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Guzman-Torres H, Sandoval-Pinto E, Cremades R, Ramírez-de-Arellano A, García-Gutiérrez M, Lozano-Kasten F, Sierra-Díaz E. Frequency of urinary pesticides in children: a scoping review. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1227337. [PMID: 37711246 PMCID: PMC10497881 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1227337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Pesticides are any mix of ingredients and substances used to eliminate or control unwanted vegetable or animal species recognized as plagues. Its use has been discussed in research due to the scarcity of strong scientific evidence about its health effects. International literature is still insufficient to establish a global recommendation through public policy. This study aims to explore international evidence of the presence of pesticides in urine samples from children and their effects on health through a scoping review based on the methodology described by Arksey and O'Malley. The number of articles resulting from the keyword combination was 454, and a total of 93 manuscripts were included in the results and 22 were complementary. Keywords included in the search were: urinary, pesticide, children, and childhood. Children are exposed to pesticide residues through a fruit and vegetable intake environment and household insecticide use. Behavioral effects of neural damage, diabetes, obesity, and pulmonary function are health outcomes for children that are commonly studied. Gas and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methods are used predominantly for metabolite-pesticide detection in urine samples. Dialkylphosphates (DAP) are common in organophosphate (OP) metabolite studies. First-morning spot samples are recommended to most accurately characterize OP dose in children. International evidence in PubMed supports that organic diets in children are successful interventions that decrease the urinary levels of pesticides. Several urinary pesticide studies were found throughout the world's population. However, there is a knowledge gap that is important to address (public policy), due to farming activities that are predominant in these territories.
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Affiliation(s)
- Horacio Guzman-Torres
- Departamento de Salud Pública, Centro Universitario en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología Celular y Molecular, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Centro Universitario en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Centro Metropolitano de Atención de la Diabetes Tipo 1, OPD Servicios de Salud, Secretaría de Salud Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Salud Pública, Centro Universitario en Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamentos de Clínicas Quirúrgicas y Salud Pública, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
- División de Epidemiología, UMAE Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente del IMSS, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Sun Y, Huang C, Jiang Y, Wan Y. Urinary concentrations of fungicide carbendazim's metabolite and associations with oxidative stress biomarkers in young children. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:18408-18418. [PMID: 36215016 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23311-2] [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: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Carbendazim (CBDZ) is the most widely used fungicide in China. It is ubiquitous in environment and can induce oxidative stress in mammals, while data on occurrence of its metabolite in human urine are scarce, and the relationship between CBDZ and oxidative stress biomarkers (OSBs) in young children has not been examined. The aim of this study was to measure the concentrations of methyl 5-hydroxy-2-benzimidazolecarbamate (5-HBC, the main metabolite of CBDZ in urine) in 390 urine samples collected from 130 healthy young (< 6.6 years old) children from Shenzhen and Wuhan, in south and central China, respectively, and to evaluate the associations of 5-HBC with three selected OSBs (4-HNEMA, 8-OHG, and 8-OHdG, for lipid, RNA, and DNA, respectively). 5-HBC was found in 99.2% of the urine samples at concentrations ranging from below the method detection limit (< 0.005 ng/mL) to 10.9 ng/mL (median: 0.11 ng/mL). Moderate inter-day reproducibility was found for specific gravity-adjusted 5-HBC concentrations (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.50). The urinary 5-HBC concentrations were significantly and positively associated with 4-HNEMA (p < 0.01). An interquartile range increase in urinary 5-HBC concentrations was associated with a 42.1% increase in 4-HNEMA, which implied that CBDZ exposure might be associated with lipid peroxidation in young children without occupational exposure. As far as we know, this pilot study is the first to report urinary 5-HBC and its associations with OSBs in children.
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- Yanfeng Sun
- Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan, Hubei, 430024, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan, Hubei, 430024, People's Republic of China
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- Nanshan District Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518054, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan, Hubei, 430024, People's Republic of China.
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A solar photoFenton process with calcium peroxide from eggshell and ferrioxalate complexes for the degradation of the commercial herbicide 2,4-D in water. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Li X, Xu L, Wan Y, Li J, Qian X, Xia W, He Z, Zheng T, Xu S, Li Y. Urinary paracetamol (4-acetaminophenol) and its isomer 2-acetaminophenol of Chinese pregnant women: Exposure characteristics and association with oxidative stress biomarkers. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 852:158375. [PMID: 36049689 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158375] [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: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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N-Acetyl-4-aminophenol (NA4AP, paracetamol/acetaminophen), a widely used pharmaceutical, is ubiquitous in urine samples of general population, raising concern about human health risks; oxidative stress is considered to be a mechanism for its toxicities. N-Acetyl-2-aminophenol (NA2AP) is an isomer of NA4AP; until now, few studies characterized exposure characteristics of NA4AP and NA2AP in pregnant women. In this work, NA4AP and NA2AP concentrations in urine samples (n = 2124) collected at three different trimesters were measured to examine their internal body burden among Chinese pregnant women (n = 708) and their associations with three oxidative stress biomarkers (OSBs, 8-OHG, 8-OHdG, and HNE-MA). NA4AP was detected in 100% of the urine samples (median concentration: 7.96 ng/mL); NA2AP was detected in 94.9% of them (median: 3.05 ng/mL). The intraclass correlation coefficients of their concentrations across three trimesters were poor (<0.4); correlations of NA4AP and NA2AP were weak (r: 0.15-0.23). Pregnant women who had higher household income or urine samples provided in summer (vs. winter) had higher concentrations of NA4AP. Pregnant women who had a college degree or above (vs. less than a high school education) had higher concentrations of NA2AP but urine samples provided in summer (vs. winter) had lower concentrations of NA2AP. The 95th percentile estimated daily intake of NA4AP (2,331 ng/kg-bw/d) based on averaged concentrations of the three trimesters was 40 times lower than the cRfD for NA4AP (2.33 vs. 93 μg/kg-bw/d). Urinary concentrations of NA4AP and NA2AP were associated with higher levels of the selected OSBs. For example, an interquartile range increase in NA4AP was associated with a 26.5% (95% CI: 23.6-29.6%) increase in 8-OHG, a 27.5% (95% CI: 23.8-31.3%) increase in 8-OHdG, and a 33.4% (95% CI: 24.7-42.7%) increase in HNE-MA (p < 0.05). This is the first study to measure their concentrations repeatedly over three trimesters, examine their exposure characteristics, and reveal their associations with the selected OSBs in pregnant women. Further studies are needed to identify non-intentional exposure sources of NA4AP, NA2AP, and another isomer of them (i.e., N-acetyl-3-aminophenol), as well as more health risks related to their exposure.
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- Xuejing Li
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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Wei M, Wang P, Wan Y, Jiang Y, Song W, He Z, Wang Q. Urinary parabens and their derivatives associated with oxidative stress biomarkers in children from South and Central China: Repeated measures. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 817:152639. [PMID: 34971688 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Previous studies implied that elevated exposure to parabens may result in increased oxidative stress. However, the association between exposure to paraben derivatives and oxidative stress biomarkers in children has been rarely studied. This study examined the associations between exposure to paraben derivatives and oxidative stress biomarkers in Chinese children. Nine targeted compounds of parabens and their derivatives including methyl paraben (MeP), ethyl paraben (EtP), propyl paraben (PrP), butyl paraben (BuP), p-hydrox4ybenzoic acid (p-HB), 3,4-dihydroxy benzoic acid (3,4-DHB), benzoic acid, methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (rOH-MeP), and ethyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (rOH-EtP) were detected in urine collected from 139 children from South and Central China. Additionally, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), 8-hydroxyguanosine (8-OHG), and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal mercapturic acid (HNE-MA) were measured as oxidative stress biomarkers. All targeted compounds (except for BuP) were frequently detected in urine (detection frequencies ranged 80.8%-100%). Linear mixed effects model revealed that all targeted compounds (with detection frequencies >50%), except for EtP, were significantly associated with an increase in 8-OHdG. rOH-EtP was found to be significantly associated with 8-OHG (β = 0.12; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.08, 0.16) positively. In addition, PrP and benzoic acid were associated with elevated levels of HNE-MA. Weighted quantile sum regression revealed that co-exposure to the targeted compounds was positively associated with 8-OHdG (β = 0.17; 95% CI: 0.12, 0.22), 8-OHG (β = 0.14; 95% CI: 0.10, 0.18), and HNE-MA (β = 0.43; 95% CI: 0.27, 0.59); rOH-EtP and benzoic acid were the major contributors for the combined effects on oxidative stress of nucleic acids and lipid, respectively. Our findings provide new evidence for the effects of exposure to paraben derivatives on nucleic acid oxidative damage and lipid peroxidation in children.
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- Muhong Wei
- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- Nanshan District Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518054, PR China
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- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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Song W, Han Q, Wan Y, Qian X, Wei M, Jiang Y, Wang Q. Repeated measurements of 21 urinary metabolites of volatile organic compounds and their associations with three selected oxidative stress biomarkers in 0-7-year-old healthy children from south and central China. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132065. [PMID: 34496338 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Human beings are extensively and concurrently exposed to multiple volatile organic compounds (VOCs, including some Class I human carcinogens), which may induce oxidative stress in human body. Data on urinary metabolites of VOCs (mVOCs) among young children are limited. No studies have examined their inter-day variability of mVOCs and their associations with oxidative stress biomarkers (OSBs) using repeated urine samples from children. In this study, we measured twenty one mVOCs and three OSBs [8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG; for DNA), 8-hydroxyguanosine (8-OHG; for RNA], and 4-hydroxy nonenal mercapturic acid (HNEMA; for lipid)] in 390 urine samples of 130 children (three samples on three consecutive days provided by each participant) aged 0-7 years from September 2018 to January 2019 in Shenzhen, south China, and Wuhan, central China. HPMMA (3-hydroxypropyl-1-methyl mercapturic acid/N-Acetyl-S-(3-hydroxypropyl-1-methyl)-l-cysteine), 3HPMA (3-hydroxypropyl mercapturic acid/N-Acetyl-S-(3-hydroxypropyl)-l-cysteine), and ATCA (2-aminothiazoline-4-carboxylic acid) had higher specific gravity-adjusted median concentrations (1 383, 286, and 273 μg/L, respectively) than the others. Intraclass correlation coefficients of mVOCs ranged from 0.29 to 0.71. After false-discovery rate (FDR, defined as FDR q-value < 0.05) adjustment, linear mixed-effects models revealed that 14 mVOCs were positively associated with 8-OHdG (β range: 0.09-0.37), 11 mVOCs were positively associated with 8-OHG (β range: 0.08-0.30), and 11 mVOCs were positively associated with HNEMA (β range: 0.21-0.70) in urine. Considering the weight of the mVOC index accounted for the associations, based on the weighted quantile sum regression model, parent compounds of DHBMA (3,4-dihydroxybutyl mercapturic acid/N-Acetyl-S-(3,4-dihydroxybutyl)-l-cysteine) and t,t-MA (trans,trans-muconic acid) should be listed as priority VOCs for management to mitigate health risks. For the first time, this study characterized the inter-day variability of urinary mVOCs and their associations with selected OSBs (8-OHdG, 8-OHG, and NHEMA) in young, healthy Chinese children.
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- Wenjing Song
- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei, 430024, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei, 430024, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (HUST), Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, PR China.
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- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, PR China.
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- Nanshan District Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518054, PR China.
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- MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, PR China.
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de Oliveira EP, Rovida AFDS, Martins JG, Pileggi SAV, Schemczssen-Graeff Z, Pileggi M. Tolerance of Pseudomonas strain to the 2,4-D herbicide through a peroxidase system. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0257263. [PMID: 34855750 PMCID: PMC8638965 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Herbicides are widely used in agricultural practices for preventing the proliferation of weeds. Upon reaching soil and water, herbicides can harm nontarget organisms, such as bacteria, which need an efficient defense mechanism to tolerate stress induced by herbicides. 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is a herbicide that exerts increased oxidative stress among bacterial communities. Bacterial isolates were obtained from the biofilm of tanks containing washing water from the packaging of different pesticides, including 2,4-D. The Pseudomonas sp. CMA-7.3 was selected because of its tolerance against 2,4-D toxicity, among several sensitive isolates from the biofilm collection. This study aimed to evaluate the antioxidative response system of the selected strain to 2,4-D. It was analyzed the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and guaiacol peroxidase GPX enzymes, that are poorly known in the literature for bacterial systems. The Pseudomonas sp. CMA-7.3 presented an efficient response system in balancing the production of hydrogen peroxide, even at 25x the dose of 2,4-D used in agriculture. The antioxidative system was composed of Fe–SOD enzymes, less common than Mn–SOD in bacteria, and through the activities of KatA and KatB isoforms, working together with APX and GPX, having their activities coordinated possibly by quorum sensing molecules. The peroxide control is poorly documented for bacteria, and this work is unprecedented for Pseudomonas and 2,4-D. Not all bacteria harbor efficient response system to herbicides, therefore they could affect the diversity and functionality of microbiome in contaminated soils, thereby impacting agricultural production, environment sustainability and human health.
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- Elizangela Paz de Oliveira
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Molecular e Genética, Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental, Setor de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Molecular e Genética, Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental, Setor de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Molecular e Genética, Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental, Setor de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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Sun Y, Wan Y, Jiang Y, Wang H. Urinary concentrations of acetaminophen in young children in central and south China: Repeated measurements and associations with 8-hydroxy-guanosine and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 787:147614. [PMID: 33992949 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Acetaminophen (AAP) is the most widely used over-the-counter analgesic in the world; it is also a metabolite of industrial chemical aniline. It may predispose individuals to oxidative stress. However, the exposure profile of AAP in the general population in China and the associations between AAP and oxidative stress biomarkers have scarcely been investigated. In this study, we determined the urinary concentrations of AAP and evaluated its associations with 8-hydroxy-guanosine (8-OHG) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), the most widely used biomarkers of nucleoside oxidation affecting RNA and DNA, in 393 urine samples collected from 131 healthy children (0-6.6 y) on three consecutive days from Wuhan, central China, and Shenzhen, south China. AAP was found in all urine samples, suggesting that exposure to AAP was ubiquitous in young children in central and south China. The median concentration of specific gravity (SG)-adjusted AAP was 9.21 ng/mL (range: 1.11-1 453 ng/mL). Good inter-day reproducibility was observed for SG-adjusted AAP concentrations (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.75). The SG-adjusted urinary 8-OHdG and 8-OHG concentrations were positively correlated with AAP (β = 0.08; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.02-0.13, and β = 0.10; 95% CI: 0.04-0.15, respectively). The data indicated that AAP exposure might be associated with oxidative DNA and RNA damage in the general population with unintentional exposure. To our knowledge, this is the first report of AAP exposure in young healthy children in central and south China. This is also the first study to evaluate the inter-day variations in urinary AAP concentrations and to explore the associations between AAP exposure and oxidative stress biomarkers in the general population.
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- Yanfeng Sun
- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- Nanshan District Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518054, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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