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Wang Y, Xu T, Zhang Y, He Y, Fang J, Xu Y, Jin L. Interaction between depression and non-essential heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Hg) on metabolic diseases. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2024; 85:127484. [PMID: 38924924 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Metal exposure and depression have each been associated with adverse metabolic diseases, but no study has examined the potential interaction between them. We examined the interaction of depression on the association between metals and metabolic diseases among adults. STUDY DESIGN The interaction of depression in the relationship between metal and metabolic disease in adults was investigated using NHANES, a cross-sectional survey design. METHODS By employing data from the NHANES database spanning the years 2007-2018, regression models were employed to investigate the independent impacts of heavy metals (cadmium, lead, and mercury) and depression on metabolic diseases (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome). Subsequently, the association between metals and metabolic diseases was explored stratified by depression, and the interaction between heavy metals and depression was explored. Because of the complex NHANES design, statistical evaluations were adjusted through weighting to represent the populace of the United States. RESULTS We found log transformed-urinary lead was significantly associated with type 2 diabetes (OR: 2.33; 95 % CI: 1.23, 4.41) in adults with depression. Log transformed-urinary lead was not associated with type 2 diabetes (OR: 0.84; 95 % CI: 0.56, 1.27) in adults without depression. The interaction between Pb and depression in type 2 diabetes was significant (P for interaction = 0.033). Log transformed-urinary lead * depression was significantly associated with type 2 diabetes (OR: 1.82; 95 % CI: 1.01, 3.34) in adults. There was no significant interaction between cadmium and mercury exposure and depression in patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and metabolic syndrome (P for interaction > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The presence of depression positively modified the adverse associations between urinary lead and type 2 diabetes.
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- Yanfang Wang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No.1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No.1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No.1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No.1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No.1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No.1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, No.1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin 130021, China.
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Ilyas K, Iqbal H, Akash MSH, Rehman K, Hussain A. Heavy metal exposure and metabolomics analysis: an emerging frontier in environmental health. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:37963-37987. [PMID: 38780845 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33735-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Exposure to heavy metals in various populations can lead to extensive damage to different organs, as these metals infiltrate and bioaccumulate in the human body, causing metabolic disruptions in various organs. To comprehensively understand the metal homeostasis, inter-organ "traffic," and extensive metabolic alterations resulting from heavy metal exposure, employing complementary analytical methods is crucial. Metabolomics is pivotal in unraveling the intricacies of disease vulnerability by furnishing thorough understandings of metabolic changes linked to different metabolic diseases. This field offers exciting prospects for enhancing the disease prevention, early detection, and tailoring treatment approaches to individual needs. This article consolidates the existing knowledge on disease-linked metabolic pathways affected by the exposure of diverse heavy metals providing concise overview of the underlying impact mechanisms. The main aim is to investigate the connection between the altered metabolic pathways and long-term complex health conditions induced by heavy metals such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, renal disorders, inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases, reproductive risks, and organ damage. Further exploration of common pathways may unveil the shared targets for treating associated pathological conditions. In this article, the role of metabolomics in disease susceptibility is emphasized that metabolomics is expected to be routinely utilized for the diagnosis and monitoring of diseases and practical value of biomarkers derived from metabolomics, as well as determining their appropriate integration into extensive clinical settings.
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- Kainat Ilyas
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Women University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara, Pakistan
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Dai Y, Duan S, Wang R, He P, Zhang Z, Li M, Shen Z, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Yang H, Li X, Zhang R, Sun J. Associations between multiple urinary metals and metabolic syndrome: Exploring the mediating role of liver function in Chinese community-dwelling elderly. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2024; 85:127472. [PMID: 38823271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Multiple metals exposure has been revealed to be related to metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the associations and interactions between multiple metals exposure and MetS are remains controversial, and the potential mechanism of the above-mentioned is still unclear. METHODS The associations between urinary metals and the MetS were analyzed by multivariable logistic regression model and restricted cubic spline (RCS). Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) model and quantile-based g-computation (qgcomp) were applied to explore the mixed exposure and interaction effect of metals. Mediation analysis was used to explore the role of liver function. RESULTS In the single metal model, multiple metals were significantly associated with MetS. RCS analysis further verified the associations between 8 metals and MetS. BKMR model and qgcomp showed that zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), and tellurium (Te) were the main factors affecting the overall effect. In addition, mediation analysis indicated that serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) mediated 21.54% and 13.29% in the associations of vanadium (V) and Zn with the risk of MetS, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Elevated urinary concentration of Zn, V, Te, copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), and thallium (Tl) were related to the increased risk of MetS. Conversely, Fe and selenium (Se) may be protective factors for MetS in mixed exposure. Liver function may play a key role in the association of V and Zn exposure with MetS.
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- Yuqing Dai
- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; NHC Key Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China.
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Disease, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China.
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- School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, PR China.
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Du M, Deng K, Cai Q, Hu S, Chen Y, Xu S, Tjakkes GHE, Ge S, Ge M, Li A. Mediating role of systemic inflammation in the association between heavy metals exposure and periodontitis risk. J Periodontol 2024; 95:502-514. [PMID: 37986691 DOI: 10.1002/jper.23-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the mediating role of systemic inflammation in the association between exposure to heavy metals and periodontitis in a nationwide sample of adults. METHODS Pooled cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2009-2014) were used (n = 8993). Periodontitis was defined by a full-mouth examination and classified as no/mild and moderate/severe (mod/sev) groups. Blood and urinary heavy metal levels were investigated, including cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg). In addition, systemic inflammation was assessed using circulatory leukocyte counts and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. RESULTS Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed the positive associations of blood and urinary levels of Cd and Pb with mod/sev periodontitis. In contrast,blood Hg levels did not show a significant association. The odds of having periodontitis were 1.233 and 1.311 times higher for each one-unit increment in Ln-transformed blood Cd (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.109-1.371) and Pb (95% CI: 1.170-1.470), respectively. Mediation analysis suggested a 6.3% to 11.5% contribution of leucocyte counts in the association of blood Cd and Pb levels with periodontitis. Sensitivity analyses for urinary Cd levels yielded consistent mediating effects. However, no significant mediating effect of CRP was detected. CONCLUSION Higher exposures to Cd and Pb were positively associated with periodontitis risk. These associations might be partially mediated by the elevated levels of leukocytes rather than CRP. Further longitudinal studies are needed to elucidate the discordant results of the systemic inflammatory biomarkers.
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- Mi Du
- Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Endocrine Gland Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
- Clinical Research Center for Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
- School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, China
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- Division of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Guangdong Provincial Institute of Nephrology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Renal Failure Research, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Precision Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Center of Oral Implantology, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Center for Dentistry and Oral Hygiene, UMCG, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan, China
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- Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Endocrine Gland Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
- Clinical Research Center for Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Onyena AP, Folorunso OM, Nwanganga N, Udom GJ, Ekhator OC, Frazzoli C, Ruggieri F, Bocca B, Orisakwe OE. Engaging One Health in Heavy Metal Pollution in Some Selected Nigerian Niger Delta Cities. A Systematic Review of Pervasiveness, Bioaccumulation and Subduing Environmental Health Challenges. Biol Trace Elem Res 2024; 202:1356-1389. [PMID: 37518840 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-023-03762-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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The Niger Delta environment is under serious threat due to heavy metal pollution. Many studies have been conducted on the heavy metal contamination in soils, water, seafood and plants in the Niger Delta ecosystem. However, there is a lack of clear understanding of the health consequences for people and strategies for attaining One Health, and a dispersion of information that is accessible. The study focused on investigating the contamination levels, distributions, risks, sources and impacts of heavy metals in selected regions of the Niger Delta. Prior studies revealed that the levels of certain heavy metals, including Cd, Pb, Cu, Cr, Mn, Fe and Ni, in water, sediment, fish and plants in most Niger Delta ecosystems were higher than the acceptable threshold attributed to various anthropogenic stressors. In the reviewed Niger Delta states, ecosystems in Rivers state showed the highest concentrations of heavy metals in most sampled sites. Groundwater quality was recorded at concentrations higher than 0.3 mg/L World Health Organization drinking water guideline. High concentrations of copper (147.915 mg/L) and zinc (10.878 mg/L) were found in Rivers State. The heavy metals concentrations were greater in bottom-dwelling organisms such as bivalves, gastropods and shrimp than in other fishery species. Heavy metal exposure in the region poses risks of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Diverse remediation methods are crucial to reduce contamination levels, but comprehensive strategies and international cooperation are essential to address the health hazards. Actively reducing heavy metals in the environment can achieve One Health objectives and mitigate disease and economic burdens.
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- Amarachi P Onyena
- Department of Marine Environment and Pollution Control, Faculty of Marine Environmental Management, Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, Nigeria
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- African Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port Harcourt, PMB, Port Harcourt, 5323, Rivers State, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Ageing, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore Di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- African Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port Harcourt, PMB, Port Harcourt, 5323, Rivers State, Nigeria.
- Provictorie Research Organisation, Rivers State, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Bhat AA, Moglad E, Bansal P, Kaur H, Deorari M, Thapa R, Almalki WH, Kazmi I, Alzarea SI, Kukreti N, Ali H. Pollutants to pathogens: The role of heavy metals in modulating TGF-β signaling and lung cancer risk. Pathol Res Pract 2024; 256:155260. [PMID: 38493726 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2024.155260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Lung cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in the lungs due to the uncontrolled growth of aberrant cells. Heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead, are metallic elements characterized by their high atomic weights and densities. Anthropogenic activities, such as industrial operations and pollution, have the potential to discharge heavy metals into the environment, hence presenting hazards to ecosystems and human well-being. The TGF-β signalling pathways have a crucial function in controlling several cellular processes, with the ability to both prevent and promote tumor growth. TGF-β regulates cellular responses by interacting in both canonical and non-canonical signalling pathways. Research employing both in vitro and in vivo models has shown that heavy metals may trigger TGF-β signalling via complex molecular pathways. Experiments conducted in a controlled laboratory environment show that heavy metals like cadmium and arsenic may directly bind to TGF-β receptors, leading to alterations in their structure that enable the receptor to be phosphorylated. Activation of this route sets in motion subsequent signalling cascades, most notably the canonical Smad pathway. The development of lung cancer has been linked to heavy metals, which are ubiquitous environmental pollutants. To grasp the underlying processes, it is necessary to comprehend their molecular effect on TGF-β pathways. With a particular emphasis on its consequences for lung cancer, this abstract delves into the complex connection between exposure to heavy metals and the stimulation of TGF-β signalling.
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- Asif Ahmad Bhat
- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Mahal Road, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetics, Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560069, India; Department of Allied Healthcare and Sciences, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303012, India
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- School of Basic & Applied Sciences, Shobhit University, Gangoh, Uttar Pradesh 247341, India; Department of Health & Allied Sciences, Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand 831001, India
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- Uttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
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- School of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Mahal Road, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Aljouf 72341, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 248007, India
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- Centre for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, India; Department of Pharmacology, Kyrgyz State Medical College, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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Wang N, Gao X, Huo Y, Li Y, Cheng F, Zhang Z. Lead exposure aggravates glucose metabolism disorders through gut microbiota dysbiosis and intestinal barrier damage in high-fat diet-fed mice. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:3057-3068. [PMID: 38057285 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13197] [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: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lead (Pb) is an ancient toxic metal and is still a major public health issue. Our previous study found that Pb exposure promotes metabolic disorders in obese mice, but the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. The present study explored the effects of Pb exposure on glucose homeostasis in mice fed a normal diet (ND) and high-fat diet (HFD) from the perspective of gut microbiota. RESULTS Pb exposure had little effect on glucose metabolism in ND mice, but exacerbated hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, and impaired glucose tolerance in HFD mice. Pb exposure impaired intestinal tight junctions and mucin expression in HFD mice, increasing intestinal permeability and inflammation. Moreover, Pb exposure altered the composition and structure of the gut microbiota and decreased short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) levels in HFD mice. Correlation analysis revealed that the gut microbiota and SCFAs were significantly correlated with the gut barrier and glucose homeostasis. Furthermore, the fecal microbiota transplantation from Pb-exposed HFD mice resulted in glucose homeostasis imbalance, intestinal mucosal structural damage and inflammation in recipient mice. However, Pb did not exacerbate the metabolic toxicity in HFD mice under depleted gut microbiota. CONCLUSION The findings of the present study suggest that Pb induces impairment of glucose metabolism in HFD mice by perturbing the gut microbiota. Our study offers new perspectives on the mechanisms of metabolic toxicity of heavy metals and demonstrates that the gut microbiota may be a target of action for heavy metal exposure. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Nana Wang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Zhu Y, Cheng P, Peng J, Liu S, Xiang J, Xu D, Chen Y, Chen Z, Wang X, Luo C, Xu P, Sheng J. Cadmium exposure causes transcriptomic dysregulation in adipose tissue and associated shifts in serum metabolites. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 185:108513. [PMID: 38382403 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal found in natural and industrial environments. Exposure to Cd can lead to various metabolic disturbances, notably disrupting glucose and lipid homeostasis. Despite this recognition, the direct impact of Cd exposure on lipid metabolism within adipose tissue, and the mechanisms underlying these effects, have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we found that Cd accumulates in adipose tissues of mice subjected to Cd exposure. Intriguingly, Cd exposure in itself did not induce significant alterations in the adipose tissue under normal conditions. However, when subjected to cold stimulation, several notable changes were observed in the mice exposed to Cd, including a reduction in the drop of body temperature, a decrease in the size of inguinal white adipose tissue (WAT), and an increase in the expression of thermogenic genes UCP1 and PRDM16. These results indicate that Cd exposure might enhance the responsiveness of adipose tissue to external stimuli and increase the energy expenditure of the tissue. RNA-seq analysis further revealed that Cd exposure altered gene expression profiles, particularly affecting peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-mediated metabolic pathways, promoting metabolic remodeling in adipose tissue and resulting in the depletion of lipids stored in adipose tissue for energy. Non-targeted metabolomic analysis of mouse serum showed that Cd exposure significantly disrupted metabolites and significantly increased serum fatty acid and triglyceride levels. Correspondingly, population-level data confirmed an association between Cd exposure and elevated levels of serum total cholesterol, total triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In summary, we provide substantial evidence of the molecular events induced by Cd that are relevant to the regulation of lipid metabolism in adipose tissue. Our findings suggest that the toxic effects of Cd can impact adipocyte functionality, positioning adipose tissue as a critical target for metabolic diseases resulting from Cd exposure.
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- Yi Zhu
- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China; Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311121, China; Institute of Environmental Medicine and Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311121, China; Institute of Environmental Medicine and Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311121, China; Institute of Environmental Medicine and Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311121, China; Institute of Environmental Medicine and Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China.
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- Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311121, China; Institute of Environmental Medicine and Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Solis-Angeles S, Del Razo LM, Aguilar-Madrid G, Jiménez-Ramírez C, Coco L, Cabello-López A, Juárez-Pérez CA. Occupational Lead Exposure Ototoxicity Evaluated With Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emissions. Ear Hear 2024; 45:329-336. [PMID: 37700446 DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the extent of hearing loss among pottery workers in Mexico exposed to lead. DESIGN The authors conducted a cross-sectional study including 315 adult pottery workers. Auditory function was evaluated by air conduction pure-tone audiometry (pure-tone average) and distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) levels (amplitude and signal-to-noise ratio). Lead exposure was assessed with a single blood sample test and classified as low, medium, and high according to blood lead tertiles. Logistic regression models were calculated for the association between blood lead levels, pure-tone average, and DPOAE records. RESULTS Median (25th-75th) blood lead levels were 14 μg/dL (7.5-22.6 μg/dL). The audiometric pattern and DPOAE records were similar across blood lead levels groups in all frequencies, and no statistically significant differences were found. Adjusted logistic regression models showed no increase in the odds for hearing thresholds >25 dB (HL) and DPOAE absence associated with blood lead levels, and no dose-response pattern was observed ( p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Given the results from this cross-sectional study, no association was found between blood lead levels and hearing loss assessed with DPOAE. Future longitudinal work should consider chronic lead exposure estimates among underrepresented populations, which can potentially inform safer work practices to minimize the risk of ototoxicity.
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- Soledad Solis-Angeles
- Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Análisis Clínico, Hospital de Traumatología "Dr. Victorio De la Fuente Narváez," Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Unidad de Investigación de Salud en el Trabajo, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación de Salud en el Trabajo, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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Balali A, Tirani SA, Rouhani P, Shahdadian F, Hajhashemy Z, Mohammadi S, Mokhtari E, Saneei P. Nutrient patterns in relation to metabolic health status and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and adropin in adults. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4650. [PMID: 38409315 PMCID: PMC10897437 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54913-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the association of nutrient patterns (NPs) with metabolic health status and serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and adropin in Iranian adults. This cross-sectional survey was performed on 527 adults aged 20-60 years in Isfahan, Iran. To evaluate dietary intake, a validated 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used. Participants were categorized as metabolically healthy (MH) and metabolically unhealthy (MU) according to their glycemic and lipid profile, insulin resistance (IR), and inflammation status. An overnight fasting blood sample was collected from each participant and serum levels of BDNF and adropin were assessed. A total of 42.50% of participants were recognized as MU. Three NPs were recognized by factor analysis that labeled as "high animal protein" (NP1), "high vegetable" (NP2), and "high carbohydrate" (NP3) patterns. Moderate adherence to NP2 was related to a lower risk of MU (ORT2 vs. T1 = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.18-0.76). Moreover, high adherence of NP2 (T3 vs. T1) was inversely associated with hypertriglyceridemia (OR = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.11-0.65; P-trend < 0.001) and high hs-CRP values (OR = 0.29, 95% CI: 0.09-1.00; P-trend = 0.03). No significant association was observed between adherence of NP1 and NP3 with MU in crude and adjusted models. However, negative associations were found between moderate adherence to NP3 and insulin resistance (IR) (OR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.06-0.91) as well as high adherence to NP1 and hypertension (OR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.09-0.61; P-trend < 0.001). NPs were not associated with serum BDNF and adropin values.
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- Arghavan Balali
- Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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Ma L, Yang H, Xiao X, Chen Q, Lv W, Xu T, Jin Y, Wang W, Xiao Y. Co-exposure to sodium hypochlorite and cadmium induced locomotor behavior disorder by influencing neurotransmitter secretion and cardiac function in larval zebrafish. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 342:123070. [PMID: 38056588 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) and cadmium (Cd) are widely co-occurring in natural aquatic environment; however, no study has been conducted on effects of their combined exposure on aquatic organisms. To assess effects of exposure to NaClO and Cd in zebrafish larvae, we designed six treatment groups, as follows: control group, NaClO group (300 μg/L), 1/100 Cd group (48 μg/L), 1/30 Cd group (160 μg/L), NaClO+1/100 Cd group, and NaClO+1/30 Cd group analyzed behavior, neurological function and cardiac function. Results revealed that exposure to 1/30 Cd and NaClO+1/30 Cd caused abnormal embryonic development in larvae by altering body morphology and physiological indicators. Combined exposure to NaClO and 1/30 Cd affected the free-swimming activity and behavior of larvae in response to light-dark transition stimuli. Moreover, exposure to 1/30 Cd or NaClO+1/30 Cd resulted in a significant increase in tyrosine hydroxylase and acetylcholinesterase activities, as well as significant changes of various neurotransmitters. Lastly, exposure to 1/30 Cd or NaClO+1/30 Cd influenced the transcription of cardiac myosin-related genes and disturbed the myocardial contractile function. Altogether, our results suggested that combined exposure to NaClO and Cd induced oxidative damage in larvae, resulting in detrimental effects on nervous system and cardiac function, thus altering their swimming behavior.
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- Lingyan Ma
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310032, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
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Yu S, Wang X, Zhang R, Chen R, Ma L. A review on the potential risks and mechanisms of heavy metal exposure to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 684:149124. [PMID: 37897914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.149124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic disease that affects patients as well as the health and economic stability of society as a whole. At the same time, heavy metal pollution is widely recognized as having a possible impact on the environment and human health. Therefore, these diseases have become important global public health issues. In recent years, researchers have shown great interest in the potential association between heavy metal exposure and the development of COPD, and there has been a substantial increase in the number of related studies. However, we still face the challenge of developing a comprehensive and integrated understanding of this complex association. Therefore, this review aimed to evaluate the existing epidemiological studies to clarify the association between heavy metal exposure and COPD. In addition, we will discuss the biological mechanisms between the two to better understand the multiple molecular pathways and possible mechanisms of action involved, and provide additional insights for the subsequent identification of potential strategies to prevent and control the effects of heavy metal exposure on the development of COPD in individuals and populations.
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- Shuxia Yu
- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Department of Respiratory, The Second People's Hospital of Lanzhou City, 730030, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
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Zha B, Liu Y, Xu H. Associations of mixed urinary metals exposure with metabolic syndrome in the US adult population. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 344:140330. [PMID: 37783357 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Metals are harmful to human health in many ways. However, the association between metals and metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains unclear. Aims of this study is to discuss the relationship between urinary metal and MetS. METHODS This study included 3419 adult participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2005-2018). Logistic regression analysis, Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR), weighted quantile sum (WQS), and restricted cubic spline (RCS) were used to explore the associations of nine urinary metal and MetS. RESULTS BKMR and WQS showed the effects of combined nine urinary metal were negatively correlated with MetS. Logistic regression analysis, WQS, and BKMR all suggested that cesium (Cs) and lead (Pb) were negatively correlated with MetS (all PFDCR <0.05). And RCS suggested log2-transformed Cs (χ2 = 20, P < 0.001) and log2-transformed Pb (χ2 = 19.9, P < 0.001) were negatively and linearly associated with MetS. CONCLUSION Existing evidence suggests that urine metal content is related to MetS. Cs and Pb are negatively related to MetS. It is still necessary to study and further discuss the causal relationship and mechanism.
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- Bowen Zha
- Department of Education, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100029, PR China; Department of Endoscopy, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, PR China.
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- Department of Education, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 101149, PR China
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- Department of Education, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 101149, PR China
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Lu L, Li Y, Chen C, Zhang Y, Guo W, Zhang S, Kahe K. Associations of cadmium exposure with risk of metabolic syndrome and its individual components: a meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2023; 33:846-854. [PMID: 35585250 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00444-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Data directly associating cadmium (Cd) with metabolic syndrome (MetS) are sparse and inconsistent. We aimed to quantitatively assess the association of Cd exposure with risk of MetS and its individual components. Literature searching was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE-OVID through September, 2021. Weighted odds ratios (ORs) for MetS and its components were pooled by comparing the highest to the lowest category of Cd exposure using random-effects models. Eleven (10 from Asia and 1 from the US) cross-sectional studies (33,887 participants and 7176 cases) were identified. Overall, Cd exposure was not associated with risk of MetS [OR: 1.08, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.92, 1.28]. However, the association became significant when pooling Asian studies (OR: 1.18, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.35), and it was more pronounced with Cd measured in blood (OR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.45). Additionally, Cd exposure was significantly associated with reduced HDL-cholesterol (OR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.54) and elevated triglyceride (OR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.30), but not other components. This meta-analysis indicates that Cd exposure is associated with risk of MetS among Asian populations, which is mainly explained by Cd's association with dyslipidemia. Further studies are needed to better understand the mechanism of action.
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- Liping Lu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
- Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Digestive Organ Transplantation of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Digestive Organ Transplantation of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Digestive Organ Transplantation of Henan Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Aker A, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin É, Ricard S, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. Cardiometabolic health and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an Inuit population. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 181:108283. [PMID: 37883911 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The cardiometabolic health status of Inuit in Nunavik has worsened in the last thirty years. The high concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) may be contributing to this since PFAAs have been linked with hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and high blood pressure. The aim of this study was to examine the association between a PFAAs mixture and lipid profiles, Type II diabetes, prediabetes, and high blood pressure in this Inuit population. METHODS We included 1212 participants of the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 survey aged 16-80 years. Two mixture models (quantile g-computation and Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR)) were used to investigate the associations between six PFAAs (PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA and three long-chain PFAAs (PFNA, PFDA and PFUnDA)) with five lipid profiles and three cardiometabolic outcomes. Non-linearity and interaction between PFAAs were further assessed. RESULTS An IQR increase in all PFAAs congeners resulted in an increase in total cholesterol (β 0.15, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.06, 0.24), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) (β 0.08, 95% CI 0.01, 0.16), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) (β 0.04, 95% CI 0.002, 0.08), apolipoprotein B-100 (β 0.03, 95% CI 0.004, 0.05), and prediabetes (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.11, 2.91). There was no association between PFAAs and triglycerides, diabetes, or high blood pressure. Long-chain PFAAs congeners were the main contributors driving the associations. Associations were largely linear, and there was no evidence of interaction between the PFAAs congeners. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides further evidence of increasing circulating lipids with increased exposure to PFAAs. The increased risk of prediabetes points to the influence of PFAAs on potential clinical outcomes. International regulation of PFAAs is essential to curb PFAAs exposure and related health effects in Arctic communities.
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- Amira Aker
- Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Quebec, Canada; Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Quebec, Canada.
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- Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Quebec, Canada; Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Quebec, Canada; Centre de Toxicologie du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, Kuujjuaq, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Toxicologie du Québec, Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe santé des populations et pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Quebec, Canada; Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Quebec, Canada; Institut de biologie intégrative et des systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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Gatzke-Kopp LM, Riis JL, Ahmadi H, Piccerillo HL, Granger DA, Blair CB, Thomas EA. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure is associated with increased levels of metals in children's saliva. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2023; 33:903-910. [PMID: 37147431 PMCID: PMC10733142 DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00554-w] [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: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been associated with detectable levels of cotinine (a nicotine metabolite) in children's saliva. However, tobacco smoke also contains toxic and essential trace metals, including chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn). OBJECTIVE The current study examines whether there is a relationship between ETS exposure, as gauged by salivary cotinine, and salivary levels of these metals in a subset (n = 238) of children from the Family Life Project. METHODS Using inductively-coupled-plasma optical emission spectrophotometry, we measured levels of metals in saliva from children at ~90 months of age. Salivary cotinine was measured using a commercial immunoassay. RESULTS We found that Cr, Cu, Mn, and Zn were detected in most samples (85-99%) with lower levels of detection for Pb and Ni (9.3% and 13.9% respectively). There were no significant differences in any of the metal concentrations between males and females, nor were levels associated with body mass index, although significant differences in salivary Cr and Mn by race, state and income-to-needs ratio were observed. Children with cotinine levels >1 ng/ml had higher levels of Zn (b = 0.401, 95% CI: 0.183 to 0.619; p = 0.0003) and Cu (b = 0.655, 95% CI: 0.206 to 1.104; p = 0.004) compared to children with levels <1 ng/ml, after controlling for multiple confounders, including sex, race, BMI and income-to-needs ratio. Further, we show that children whose cotinine levels were >1 μg/L were more likely to have detectable levels of Pb in their saliva (b = 1.40, 95% CI: 0.424 to 2.459; p = 0.006) compared to children with cotinine levels <1 ng/ml, also considering confounders. IMPACT STATEMENT This is the first study to demonstrate significant associations between salivary cotinine and salivary levels of Cu, Zn and Pb, suggesting that environmental tobacco smoke exposure my be one source of increased children's exposure to heavy metals. This study also demonstrates that saliva samples can be used to measure heavy metal exposure, and thus serve as a non-invasive tool for assessing a broader range of risk indicators.
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- Lisa M Gatzke-Kopp
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- University Statistical Consulting, LLC, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
- Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
- Department of Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Li B, Zhang F, Jiang H, Wang C, Zhao Q, Yang W, Hu A. Adequate Intake of Dietary Fiber May Relieve the Detrimental Impact of Blood Lead on Dyslipidemia among US Adults: A Study of Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Database. Nutrients 2023; 15:4434. [PMID: 37892509 PMCID: PMC10610417 DOI: 10.3390/nu15204434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Lead (Pb) exposure is a well-established risk factor for dyslipidemia, and people are exposed to it in multiple ways daily. Dietary fiber is presumed to improve lipid metabolism disorders, but it is still unknown whether it can relieve the detrimental impact of Pb on dyslipidemia. We used publicly accessible data from the 2011-2016 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). A total of 2128 US adults were enrolled for the subsequent analysis. Heavy metal concentrations in blood were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A weighted logistic regression was conducted to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The dose-response relationship between blood heavy metals and dyslipidemia was explored using a weighted restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis. After fully adjusting for potential confounding factors (age, gender, race, education level, ratio of family income to poverty, marital status, body mass index, physical activity, waist circumference, smoke, alcohol drinking and history of metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and diabetes), a positive association between blood Pb levels and dyslipidemia risk was revealed (OR = 1.20, 95% CI: 1.03-1.40). Dietary fiber intake may significantly modify the association between blood Pb levels and dyslipidemia (p-interaction = 0.049), with a stronger association (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.05-1.52) being revealed in individuals with an inadequate intake of dietary fiber (<14 g/1000 kcal/day), but a null association (OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.72-1.42) being observed in those with an adequate intake of dietary fiber (≥14 g/1000 kcal/day). Moreover, the weighted RCS analysis showed that compared with the average blood Pb exposure level (4.24 µg/dL), a lower blood Pb exposure level (3.08 µg/dL) may contribute to the risk of dyslipidemia in the group with an inadequate dietary fiber intake. Our findings suggest that Pb exposure in blood may be a risk factor for dyslipidemia. However, an adequate dietary fiber intake may offset the risk of dyslipidemia caused by blood Pb exposure. Since avoiding Pb exposure in daily life is difficult, increasing dietary fiber intake in the future might be a promising approach to alleviate dyslipidemia caused by Pb exposure.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Center for Big Data and Population Health of IHM, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, China; (B.L.); (F.Z.); (H.J.); (C.W.); (Q.Z.); (W.Y.)
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Scieszka D, Bolt AM, McCormick MA, Brigman JL, Campen MJ. Aging, longevity, and the role of environmental stressors: a focus on wildfire smoke and air quality. FRONTIERS IN TOXICOLOGY 2023; 5:1267667. [PMID: 37900096 PMCID: PMC10600394 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2023.1267667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Aging is a complex biological process involving multiple interacting mechanisms and is being increasingly linked to environmental exposures such as wildfire smoke. In this review, we detail the hallmarks of aging, emphasizing the role of telomere attrition, cellular senescence, epigenetic alterations, proteostasis, genomic instability, and mitochondrial dysfunction, while also exploring integrative hallmarks - altered intercellular communication and stem cell exhaustion. Within each hallmark of aging, our review explores how environmental disasters like wildfires, and their resultant inhaled toxicants, interact with these aging mechanisms. The intersection between aging and environmental exposures, especially high-concentration insults from wildfires, remains under-studied. Preliminary evidence, from our group and others, suggests that inhaled wildfire smoke can accelerate markers of neurological aging and reduce learning capabilities. This is likely mediated by the augmentation of circulatory factors that compromise vascular and blood-brain barrier integrity, induce chronic neuroinflammation, and promote age-associated proteinopathy-related outcomes. Moreover, wildfire smoke may induce a reduced metabolic, senescent cellular phenotype. Future interventions could potentially leverage combined anti-inflammatory and NAD + boosting compounds to counter these effects. This review underscores the critical need to study the intricate interplay between environmental factors and the biological mechanisms of aging to pave the way for effective interventions.
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- David Scieszka
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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Sun F, Pan XF, Hu Y, Xie J, Cui W, Ye YX, Wang Y, Yang X, Wu P, Yuan J, Yang Y, Pan A, Chen D. Metal Exposure during Early Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Mixture Effect and Mediation by Phospholipid Fatty Acids. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:13778-13792. [PMID: 37656932 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Despite existing studies exploring the association between metal exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), most of them have focused on a single metal or a small mixture of metals. Our prospective work investigated the joint and independent effects of early gestational exposure to 17 essential and nonessential metals on the GDM risk and potential mediation by plasma phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) based on a nested case-control study established with 335 GDM cases and 670 randomly matched healthy controls. The Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) and quantile g-computation analyses demonstrated a joint effect from metal co-exposure on GDM risk. BKMR with hierarchical variable selection indicated that the group of essential metals was more strongly associated with GDM than the group of nonessential metals with group posterior inclusion probabilities (PIPs) of 0.979 and 0.672, respectively. Cu (0.988) and Ga (0.570) had the largest conditional PIPs within each group. We also observed significant mediation effects of selected unsaturated PLFAs on Cu-GDM and Ga-GDM associations. KEGG enrichment analysis further revealed significant enrichment in the biosynthesis of unsaturated PLFAs. C18:1 n-7 exhibited the largest proportion of mediation in both associations (23.8 and 22.9%). Collectively, our work demonstrated the joint effect of early gestational metal exposure on GDM risk and identified Cu and Ga as the key species to the joint effect. The findings lay a solid ground for further validation through multicenter investigations and mechanism exploration via laboratory studies.
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- Fengjiang Sun
- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Section of Epidemiology and Population Health & Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, and National Medical Product Administration Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products in Vitro and in Vivo Correlation, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University and Shuangliu Institute of Women's and Children's Health, Shuangliu Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Section of Epidemiology and Population Health & Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, and National Medical Product Administration Key Laboratory for Technical Research on Drug Products in Vitro and in Vivo Correlation, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University and Shuangliu Institute of Women's and Children's Health, Shuangliu Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- Department of Science and Education, Shuangliu Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Chengdu 610200, Sichuan, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
- Synergy Innovation Institute of GDUT, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China
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- School of Environment, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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Green AJ, Truong L, Thunga P, Leong C, Hancock M, Tanguay RL, Reif DM. Deep autoencoder-based behavioral pattern recognition outperforms standard statistical methods in high-dimensional zebrafish studies. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.13.557544. [PMID: 37745446 PMCID: PMC10515950 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.13.557544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Zebrafish have become an essential tool in screening for developmental neurotoxic chemicals and their molecular targets. The success of zebrafish as a screening model is partially due to their physical characteristics including their relatively simple nervous system, rapid development, experimental tractability, and genetic diversity combined with technical advantages that allow for the generation of large amounts of high-dimensional behavioral data. These data are complex and require advanced machine learning and statistical techniques to comprehensively analyze and capture spatiotemporal responses. To accomplish this goal, we have trained semi-supervised deep autoencoders using behavior data from unexposed larval zebrafish to extract quintessential "normal" behavior. Following training, our network was evaluated using data from larvae shown to have significant changes in behavior (using a traditional statistical framework) following exposure to toxicants that include nanomaterials, aromatics, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other environmental contaminants. Further, our model identified new chemicals (Perfluoro-n-octadecanoic acid, 8-Chloroperfluorooctylphosphonic acid, and Nonafluoropentanamide) as capable of inducing abnormal behavior at multiple chemical-concentrations pairs not captured using distance moved alone. Leveraging this deep learning model will allow for better characterization of the different exposure-induced behavioral phenotypes, facilitate improved genetic and neurobehavioral analysis in mechanistic determination studies and provide a robust framework for analyzing complex behaviors found in higher-order model systems.
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- Adrian J Green
- Department of Biological Sciences, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
- Bioinformatics Research Center, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Statistics, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
- Bioinformatics Research Center, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
- Bioinformatics Research Center, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
- Bioinformatics Research Center, NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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Correia-Sá L, Fernandes VC, Maia ML, Pinto E, Norberto S, Almeida A, Santos C, Delerue-Matos C, Calhau C, Domingues VF. Trace Elements in Portuguese Children: Urinary Levels and Exposure Predictors. TOXICS 2023; 11:767. [PMID: 37755777 PMCID: PMC10535189 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11090767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Exposure to environmental chemicals during developmental stages can result in several adverse outcomes. In this study, the exposure of Portuguese children to Cu, Co, I, Mo, Mn, Ni, As, Sb, Cd, Pb, Sn and Tl was evaluated through the analysis of first morning urine through ICP-MS. Furthermore, we attempted to determine possible exposure predictors. The study sample consisted of 54% girls and 46% boys, with a median age of 10 years; 61% were overweight/obese and were put on a nutritionally oriented diet. For I, half of the population was probably in deficiency status. The median urinary concentrations (μg/L) were Cu 21.9, Mo 54.6, Co 0.76, Mn 2.1, Ni 4.74, As 37.9, Sb 0.09, Cd 0.29, Pb 0.94, Sn 0.45, Tl 0.39 and I 125.5. The region was a significant predictor for Cu, Co, Ni, As and Tl. Children living in an urban area had higher urinary levels, except for Co and Ni. Age was a significant predictor for Cu, I, Mo, Mn, Ni, Sb, Cd and Sn with urinary levels of these elements decreasing with age. No sex-related differences were observed. Diet and weight group were predictors for urinary Cu, Mn, Ni, Sb and As. Significant differences were observed between the diet/weight groups for Cu, Ni, Sb and As, with the healthy diet group presenting higher values.
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- Luísa Correia-Sá
- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal; (V.C.F.); (M.L.M.); (C.D.-M.)
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal; (V.C.F.); (M.L.M.); (C.D.-M.)
- Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal; (S.N.); (C.S.); (C.C.)
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal; (V.C.F.); (M.L.M.); (C.D.-M.)
- Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal; (S.N.); (C.S.); (C.C.)
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal; (E.P.); (A.A.)
- Departmento de Saúde Ambiental, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 400, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal; (S.N.); (C.S.); (C.C.)
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal; (E.P.); (A.A.)
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- Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal; (S.N.); (C.S.); (C.C.)
- Health Information and Decision Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal; (V.C.F.); (M.L.M.); (C.D.-M.)
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- Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal; (S.N.); (C.S.); (C.C.)
- Nutrição e Metabolismo NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 1169-056 Lisboa, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal; (V.C.F.); (M.L.M.); (C.D.-M.)
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Kang D, Lee ES, Kim TK, Kim YJ, Lee S, Lee W, Sim H, Kim SY. Association with Combined Occupational Hazards Exposure and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: A Workers' Health Examination Cohort 2012-2021. Saf Health Work 2023; 14:279-286. [PMID: 37822462 PMCID: PMC10562170 DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2023.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Background This study aimed to evaluate the association between exposure to occupational hazards and the metabolic syndrome. A secondary objective was to analyze the additive and multiplicative effects of exposure to risk factors. Methods This retrospective cohort was based on 31,615 health examinees at the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital in Republic of Korea from 2012-2021. Demographic and behavior-related risk factors were treated as confounding factors, whereas three physical factors, 19 organic solvents and aerosols, and 13 metals and dust were considered occupational risk factors. Time-dependent Cox regression analysis was used to calculate hazard ratios. Results The risk of metabolic syndrome was significantly higher in night shift workers (hazard ratio = 1.45: 95% confidence interval = 1.36-1.54) and workers who were exposed to noise (1.15:1.07-1.24). Exposure to some other risk factors was also significantly associated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome. They were dimethylformamide, acetonitrile, trichloroethylene, xylene, styrene, toluene, dichloromethane, copper, antimony, lead, copper, iron, welding fume, and manganese. Among the 28 significant pairs, 19 exhibited both positive additive and multiplicative effects. Conclusions Exposure to single or combined occupational risk factors may increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Working conditions should be monitored and improved to reduce exposure to occupational hazards and prevent the development of the metabolic syndrome.
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- Dongmug Kang
- Department of Preventive, and Occupational & Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive, and Occupational & Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive, and Occupational & Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Republic of Korea
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Jin Y, Chi J, LoMonaco K, Boon A, Gu H. Recent Review on Selected Xenobiotics and Their Impacts on Gut Microbiome and Metabolome. Trends Analyt Chem 2023; 166:117155. [PMID: 37484879 PMCID: PMC10361410 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.117155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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As it is well known, the gut is one of the primary sites in any host for xenobiotics, and the many microbial metabolites responsible for the interactions between the gut microbiome and the host. However, there is a growing concern about the negative impacts on human health induced by toxic xenobiotics. Metabolomics, broadly including lipidomics, is an emerging approach to studying thousands of metabolites in parallel. In this review, we summarized recent advancements in mass spectrometry (MS) technologies in metabolomics. In addition, we reviewed recent applications of MS-based metabolomics for the investigation of toxic effects of xenobiotics on microbial and host metabolism. It was demonstrated that metabolomics, gut microbiome profiling, and their combination have a high potential to identify metabolic and microbial markers of xenobiotic exposure and determine its mechanism. Further, there is increasing evidence supporting that reprogramming the gut microbiome could be a promising approach to the intervention of xenobiotic toxicity.
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- Yan Jin
- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA
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- Center for Translational Science, Florida International University, Port St. Lucie, FL 34987, USA
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Liang JH, Pu YQ, Liu ML, Hu LX, Bao WW, Zhang YS, Kakaer A, Zhao Y, Chen YC, Pu XY, Huang SY, Jiang N, Huang S, Dong GH, Chen YJ. Joint effect of whole blood metals exposure with dyslipidemia in representative US adults in NHANES 2011-2020. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:96604-96616. [PMID: 37578581 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28903-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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With little knowledge on the joint effects of metal exposure on dyslipidemia, we aimed to investigate the relationship between exposure to metal and dyslipidemia among US adults based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Based on the five NHANES waves (2011-2020), we selected five metals in blood as exposure, namely, cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), total mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), and selenium (Se), which were detected by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Survey-multivariable logistic regression, generalized weighted quantile sum (WQS), and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) were performed to determine whether dyslipidemia was associated with single metals or mixed metals. Our study included 12,526 participants aged from 20 to 80, representing 577.1 million non-institutionalized US adults. We found a positive association between several metals including Pb [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.332, 95%CI: 1.165, 1.522], total Hg (AOR = 1.264, 95%CI: 1.120, 1.427), Mn (AOR = 1.181, 95%CI: 1.046, 1.334), and Se (AOR = 1.771, 95%CI: 1.576, 1.992) and dyslipidemia. According to the WQS approach, metal mixtures were positively associated with dyslipidemia (AOR: 1.310, 95%CI: 1.216, 1.411) after a full-model adjustment. As is shown in the BKMR model, mixed metals tended to be positively associated with dyslipidemia ratios in a significant manner. Females, non-Hispanic White populations, people aged over 60, and those who did a little physical activity had a greater risk for dyslipidemia. Our findings suggest metals including Cd, Pb, Hg, Mn, and Se and their combinations may adversely affect dyslipidemia among US adults. Due to the cross-sectional nature of the study, it is possible that reverse causation may exist.
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- Jing-Hong Liang
- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, No.74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, 510080.
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Cai J, Bidulescu A. Associations between e-cigarette use or dual use of e-cigarette and combustible cigarette and metabolic syndrome: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Ann Epidemiol 2023; 85:93-99.e2. [PMID: 37201667 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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PURPOSE Examine associations between e-cigarette use or dual use of e-cigarette and combustible cigarette and metabolic syndrome (MetS). METHODS Cross-sectional data of 5121 U.S. adults from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Weighted multivariable Poisson regression models were used to examine associations between e-cigarette use or dual use and MetS and its components. Prevalence ratios (PRs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were estimated. RESULTS Current and former e-cigarette users were 30% (95% CI: 1.13, 1.50) and 15% (95% CI: 1.03, 1.28) more likely to have MetS than never e-cigarette users. Current or former e-cigarette use was also associated with elevated triglycerides, reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure (AOR ranged from 1.15 to 1.42, all P < 0.05). The prevalence of MetS for dual users was 1.35-fold (95% CI: 1.15, 1.58) higher than that for never smokers and 1.21-fold (95% CI: 1.00, 1.46) higher than that for combustible cigarette-only users. Dual users were also more likely to report elevated triglycerides and reduced HDL cholesterol than never smokers or combustible cigarette-only users (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS E-cigarette use or dual use is associated with MetS. Our findings may inform tobacco control policies regarding regulations of e-cigarette use.
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- Jiahui Cai
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington
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Ren M, Wang L, Wen L, Chen J, Quan S, Shi X. Association between female circulating heavy metal concentration and abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1216507. [PMID: 37711903 PMCID: PMC10497972 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1216507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between blood heavy metal (zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd)) concentrations and spontaneous abortion (SA) and recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and explore the possible endocrine dysfunction associated with it. Methods A literature search was performed in the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases up to April 2023. The overall effects were expressed as the standard mean difference (SMD). Subgroup analysis was performed according to the type of abortion (SA or RPL). Stata 16.0 was utilized for data analysis. Results Based on the integrated findings, abortion women showed significantly lower Zn (SMD = -1.05, 95% CI: -1.74 to -0.36, p = 0.003) and Cu concentrations (SMD = -1.42, 95% CI: -1.97 to -0.87, p <0.001) and higher Pb (SMD = 1.47, 95% CI: 0.89-2.05, p <0.001) and Cd concentrations (SMD = 1.15, 95% CI: 0.45-1.85, p = 0.001) than normal pregnant women. Subgroup analysis showed that Zn and Cu deficiency and Cd and Pb exposure were significantly (p <0.05) associated with RPL, whereas Cu deficiency and Cd and Pb exposure were significantly (p <0.05) associated with SA. Conclusion Zn and Cu deficiencies and Pb and Cd exposure were associated with abortion. Endocrine dysfunction, such as insulin resistance, vitamin D insufficiency, and abnormal thyroid and sex hormone concentrations, is thought to be involved in heavy metal-related abortion.
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- Meiqi Ren
- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NanFang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NanFang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NanFang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NanFang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Choi JE, Bae MJ, Kim MJ, Oh SS, Park KS, Lee CJ, Park S, Koh SB, Cho J, Kim C. Heavy metal exposure linked to metabolic syndrome in Korean male firefighters: FRESH cohort cross-sectional analysis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14016. [PMID: 37640773 PMCID: PMC10462650 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41158-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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This study aimed to identify the relationship between blood lead and Cadmium (Cd) concentrations and metabolic syndromes (MetS), including its components (central obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lioioritein, hypertension, and hyperglycemia) among Korean firefighters. A total of 965 firefighters of the Enhancement of Safety and Health cohort were analyzed in this study. MetS was defined according to the 2005 revised National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria and the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity criteria for waist circumference. The collected data were analyzed using a logistic regression model. Of the 965 participants, 190 (19.7%) had MetS. After adjusting for age, body mass index, smoking, drinking, exercise, shift duty, and main duty position, the Cd level was significantly associated with an increased risk of MetS in the Korean firefighter population (odds ratio [OR] = 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07, 2.46). This association was significant among non-smokers and ex-smokers (OR = 1.58, 95% CI 1.03, 2.43), non-drinkers and ex-drinkers (OR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.06, 2.94), firefighters aged 40 year or older (OR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.10, 2.86), and office administrators (OR = 3.85, 95% CI 1.42, 10.39). This outcome suggests that exposure to Cd is likely to increase risk of MetS among firefighters.
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- Jee Eun Choi
- Department of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Human Complexity and Systems Science, Yonsei University, Incheon, Korea
- Institute of East West Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Institute of Human Complexity and Systems Science, Yonsei University, Incheon, Korea.
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Department of Public Health, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea.
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- Institute of Human Complexity and Systems Science, Yonsei University, Incheon, Korea.
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Li M, Ji H, Liu Y, Fu Y, Lin W, Zhu M, Xie D, Ding H, Wang J. Association Between Heavy Metals Exposure and Height in Chinese Preschoolers. J Occup Environ Med 2023; 65:567-572. [PMID: 37171101 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the association between multiple metals' exposure and children's height. METHODS We collected urine samples and physical measurement data of 1477 preschoolers in China. Children's actual height was measured, and whether reached target height was also assessed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore the association between heavy metals and height. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression was used to select the urinary metals, which were highly correlated. RESULTS In the single-metal model after adjusting for potential confounders, urinary iron, aluminum, nickel, chrome, titanium, vanadium, selenium, rubidium, and thallium levels were negatively associated with actual height. Urinary iron, aluminum, nickel, and chrome concentrations were also negatively associated with target height. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggested that some urinary metal exposure might be associated with height in preschoolers.
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- Mingzhu Li
- From the Center for Environment and Health in Water Source Area of South-to-North Water Diversion, School of Public Health, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China (M.L., Y.L., Y.F, J.W.); Department of Child Health, Shiyan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China (H.J.); Remin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China (W.L.); Shiyan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shiyan, Hubei, China (Ms Zhu); Healthcare Center for Children, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China (D.X.); and Department of Endocrinology, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China (H.D., J.W.)
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Liu M, He X, Zhuo R, Mu J, Zhang D. Functional characterization of a DNA-damage repair/tolerance 100 (DRT100) gene in Sedum alfredii Hance for genome stability maintenance and Cd hypertolerance. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 327:121546. [PMID: 37019266 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Cd contamination is a world-wild concern for its toxicity and accumulation in food chain. Sedum alfredii Hance (Crassulaceae) is a zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulator native to China and widely applied for the phytoremediation at Zn or Cd contaminated sites. Although many studies report the uptake, translocation and storage of Cd in S. alfredii Hance, limited information is known about the genes and underlying mechanisms of genome stability maintenance under Cd stress. In this study, a gene resembling DNA-damage repair/toleration 100 (DRT100) was Cd inducible and designated as SaDRT100. Heterologous expression of SaDRT100 gene in yeasts and Arabidopsis thaliana enhanced Cd tolerance capability. Under Cd stress, transgenic Arabidopsis with SaDRT100 gene exhibited lower levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), fewer Cd uptake in roots and less Cd-induced DNA damage. Evidenced by the subcellular location in cellular nucleus and expression in aerial parts, we suggested the involvement of SaDRT100 in combating Cd-induced DNA damage. Our findings firstly uncovered the roles of SaDRT100 gene in Cd hypertolerance and genome stability maintenance in S. alfredii Hance. The potential functions of DNA protection make SaDRT100 gene a candidate in genetic engineering for phytoremediation at multi-component contaminated sites.
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- Mingying Liu
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Fungal Research Center, Shaanxi Institute of Microbiology, Xi'an, 710043, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China; The Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130021, China; College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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Schiavo B, Meza-Figueroa D, Vizuete-Jaramillo E, Robles-Morua A, Angulo-Molina A, Reyes-Castro PA, Inguaggiato C, Gonzalez-Grijalva B, Pedroza-Montero M. Oxidative potential of metal-polluted urban dust as a potential environmental stressor for chronic diseases. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:3229-3250. [PMID: 36197533 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01403-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Oxidative stress (OS) associated with metals in urban dust has become a public health concern. Chronic diseases linked to general inflammation are particularly affected by OS. This research analyzes the spatial distribution of metals associated with OS, the urban dust´s oxidative potential (OP), and the occurrence of diseases whose treatments are affected by OS. We collected 70 urban dust samples during pre- and post-monsoon seasons to achieve this. We analyzed particle size distribution and morphology by scanning electron microscopy, as well as metal(loid)s by portable X-ray fluorescence, and OP of dust in artificial lysosomal fluid by using an ascorbic acid depletion assay. Our results show that the mean concentration of Fe, Pb, As, Cr, Cu, and V in pre-monsoon was 83,984.6, 98.4, 23.5, 165.8, 301.3, and 141.9 mg kg-1, while during post-monsoon was 50,638.8, 73.9, 16.7, 124.3, 178.9, and 133.5 mg kg-1, respectively. Impoverished areas with the highest presence of cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, and respiratory diseases coincide with contaminated areas where young adults live. We identified significant differences in the OP between seasons. OP increases during the pre-monsoon (from 7.8 to 237.5 nmol AA min-1) compared to the post-monsoon season (from 1.6 to 163.2 nmol AA min-1). OP values are much higher than measured standards corresponding to contaminated soil and urban particulate matter, which means that additional sources beside metals cause the elevated OP. The results show no risk from chronic exposure to metals; however, our results highlight the importance of studying dust as an environmental factor that may potentially increase oxidative stress.
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- Benedetto Schiavo
- Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04150, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Ciencias del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Centro de Estudios en Salud y Sociedad, El Colegio de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico
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- Departamento de Geología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), Ensenada, Mexico
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- Departamento de Geología, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación en Física, Universidad de Sonora, Rosales y Encinas, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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Li S, Liu R, Wu Y, Liang R, Zhou Z, Chen J, You Y, Guo P, Zhang Q. Elevated serum lead and cadmium levels associated with increased risk of dyslipidemia in children aged 6 to 9 years in Shenzhen, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27335-0. [PMID: 37148513 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27335-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Exposure to heavy metals can influence on metabolism, but studies have not fully evaluated young children. We investigated the association between levels of serum lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and arsenic (As) and risk of dyslipidemia in children. A total of 4513 children aged 6 to 9 years at 19 primary schools in Shenzhen were enrolled. Overall, 663 children with dyslipidemia were matched 1:1 with control by sex and age, and levels of serum Pb, Cd, Cr, and As were detected by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Demographic characteristics and lifestyle were covariates in the logistic regression to determine the association of heavy metal levels with risk of dyslipidemia. Serum Pb and Cd levels were significantly higher in children with dyslipidemia than controls (133.08 vs. 84.19 μg/L; 0.45 vs. 0.29 μg/L; all P < 0.05), but this association was not found in Cr and As. We found significant upward trends for the odds ratios (ORs) of dyslipidemia associated with increasing quartiles of Pb and Cd levels (highest quartile of serum Pb OR 1.86, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.46-2.38; Cd OR 2.51, 95% CI 1.94-3.24). Elevated serum Pb and Cd levels were associated with increased risk of dyslipidemia among children.
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- Shufan Li
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Baoan Central Hospital of Shenzhen, No. 233, Xixiang Section, Guangshen Road, Baoan District, Shenzhen, 518102, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22, Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
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Shen H, Nzabanita D, Sinclair GM, Vu H, Grist S, Nugegoda D, Long SM. Changes in metabolic profiles of amphipods Allorchestes compressa after acute exposures to copper, pyrene, and their mixtures. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 99:104120. [PMID: 37019324 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Amphipods are ideal indicators for biomonitoring and ecotoxicological studies of environmental contaminants because they are extensively distributed in aquatic environments, are easy to collect and are important in nutrient cycling. Marine amphipods (Allorchestes compressa) were exposed to two concentrations of copper and pyrene, and their mixtures, for 24 and 48 h. Changes in polar metabolites were assessed using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)-based untargeted metabolomics. Generally, limited metabolite changes were observed for copper and pyrene single exposures (eight and two significant metabolites, respectively), while 28 metabolites had changed following exposures to mixtures. Furthermore, changes were mainly observed after 24 h but had seemingly returned to control levels after 48 h. Multiple types of metabolites were affected including amino acids, Tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates, sugars, fatty acids, and hormones. This study highlights the sensitivity of metabolomics in assessing the impacts of low concentrations of chemicals compared to traditional ecotoxicological endpoints.
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- Hao Shen
- School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia; Aquatic Environmental Stress (AQUEST) Research Group, School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress (AQUEST) Research Group, School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia; Aquatic Environmental Stress (AQUEST) Research Group, School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia
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- Aquatic Environmental Stress (AQUEST) Research Group, School of Science, RMIT-University, Bundoora West Campus, VIC 3083, Australia.
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Takanezawa Y, Kashiwano Y, Nakamura R, Ohshiro Y, Uraguchi S, Kiyono M. Methylmercury drives lipid droplet formation and adipokine expression during the late stages of adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells. Toxicology 2023; 486:153446. [PMID: 36708982 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2023.153446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Chronic exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) is positively associated with obesity and metabolic syndromes. However, the effect of MeHg on adipogenesis has not been thoroughly investigated. This study investigated the effects of continuous exposure to 0.5 µM MeHg on adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells. Oil Red O staining and triglycerides (TG) assays demonstrated that MeHg enhanced the TG content in 3T3-L1 cells. MeHg enhanced the mRNA and protein expression of adipocyte differentiation markers including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, adiponectin, and fatty acid-binding protein, and their expression levels were prominent during the late stages (days 6-8) after the induction of differentiation. In addition, 0.5 µM MeHg promoted the expression of autophagy-related genes, including light chain 3 B-II and p62, after induction of differentiation. Treatment of 3T3-L1 cells with chloroquine (CQ), an autophagy inhibitor, during the early stages (days 0-2) after induction of differentiation inhibited cellular lipid accumulation in the presence of 0.5 µM MeHg. However, treatment with CQ during the late stages (days 6-8) had little effect on the MeHg-induced increase in TG content and the expression of adipocyte differentiation markers. Although the underlying mechanisms in the late stages remain to be completely elucidated, but the present data suggest that autophagy and other mechanisms play critical roles in adipogenesis during MeHg-induced differentiation. Collectively, our results suggest that continuous exposure to MeHg induces TG accumulation and expression of genes related to adipogenesis, especially during the late stages of 3T3-L1 differentiation, which may contribute to an improved understanding of MeHg-induced adipogenesis.
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- Yasukazu Takanezawa
- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
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Critical Overview on Endocrine Disruptors in Diabetes Mellitus. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054537. [PMID: 36901966 PMCID: PMC10003192 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in all countries due to its high human and economic burden. Major metabolic alterations are associated with the chronic hyperglycemia that characterizes diabetes and causes devastating complications, including retinopathy, kidney failure, coronary disease and increased cardiovascular mortality. The most common form is type 2 diabetes (T2D) accounting for 90 to 95% of the cases. These chronic metabolic disorders are heterogeneous to which genetic factors contribute, but so do prenatal and postnatal life environmental factors including a sedentary lifestyle, overweight, and obesity. However, these classical risk factors alone cannot explain the rapid evolution of the prevalence of T2D and the high prevalence of type 1 diabetes in particular areas. Among environmental factors, we are in fact exposed to a growing amount of chemical molecules produced by our industries or by our way of life. In this narrative review, we aim to give a critical overview of the role of these pollutants that can interfere with our endocrine system, the so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), in the pathophysiology of diabetes and metabolic disorders.
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Xing W, Wang L, Gu W, Liang M, Wang Z, Fan D, Zhang B. Association of blood cadmium and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2020. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:27150-27162. [PMID: 36378388 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24177-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Previous findings have reported the role of different types of heavy metals in cardiometabolic diseases. In the present research, we aim to evaluate the association between blood cadmium levels and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) based on the large-sample NHANES data. Public availably data from NHANES 2017-2020 cycle was obtained. Participants were divided into MetS and non-MetS groups according to waist circumference (WC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), blood pressure (BP) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels based on the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) criteria. Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Chi-square test were performed for univariate analysis. Multivariate logistic analysis was performed to explore the relationship between blood cadmium and MetS and research findings were presented in forest plot. We also investigated the association of blood cadmium and MetS in subgroups stratified by age, gender and race. Population with MetS had significantly higher levels of blood [0.30 (0.18-0.54) vs. 0.24 (0.15-0.46) ug/L, p < 0.001] and urinary cadmium levels [0.29 (0.17-0.52) vs. 0.20 (0.09-0.42) ug/L, p < 0.001] compared with those without MetS. Higher blood cadmium concentrations were also observed in participants with elevated WC (0.28 vs. 023 ug/L, p < 0.001], TG (0.28 vs. 0.26 ug/L, p = 0.029), BP (0.33 vs. 0.23 ug/L, p < 0.001) and FPG (0.29 vs. 0.24 ug/L, p < 0.001) compared with those with normal metabolic parameters. Multivariate logistic regression showed that one-unit increasement of blood cadmium was associated with 1.25 times higher prevalence ratios for MetS after adjusting potential confounders (95% CI: 1.06-1.48, p = 0.0083). The associations between serum cadmium concentrations and MetS components were then evaluated, and the results showed higher blood cadmium levels were associated with higher risk for elevated TG, low HDL and elevated BP when treated as continuous variable. When treated as categorical variable, only BP was found positively associated with blood cadmium. Stratified multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that the positive association between blood cadmium and MetS remained significant in subjects less than 60 years old and female subgroup. In conclusion, the cross-sectional survey suggested the positive association between blood cadmium levels and risk for MetS, prospective research need to be conducted for further evaluation of the causal relationship between blood cadmium and MetS.
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- Weilong Xing
- Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China.
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Key Laboratory of Pesticide Environmental Assessment and Pollution Control Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, 210042, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Huang B, Jin J, Xiao Y, Ying H. Recent advances in the application of ionomics in metabolic diseases. Front Nutr 2023; 9:1111933. [PMID: 36726817 PMCID: PMC9884710 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1111933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Trace elements and minerals play a significant role in human health and diseases. In recent years, ionomics has been rapidly and widely applied to explore the distribution, regulation, and crosstalk of different elements in various physiological and pathological processes. On the basis of multi-elemental analytical techniques and bioinformatics methods, it is possible to elucidate the relationship between the metabolism and homeostasis of diverse elements and common diseases. The current review aims to provide an overview of recent advances in the application of ionomics in metabolic disease research. We mainly focuses on the studies about ionomic or multi-elemental profiling of different biological samples for several major types of metabolic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, and metabolic syndrome, which reveal distinct and dynamic patterns of ion contents and their potential benefits in the detection and prognosis of these illnesses. Accumulation of copper, selenium, and environmental toxic metals as well as deficiency of zinc and magnesium appear to be the most significant risk factors for the majority of metabolic diseases, suggesting that imbalance of these elements may be involved in the pathogenesis of these diseases. Moreover, each type of metabolic diseases has shown a relatively unique distribution of ions in biofluids and hair/nails from patients, which might serve as potential indicators for the respective disease. Overall, ionomics not only improves our understanding of the association between elemental dyshomeostasis and the development of metabolic disease but also assists in the identification of new potential diagnostic and prognostic markers in translational medicine.
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- Yan Zhang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, Brain Disease and Big Data Research Institute, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China,Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions, Shenzhen, China,*Correspondence: Yan Zhang ✉
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, Brain Disease and Big Data Research Institute, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, Brain Disease and Big Data Research Institute, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Ecology, Brain Disease and Big Data Research Institute, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Affiliated Hangzhou Xixi Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China,Huimin Ying ✉
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Dietrich AM, Yao W, Gohlke JM, Gallagher DL. Environmental risks from consumer products: Acceptable drinking water quality can produce unacceptable indoor air quality with ultrasonic humidifier use. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:158787. [PMID: 36116655 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The commonly used consumer product of an ultrasonic humidifier (e.g., cool mist humidifier) emits fine particles containing metals from tap water used to fill the humidifier. The objectives are: 1) predict emitted indoor air inhalable metal concentrations produced by an ultrasonic humidifier filled with tap-water containing As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, and Pb in 33 m3 or 72 m3 rooms with varying air exchange rates; 2) calculate daily ingestion and 8-h inhalation average daily dose (ADD) and hazard quotient (HQ) for adults and children (aged 0.25-6 yr); and 3) quantify deposition in respiratory tract via multi-path particle dosimetry (MPPD) model. Mass concentrations of indoor air metals increase proportionally with aqueous metal concentrations in fill water, and are inversely related to ventilation. Inhalation-ADDs are 2 magnitudes lower than ingestion-ADDs, using identical water quality for ingestion and fill-water. However, in the 33 m3, low 0.2/h ventilated room, inhalation-HQs are >1 for children and adults, except for Pb. HQ inhalation risks exceed ingestion risks at drinking water regulated levels for As, Cd, Cr, and Mn. MPPD shows greater dose deposits in lungs of children than adults, and 3 times greater deposited doses in a 33 m3 vs 72 m3 room. Rethinking health effects of drinking water and consumer products to broaden consideration of multiple exposure routes is needed.
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- Andrea M Dietrich
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Shahdadian F, Saneei P, Lotfi K, Feizi A, Askari G, Safavi SM. Association of plant-based diets with adropin, atherogenic index of plasma, and metabolic syndrome and its components: A cross-sectional study on adults. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1077709. [PMID: 37113295 PMCID: PMC10128915 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1077709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Background Little is known about the association of plant-based diet indices with metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its novel predictive biomarkers, including the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and adropin. We aimed to investigate the association of plant-based diets with adropin, atherogenic index of plasma, and MetS and its components in adults. Methods The present population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on a representative sample of adults aged 20-60 years in Isfahan, Iran. Dietary intake was obtained through a validated 168-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Peripheral blood was obtained after an overnight fast of at least 12 h from each participant. MetS was identified based on the Joint Interim Statement (JIS). AIP was calculated as a logarithmically transformed ratio of triglyceride (TG)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), and serum levels of adropin were measured by an ELISA kit. Results A total of 28.7% of subjects had MetS. No significant association was found between the overall plant-based diet index (PDI) and the healthful plant-based diet index (hPDI) with MetS. However, a non-linear association was observed between hPDI and MetS. Subjects in the third quartile of the unhealthful plant-based diet index (uPDI) had higher odds of MetS compared to the first quartile (OR: 2.39; 95% CI: 1.01, 5.66). The highest quartile of PDI (OR: 0.46; 95% CI: 0.21, 0.97) and the third quartile of hPDI (OR: 0.40; 95% CI: 0.18, 0.89) were associated with decreased odds of having high-risk AIP compared to the first quartile, after adjusting for potential confounders. No linear association was found between quartiles of plant-based diet indices and serum levels of adropin. Conclusion Plant-based diet index (PDI) and hPDI were not associated with the prevalence of MetS in adults, while moderate adherence to uPDI increased the prevalence of MetS. In addition, high adherence to PDI and moderate adherence to hPDI were associated with decreased odds of high-risk AIP. No significant association was found between plant-based diet indices and serum adropin levels. To confirm these findings, further studies with prospective designs are warranted.
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- Farnaz Shahdadian
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Parvane Saneei ;
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- Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Community Nutrition, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- *Correspondence: Sayyed Morteza Safavi ;
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Bahrami M, Forouharnejad K, Mirgaloyebayat H, Ghasemi Darestani N, Ghadimi M, Masaeli D, Fazeli P, Mohammadi H, Shabani M, Emami Ardestani M. Correlations and diagnostic tools for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 14:311-315. [PMID: 36741201 PMCID: PMC9890204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Regarding the importance of obesity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we aimed to evaluate of correlation between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and COPD. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 96 patients with COPD were evaluated. This study was conducted in 2016-2018. The severity of COPD was determined by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 criteria. We investigated the correlations between MetS with COPD and possible diagnostic tools. RESULTS Of all COPD patients, 86.5% had MetS, and the means of waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, and triglyceride in patients with MetS were significantly higher than the patients without MetS (P < 0.05). We showed that forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) with a 37% cutoff had 92.8% and 69.2% sensitivity and specificity, respectively (area of the curve: 0.51, 0.31-0.71). CONCLUSION MetS is prevalent among COPD and FEV1 could be considered as important diagnostic tool for COPD.
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- Mahshid Bahrami
- Department of Radiology, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIsfahan, Iran
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Hernández-Mendoza H, Álvarez-Loredo HE, Romero-Guzmán ET, Gaytán-Hernández D, Chang-Rueda C, Martínez-Navarro I, Juárez-Flores BI, Rios-Lugo MJ. Relationship Between Serum Levels of Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury and Body Mass Index and Fasting Plasma Glucose in a Mexican Adult Population. Biol Trace Elem Res 2022; 200:4916-4923. [PMID: 35098445 PMCID: PMC8801291 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-03081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In Mexico, few studies have analyzed the associations between toxic elements and metabolic diseases. In the present study, we analyzed the associations between serum arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) levels and body mass index (BMI) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in a Mexican adult population. Anthropometric data corresponding to 86 Mexican healthy adults (59 females and 27 men) were analyzed. FPG was analyzed by an enzymatic colorimetric method, and serum As, Cd, and Hg levels were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The data show that the median serum As, Cd, and Hg levels were relatively higher in females (As = 1.78 ng mL-1, Cd = 1.00 ng mL-1, Hg = 0.96 ng mL-1) than those in males (As = 1.22 ng mL-1, Cd = 0.91 ng mL-1, Hg = 0.95 ng mL-1). However, these differences were not statistically significant (p ≥ 0.097). We also found that the median level of As significantly increased with an increase in the body weight categories (normal weight = 1.08; overweight = 1.50; obesity = 2.75; p < 0.001). In addition, a positive association between serum As levels and FPG before and after adjustment for BMI was demonstrated (RhoUnadjusted = 0.012; (RhoAdjusted = 0.243, p = 0.032). Serum As levels are positively associated with BMI and FPG in the adult population of Mexico. Nevertheless, these results need to be replicated and confirmed with a larger sample size.
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- Héctor Hernández-Mendoza
- Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Altair 200, C.P: 78377, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México.
- Universidad del Centro de México, Capitán Caldera 75, C.P: 78250, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México.
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Salud y Biomedicina, Sección de Medicina Molecular y Traslacional, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avda Sierra Leona 550, C.P: 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México
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- Departamento de Química, Gerencia de Ciencias Básicas, Dirección de Investigación Científica, Carretera México-Toluca S/N, C.P: 52750, La Marquesa Ocoyoacác, México
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- Facultad de Enfermería Y Nutrición, Unidad de Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avda. Niño Artillero 130, C.P: 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Campus IV Carretera a Puerto Madero Km 1.5, C.P: 30580, Tapachula, Chiapas, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Salud y Biomedicina, Sección de Medicina Molecular y Traslacional, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avda Sierra Leona 550, C.P: 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México
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- Instituto de Investigación de Zonas Desérticas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Altair 200, C.P: 78377, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Salud y Biomedicina, Sección de Medicina Molecular y Traslacional, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avda Sierra Leona 550, C.P: 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México.
- Facultad de Enfermería Y Nutrición, Unidad de Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Avda. Niño Artillero 130, C.P: 78210, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., México.
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Bernal K, Touma C, Erradhouani C, Boronat-Belda T, Gaillard L, Al Kassir S, Le Mentec H, Martin-Chouly C, Podechard N, Lagadic-Gossmann D, Langouet S, Brion F, Knoll-Gellida A, Babin PJ, Sovadinova I, Babica P, Andreau K, Barouki R, Vondracek J, Alonso-Magdalena P, Blanc E, Kim MJ, Coumoul X. Combinatorial pathway disruption is a powerful approach to delineate metabolic impacts of endocrine disruptors. FEBS Lett 2022; 596:3107-3123. [PMID: 35957500 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The prevalence of metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and chronic liver diseases among others, has been rising for several years. Epidemiology and mechanistic (in vivo, in vitro and in silico) toxicology have recently provided compelling evidence implicating the chemical environment in the pathogenesis of these diseases. In this review, we will describe the biological processes that contribute to the development of metabolic diseases targeted by metabolic disruptors, and will propose an integrated pathophysiological vision of their effects on several organs. With regard to these pathomechanisms, we will discuss the needs, and the stakes of evolving the testing and assessment of endocrine disruptors to improve the prevention and management of metabolic diseases that have become a global epidemic since the end of last century.
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- Kévin Bernal
- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Cité, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Université Rennes, France
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- Université Paris Cité, France.,Ecotoxicologie des substances et des milieux, Parc ALATA, INERIS, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
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- Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universitas Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Cité, France
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- Department of Life and Health Sciences, INSERM U1211, MRGM, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Université Rennes, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Université Rennes, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Université Rennes, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Université Rennes, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Université Rennes, France
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- Ecotoxicologie des substances et des milieux, Parc ALATA, INERIS, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
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- Department of Life and Health Sciences, INSERM U1211, MRGM, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Department of Life and Health Sciences, INSERM U1211, MRGM, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Cité, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Cité, France
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- Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universitas Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Cité, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Bobigny, France
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- INSERM UMR-S 1124, Paris, France.,Université Paris Cité, France
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Liang C, Zhang Z, Cao Y, Wang J, Shen L, Jiang T, Li D, Zou W, Zong K, Liang D, Xu X, Liu Y, Tao F, Luo G, Ji D, Cao Y. Exposure to multiple toxic metals and polycystic ovary syndrome risk: Endocrine disrupting effect from As, Pb and Ba. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 849:157780. [PMID: 35926607 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 5 % ~ 20 % of women of reproductive age and is a serious health problem. Whether exposure to lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As), barium (Ba) or (cadmium) Cd is associated with an increased risk of PCOS, particularly their joint effect as well as their association with the clinical phenotype of PCOS is limited and unclear. OBJECTIVES We aimed to explore the associations of the blood Pb, Hg, As, Ba and Cd levels and risk of PCOS in Chinese women of reproductive age. METHODS A case-control study was used and included 369 women with PCOS and 441 controls. The levels of Pb, Hg, As, Ba and Cd were measured in fasting blood samples collected on the 2nd or 3rd day of menstruation or vaginal bleeding after drug withdrawal; basal sex hormone levels, fasting glucose and fasting insulin were measured simultaneously. Unconditional logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship of the blood Pb, Hg, As, Ba or Cd levels with PCOS risk. Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) was used to assess the joint effect of Pb, Hg, As, Ba and Cd on PCOS risk and estimate which metal or metals contributed most to the association. Multiple linear regression models were used to investigate the relationships between the levels of selected metals and parameters of the clinical PCOS phenotype. RESULTS The mean ± SD ages of women in the case and control groups were 28.80 ± 3.39 and 28.97 ± 2.39 years, respectively; their mean ± SD BMIs were 23.86 ± 3.51 kg/m2 and 22.08 ± 3.14 kg/m2, respectively. The blood levels of three metals (Pb, As and Ba) were statistically associated with PCOS risk based on single-metal models. With each natural logarithm transformed (ln) unit increase in blood concentrations of Pb, higher likelihood of PCOS can be found, the adjusted odd ratio (aOR) and 95 % confidence interval (CI) was 1.83 (1.35-2.48), and these for As and Ba were 2.49 (1.86-3.33) and 1.20 (1.04-1.39), respectively. Compared with women at the first tertile group, higher likelihoods of PCOS among women in the second and third tertiles of the Pb group were observed, aORs and 95 % CIs were 1.81 (1.22-2.68) and 2.08 (1.42-3.04), respectively; and higher likelihoods of PCOS among women in the third tertiles of As and Ba group were also observed, the aORs and 95%CIs were 2.83 (1.93-4.15) and 1.89 (1.32-2.72), respectively. BKMR analysis also showed a statistically significant and positive joint effect of five metals on PCOS risk when the blood levels of five metals were all above the 55th percentile compared with their median levels, and As (100 %) and Pb (67.44 %) were the major contributors to the association. The blood As levels were positively associated with the luteinizing hormone (LH) levels and LH/FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) ratio values, the blood Ba levels were negatively associated with the FSH levels, and the blood Pb levels were positively associated with the fasting insulin levels and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a positive association between exposure to multiple toxic metals (Pb, Hg, As, Ba and Cd) and PCOS risk. As and Pb were the major contributors, evaluated either as a single agent or metal mixture; and Pb, As, and Ba were associated with different parameters of the clinical PCOS phenotype. Additional studies are warranted to confirm these associations, particularly regarding the synergistic effect of toxic metals.
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- Chunmei Liang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Technical Center of Hefei Customs District, No. 329 Tunxi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei 230022, Anhui, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational Medicine, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
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Riseberg E, Chui K, James KA, Melamed R, Alderete TL, Corlin L. A Longitudinal Study of Exposure to Manganese and Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14204271. [PMID: 36296955 PMCID: PMC9607173 DOI: 10.3390/nu14204271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The association between manganese (Mn) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) is unclear, and no prior study has studied this association longitudinally. The aim of this study was to assess longitudinal associations of Mn exposure with MetS and metabolic outcomes. We used data from the San Luis Valley Diabetes Study (SLVDS), a prospective cohort from rural Colorado with data collected from 1984−1998 (n = 1478). Urinary Mn was measured at baseline (range = 0.20−42.5 µg/L). We assessed the shape of the cross-sectional association between Mn and MetS accounting for effect modification by other metals at baseline using Bayesian kernel machine regression. We assessed longitudinal associations between baseline quartiles of Mn and incident MetS using Fine and Gray competing risks regression models (competing risk = mortality) and between quartiles of Mn and metabolic outcomes using linear mixed effects models. We did not observe evidence that quartiles of Mn were associated with incident MetS (p-value for trend = 0.52). Quartiles of Mn were significantly associated with lower fasting glucose (p-value for trend < 0.01). Lead was found to be a possible effect modifier of the association between Mn and incident MetS. Mn was associated with lower fasting glucose in this rural population. Our results support a possible beneficial effect of Mn on diabetic markers.
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- Emily Riseberg
- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University School of Engineering, Medford, MA 02155, USA
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Hao Z, Zhang C, Lin B, Chen Z, Li Y, Zou X, Li H, Zheng F, Cao J. Environmental effects on trace elements in the fingernails of centenarians and their offspring. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 842:156786. [PMID: 35724778 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bio-monitoring is commonly used to investigate trace elements, and the human nail provides an ideal medium for such testing. Toxic and essential trace metals (Cd, Pb, Fe, and Se) in the fingernails of participants from the Hainan Province were investigated. Samples included 136 centenarians and 197 offspring (101 older adult children and 96 middle-aged grandchildren) who were also sampled for comparison. As a hotspot for longevity, participants in the Hainan Province were found to have high essential nutrients of Fe and Se, and lacked the toxic element Pb. A similar trend was found for trace elements in soil and rice in the Hainan Province. The trace elements preserved in nails revealed dietary and environmental influences that varied among different generations. For the grandchildren's generation, the environment played an important role in elements in their nails, and a significant correlation and linear relationships were found, especially for Fe and Se. As the participants increased in age (from the grandchildren to the centenarians), the correlation between various elements decreased. For centenarians, the influence of beneficial or harmful properties of the elements became more important than their environment. The results also pointed to the important role of trace elements in human health, especially Fe and Se as essential elements. This study can provide information on the factors that influence the existence of trace elements in the human body and demonstrate the advantage of using the human fingernail in bio-monitoring.
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- Zhe Hao
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Oceanography, Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, RIET, Suzhou 215000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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- School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Oceanography, Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Hangzhou 310012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Oceanography, Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Wang Y, Weng Y, Lv L, Wang D, Yang G, Jin Y, Wang Q. Transgenerational effects of co-exposure to cadmium and carbofuran on zebrafish based on biochemical and transcriptomic analyses. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 439:129644. [PMID: 35882171 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The combined toxicity of heavy metals and pesticides to aquatic organisms is still largely unexplored. In this study, we investigated the combined impacts of cadmium (Cd) and carbofuran (CAR) on female zebrafish (F0 generation) and their following F1 generation. Results showed that mixtures of Cd and CAR induced acute synergistic effects on both zebrafish adults of the F0 generation and embryos of the F1 generation. Combined exposure to Cd and CAR could obviously alter the hepatic VTG level of females, and the individual exposures increased the relative mRNA levels of vtg1 and vtg2. Through maternal transmission, co-exposure of Cd and CAR caused toxicity to 4-day-old larvae of the F1 generation, evidenced by the significant changes in T4 and VTG levels, CYP450 activity, and the relative transcriptional levels of genes related to the hormone, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. These effects were also reflected by the global gene expression pattern to 7-day-old larvae of F1 generation using the transcriptomic analysis, and they could also affect energy metabolism. Our results provided a more comprehensive insight into the transgenerational toxic impacts of heavy metal and pesticide mixtures. These findings highlighted that it was highly necessary to consider transgenerational exposures in the ecological risk assessment of chemical mixtures.
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- Yanhua Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, Zhejiang, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Quality and Standard for Agro-products, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China.
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Luan P, Chen X, Zhang X, Hu G, Zhang Z. Role of miR-451 in mediating cadmium induced head kidney injury in common carp via targeting cacna1ab through autophagy pathways. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 248:106201. [PMID: 35605490 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a common environmental pollutant, which leads to Cd residue in aquatic animals. The Cd in aquatic animals will be enriched into the human body through the food chain and seriously harm human health. The research aims to investigate the molecular mechanism of Cd poisoning in common carps. Our previous studies have confirmed that 23 differentially expressed miRNAs were potential biomarkers for Cd exposure in common carp head kidney lymphocytes. Herein, based on the prediction of the website and previous studies, miR-451 and cacna1ab were selected and their targeting relationship was verified again by dual-luciferase. Subsequently, we established the miR-451 overexpression/knockdown models and miR-451 inhibitor, cacna1ab co-knockdown models in common carp head kidney lymphocytes respectively. Immunofluorescence staining, MDC staining, calcium staining, qRT-PCR (Quantitative Real-time PCR) and western blot were used to detect the levels of autophagy. Our results demonstrated that Cd significantly decreased the expression of miR-451, miR-451 suppression thereby induced increased cacna1ab and the expression of ATG5, LC3-I, LC3-II and Beclin 1, while significantly inhibiting the expression of mTOR, P62 and Bcl-2, which indicated that autophagy was triggered. Moreover, the miR-451 knockdown group activated the expression of autophagy related factors as well as the Cd group. However, cacna1ab knockdown can reduce autophagy activation induced by miR-451 knockdown. Our results indicated that Cd induced autophagy in head kidney lymphocytes through the inhibition of miR-451 and the excitation of cacna1ab.
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- Peixian Luan
- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Harbin, 150070, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Biotechnology and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Harbin, 150070, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Biotechnology and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Harbin, 150070, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Biotechnology and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Metals and risk of incident metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort of midlife women in the United States. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 210:112976. [PMID: 35202625 PMCID: PMC9869389 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Exposure to metals may contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS); however, evidence from midlife women who are at greater risk of cardiometabolic disease is limited. We assessed the associations of 15 urinary metal concentrations with incident MetS in a prospective cohort of midlife women in the United States. The study population included 947 White, Black, Chinese and Japanese women, aged 45-56 years, free of MetS at baseline (1999-2000), who participated in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Multi-Pollutant Study. Fifteen metals were detected in almost all participants urine samples using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry at the baseline. Incident MetS was identified annually through 2017 as having at least three of the following five components: high blood pressure, impaired fasting glucose, abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, and poor high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. We used the Cox proportional hazards models to investigate the associations between individual metals and MetS incidence. The adjusted hazard ratios (HR) (95% CI) for MetS in associations with each doubling of urinary metal concentration were 1.14 (1.08, 1.23) for arsenic, 1.14 (1.01, 1.29) for cobalt, and 1.20 (1.06, 1.37) for zinc. We further evaluated the associations between metal mixtures and MetS using the elastic net penalized Cox model and summarized the results into the environmental risk score (ERS). Arsenic, barium, cobalt, copper, nickel, antimony, thallium, and zinc had positive weights, and cadmium, cesium, mercury, molybdenum, lead, and tin had negative weights in the construction of the ERS. The adjusted HR of MetS comparing 75th vs. 25th percentiles of the ERS was 1.45 (1.13, 1.87). These findings support the view that arsenic, cobalt, zinc, as well as metal mixtures, might influence the risks of incident MetS in midlife women.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Halabicky OM, Pinto-Martin JA, Compton P, Liu J. Longitudinal association of early childhood lead exposure and adolescent heart rate variability: influence of parental education. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART C, TOXICOLOGY AND CARCINOGENESIS 2022; 40:133-153. [PMID: 35895919 PMCID: PMC9339516 DOI: 10.1080/26896583.2022.2060689] [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] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Lead exposure has been shown to dysregulate physiological stress responses. However, few studies have investigated the effect of lead exposure on later heart rate variability (HRV), an indicator of a stress response, in large samples of children. Furthermore, the interaction between social environmental factors and lead exposure in childhood, which commonly co-occur, remains understudied. This study examined relationships between childhood lead exposure and early adolescent physiological stress responses at different levels of parental education. Participants were 406 children from Jintan, China. Blood lead levels (BLLs) and parental education data were collected at 3-5 years of age, and HRV outcomes assessed at 12 years via frequency domain measures (LF/HF ratio) collected during an induced stress test. Results show a significant interaction between parental education and BLLs at 3-5 years. This relationship was found to be most consistent for the interaction between BLLs and mother's years of education for both the planning (β = 0.12, p = 0.046) and speaking (β = 0.11, p = 0.043) phase of the stress task, suggesting that increasing years of mother's education may enhance the deleterious influence of lead exposure on the HRV frequency measure, LF/HF ratio. This research highlights the complexity in lead exposure induced outcomes.
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Huang G, Ren G. Interaction between ω-6 fatty acids intake and blood cadmium on the risk of low cognitive performance in older adults from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2014. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:292. [PMID: 35392817 PMCID: PMC8988388 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-02988-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Identifying preventable diets and environmental exposure is essential to ensuring the health of the aging population. This study evaluated the interaction effect between blood cadmium and ω-6 fatty acids intake on low cognitive performance in Americans. Method The data of this cross-sectional study were obtained from the 2011–2012 and 2013–2014 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES). Cognitive performance was measured by the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease test, Animal Fluency Test, and Digit Symbol Substitution Test. Multivariate logistic regression models were used. Results A total of 1,918 individuals were included, with 467 (24.35%) low cognitive performance. Compared with participants with normal-level blood cadmium, those with high-level blood cadmium had a higher risk of low cognitive performance [odds ratio (OR) was 1.558 with 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.144–2.123]. Low-level ω-6 fatty acids intake was positively associated with low cognitive performance [OR = 1.633 (95%CI: 1.094–2.436)] compared with normal-level intake. Moreover, there was a significant interaction between low-level ω-6 fatty acids intake and high-level blood cadmium on the risk of low cognitive performance (relative excess risk due to interaction: 0.570, 95%CI: 0.208-0.932; the attributable proportion of interaction: 0.219, 95%CI: 0.102‐0.336; synergy index: 1.552, 95%CI: 1.189‐2.027). Conclusions There was a synergistic interaction between low-level ω-6 fatty acids intake and high-level blood cadmium on low cognitive performance. Low-level ω-6 fatty acids intake may amplify the adverse effects of long-term exposure to cadmium on cognitive performance. This may have a certain significance for the prevention of cognitive decline in the elderly. Supplementary information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12877-022-02988-7.
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- Guangxiang Huang
- Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan District, Xiaoshan First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, 311200, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, No.99 Longcheng Street, Shanxi, 030032, Taiyuan, P. R. China.
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Yen CC, Chen HH, Hsu YT, Tseng CJ, Lin CH. Effects of heavy metals in acute ischemic stroke patients: A cross-sectional study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e28973. [PMID: 35244065 PMCID: PMC8896421 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Cerebrovascular disease is the second commonest cause of mortality globally and among the commonest causes of disability. However, research executed to probe the heavy metal exposure-stroke incidence relationship is scarce. Accordingly, we executed our study to probe the relationship of heavy metal concentrations (ie, concentrations of lead [Pb], mercury [Hg], cadmium [Cd], and arsenic) in the serum and urine of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients with several patient variables.For enrollment, we chose patients who had a first AIS within 7 days after the onset of a stroke. Thus, 33 newly diagnosed patients with AIS were recruited. We determined the aforementioned metals' concentrations by executing inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. We also gauged the association between such metal concentrations and patient variables by employing Spearman correlation coefficient. To examine the differences in metal concentrations between the different variables, we implemented an independent Mann-Whitney U test.In our cohort analysis, we noted serum Pb and Cd concentrations to be positively correlated with serum creatinine and hemoglobin. Serum and urine Cd concentrations had a negative correlation with impaired HbA1c in AIS patients. Urine Hg had a positive correlation with C-reactive protein in the participants. Participants who smoked or consumed alcohol had significantly higher Pb and Cd levels in serum than did those who neither smoked nor drank. Patients with AIS who smoked or consumed alcohol had high levels of serum Pb and serum Cd than did those who did not. Patients with AIS who consumed alcohol had significantly higher Pb and Hg urine concentrations than did those who did not.Our study indicated that serum Cd and Pb elevation increased the AIS risk in southern Taiwan patients.
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- Cheng-Chang Yen
- Section of Neurology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Ta-Chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, Yongkang Dist., Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Ta-Chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Section of Neurology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Ta-Chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education and Research, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Ta-Chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, No. 2, Yude Rd., Taichung, Taiwan
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- Section of Neurology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, No. 386, Ta-Chung 1st Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Physical Therapy, Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, No. 452, Huanqiu Rd. Luzhu Dist., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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