little is known about the arsenic-induced inflammatory response in the brain tissues of birds and the relationship and mechanism of the inflammatory response. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of dietary arsenic on the expression of inflammatory cytokines in the brains of Gallus gallus. Results Seventy-two 1-day-old male Hy-line chickens were divided into a control group, a low arsenic trioxide (As2O3)-treated (7.5 mg/kg) group, a middle As2O3-treated (15 mg/kg) group, and a high As2O3-treated (30 mg/kg) group. Arsenic exposure caused obvious ultrastructural changes. The mRNA levels of the transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including inducible NO synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and prostaglandin E synthase (PTGEs), in chicken brain tissues (cerebrum, cerebellum, thalamus, brainstem and myelencephalon) on days 30, 60 and 90, respectively, were measured by real-time PCR. The protein expression of iNOS was detected by western blot. The results showed that after being treated with As2O3, the levels of inflammatory-related factor NF-κB and pro-inflammatory cytokines in chicken brain tissues increased (P < 0.05). Conclusions Arsenic exposure in the chickens triggered host defence and induced an inflammatory response by regulating the expression of inflammatory-related genes in the cerebrum, cerebellum, thalamus, brainstem and myelencephalon. These data form a foundation for further research on arsenic-induced neurotoxicity in Gallus gallus. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12917-017-1066-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Xiao Sun
- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China.
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- College of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150040, China.
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Kumar M, Das A, Das N, Goswami R, Singh UK. Co-occurrence perspective of arsenic and fluoride in the groundwater of Diphu, Assam, Northeastern India. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 150:227-238. [PMID: 26901480 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Considerable lacunae exists in As and F(-) co-contamination investigation in the Brahmaputra and Gangetic floodplains. Therefore we selected Diphu a township in the Karbi Plateau rising from the Brahmaputra floodplains for evaluation of As and F co-occurrence, correlation with coexisting ions of the aquifer system and elucidation of potential processes for releasing As and F(-) in the groundwater. Our initial appraisal used generic plots for identification of hydro geochemical processes and major water types. Subsequently, As and F(-) co-occurrence with pH, depth, HCO3(-), SO4(2-), Ca(2+) and Fe were probed for possible correlation followed by hierarchical cluster analyses to identify key processes for co-occurrence. Finally, saturation indices of groundwater minerals were calculated using MINTEQA2 to elucidate prospective As and F(-) release into groundwater. Results indicate F(-) and As presence in Ca-HCO3 rich water along with positive correlation between Ca(2+) and F(-) possibly due to limestone reserves in adjoining areas. Multivariate analyses suggest the presence of high concentrations of PO4(3-), and H4SiO4 either individually or in combination can enhance the mobility of both As and F(-) and possibly abet conditions conducive for co-contamination of aquifers. Initial release of As and F(-) from the parent rock seems driven by the anthropogenic activities while mobilization depends on chemical interactions and individual affinities of the elements. The results of speciation highlight further mobilization of As and F(-) into the groundwater which in turn require regular attention for sustainable management of scarce water resource present in the area.
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- Manish Kumar
- Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Napaam, 784-028 Assam, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Napaam, 784-028 Assam, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Napaam, 784-028 Assam, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Tezpur University, Napaam, 784-028 Assam, India
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- Integrated Science Education and Research Centre (ISERC), Institute of Science, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731-235, India
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