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Tang Y, Liu L, Zhou Q, Wang D, Guo H, Liu N, Yan X, Wang Z, He B, Hu L, Jiang G. Rapid determination of toxic and essential metal binding proteins in biological samples by size exclusion chromatography-inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2024; 1243:124235. [PMID: 38996753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2024.124235] [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: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Metalloproteins binding with trace elements play a crucial role in biological processes and on the contrary, those binding with exogenous heavy metals have adverse effects. However, the methods for rapid, high sensitivity and simultaneous analysis of these metalloproteins are still lacking. In this study, a fast method for simultaneously determination of both essential and toxic metal-containing proteins was developed by coupling size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS). After optimization of the separation and detection conditions, seven metalloproteins with different molecular weight (from 16.0 to 443.0 kDa) were successfully separated within 10 min and the proteins containing iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), iodine (I) and lead (Pb) elements could be simultaneously detected with the use of oxygen as the collision gas in ICP-MS/MS. Accordingly, the linear relationship between log molecular weight and retention time was established to estimate the molecular weight of unknown proteins. Thus, the trace metal and toxic metal containing proteins could be detected in a single run with high sensitivity (detection limits in the range of 0.0020-2.5 μg/mL) and good repeatability (relative standard deviations lower than 4.5 %). This method was then successfully used to analyze metal (e.g., Pb, Zn, Cu and Fe) binding proteins in the blood of Pb-intoxicated patients, and the results showed a negative correlation between the contents of zinc and lead binding proteins, which was identified to contain hemoglobin subunit. In summary, this work provided a rapid and sensitive tool for screening metal containing proteins in large number of biological samples.
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- Yinyin Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Environmental and Health Effects of Persistent Toxic Substances, School of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Yang Y, Gu Y, Zhang Y, Zhou Q, Zhang S, Wang P, Yao Y. Spatial - temporal mapping of urine cadmium levels in China during 1980 - 2040: Dietary improvements lower exposure amid rising pollution. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 473:134693. [PMID: 38781855 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134693] [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: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Persistent cadmium exposure poses significant health risks to the Chinese population, underscored by its prevalence as an environmental contaminant. This study leverages a machine-learning model, fed with a comprehensive dataset of environmental and socio-economic factors, to delineate trends in cadmium exposure from 1980 to 2040. We uncovered that urinary cadmium levels peaked at 1.09 μg/g Cr in the mid-2000 s. Encouragingly, a decline is projected to 0.92 μg/g Cr by 2025, tapering further to 0.87 μg/g Cr by 2040. Despite this trend, regions heavily influenced by industrialization, such as Hunan and Guizhou, as well as industrial counties in Jilin, report stubbornly high levels of exposure. Our demographic analysis reveals a higher vulnerability among adults & adolescents over 14, with males displaying elevated cadmium concentrations. Alarmingly, the projected data suggests that by 2040, an estimated 41% of the population will endure exposure beyond the safety threshold set by the European Food Safety Authority. Our research indicates disproportionate cadmium exposure impacts, necessitating targeted interventions and policy reforms to protect vulnerable groups and public health in China.
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- Yadi Yang
- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Thévenod F, Lee WK. Cadmium transport by mammalian ATP-binding cassette transporters. Biometals 2024; 37:697-719. [PMID: 38319451 PMCID: PMC11101381 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-024-00582-5] [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: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Cellular responses to toxic metals depend on metal accessibility to intracellular targets, reaching interaction sites, and the intracellular metal concentration, which is mainly determined by uptake pathways, binding/sequestration and efflux pathways. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are ubiquitous in the human body-usually in epithelia-and are responsible for the transfer of indispensable physiological substrates (e.g. lipids and heme), protection against potentially toxic substances, maintenance of fluid composition, and excretion of metabolic waste products. Derailed regulation and gene variants of ABC transporters culminate in a wide array of pathophysiological disease states, such as oncogenic multidrug resistance or cystic fibrosis. Cadmium (Cd) has no known physiological role in mammalians and poses a health risk due to its release into the environment as a result of industrial activities, and eventually passes into the food chain. Epithelial cells, especially within the liver, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, are particularly susceptible to the multifaceted effects of Cd because of the plethora of uptake pathways available. Pertinent to their broad substrate spectra, ABC transporters represent a major cellular efflux pathway for Cd and Cd complexes. In this review, we summarize current knowledge concerning transport of Cd and its complexes (mainly Cd bound to glutathione) by the ABC transporters ABCB1 (P-glycoprotein, MDR1), ABCB6, ABCC1 (multidrug resistance related protein 1, MRP1), ABCC7 (cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator, CFTR), and ABCG2 (breast cancer related protein, BCRP). Potential detoxification strategies underlying ABC transporter-mediated efflux of Cd and Cd complexes are discussed.
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- Frank Thévenod
- Institute for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Toxicology & ZBAF, Witten/Herdecke University, 58453, Witten, Germany
- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cells and Membranes, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Morgenbreede 1, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cells and Membranes, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Morgenbreede 1, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Xing Y, Wang X, Liu J, Zhang Y, Tianran H, Dong L, Tian J, Liu J. Low-dose cadmium induces lymphangiogenesis through activation of the STAT3 signaling pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 175:116741. [PMID: 38744218 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116741] [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: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread environmental toxicant that poses significant threat to public health. After intake, Cd is distributed throughout the body via blood and lymphatic circulation. However, the effect of Cd on lymphatic vessels has not been revealed. In this study, mice were exposed to 10 μM cadmium chloride through drinking water immediately after corneal alkali burn. In vivo analyses showed that Cd treatment enhances the alkali burn-induced corneal lymphangiogenesis, which is characterized by increased expression of lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor 1 (LYVE-1), prospero-related homeobox 1 (PROX-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR3). In vitro, the proliferation and migration of human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells (HDLECs) are increased by 1 μM Cd treatment, while inhibited by 10 μM Cd treatment. At a concentration of 1 μM, Cd specifically induces phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), but has no effect on the MAPK, AKT, or NF-κB signaling pathway. In the presence of the STAT3 inhibitor STATTIC, Cd fails to induce HDLECs proliferation and migration. In addition, Cd upregulates VEGFR3 expression and its gene promoter activity in a STAT3-dependent manner. Our study suggests that low-dose Cd promotes lymphangiogenesis through activation of the STAT3 signaling pathway.
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- Yan Xing
- Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Jinan, 250014, China; Institute of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China; School of Public Health and Health Management, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250014, China
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- Institute of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China
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- Institute of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China
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- Institute of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China; School of Public Health and Health Management, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250014, China
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- Institute of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China; School of Public Health and Health Management, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250014, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Jinan, 250014, China
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- School of Public Health and Health Management, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250014, China; Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian 271000, China.
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- Institute of Microvascular Medicine, Medical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China.
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Zhang Y, Gao Y, Liu QS, Zhou Q, Jiang G. Chemical contaminants in blood and their implications in chronic diseases. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 466:133511. [PMID: 38262316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133511] [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: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Artificial chemical products are widely used and ubiquitous worldwide and pose a threat to the environment and human health. Accumulating epidemiological and toxicological evidence has elucidated the contributions of environmental chemical contaminants to the incidence and development of chronic diseases that have a negative impact on quality of life or may be life-threatening. However, the pathways of exposure to these chemicals and their involvements in chronic diseases remain unclear. We comprehensively reviewed the research progress on the exposure risks of humans to environmental contaminants, their body burden as indicated by blood monitoring, and the correlation of blood chemical contaminants with chronic diseases. After entering the human body through various routes of exposure, environmental contaminants are transported to target organs through blood circulation. The application of the modern analytical techniques based on human plasma or serum specimens is promising for determining the body burden of environmental contaminants, including legacy persistent organic pollutants, emerging pollutants, and inorganic elements. Furthermore, their body burden, as indicated by blood monitoring correlates with the incidence and development of metabolic syndromes, cancers, chronic nervous system diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and reproductive disorders. On this basis, we highlight the urgent need for further research on environmental pollution causing health problems in humans.
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- Yuzhu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China; Sino-Danish College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, PR China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, PR China
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Nong Q, Chen B, Huang Y, Li Y, Wang Y, Liu L, He B, Luan T, Hu L, Jiang G. Identification of lead-binding proteins as carriers and potential molecular targets associated with systolic blood pressure. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 341:140138. [PMID: 37696478 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140138] [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: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Lead (Pb) exposure is well recognized as a significant environmental factor associated with the high incidence of cardiovascular diseases. However, the carriers and molecular targets of Pb in human blood remain to be understood, especially for a real Pb exposure scenario. In this study, a total of 350 blood samples were collected from the smelting workers and systematically analyzed using metallomics and metalloproteomics approaches. The results showed that the majority of Pb (∼99.4%) could be presented in the blood cells. Pb in the cytoplasm of blood cells accounted for approximately 83.1% of the total blood Pb, with nearly half of Pb being bound to proteins. Pb-binding proteins in the blood of workers were identified as hemoglobin, catalase, haptoglobin, δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase, and peroxiredoxin-2. Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that higher levels of Pb bound to proteins (Mix-bound Pb and Protein-bound Pb) were positively associated with higher systolic blood pressure (p < 0.05). However, the association between blood lead level, Pb levels in the blood cells and systolic blood pressure was not observed (p > 0.05). This study suggested that Pb bound to proteins could be a suitable biomarker for indicating the potential risk of occupational hypertension.
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- Qiying Nong
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; State Key Lab of Bioresource and Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- Guangdong Province Hospital for Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Lab of Bioresource and Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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Guo H, Tang Y, Li Y, Tian H, Zhang T, Li Y, Liu L, He B, Hu L, Jiang G. Rebuttal to Correspondence on "Endocytosis-Mediated Transport of Pb in Rat Blood Cells". ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:15136-15137. [PMID: 37769197 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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- Hua Guo
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- School of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Gautam A, Gailer J. More Effective Mobilization of Hg 2+ from Human Serum Albumin Compared to Cd 2+ by L-Cysteine at Near-Physiological Conditions. TOXICS 2023; 11:599. [PMID: 37505565 PMCID: PMC10383730 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11070599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Although chronic low-level exposure to Hg2+ and Cd2+ causes human nephrotoxicity, the bioinorganic processes that deliver them to their target organs are poorly understood. Since the plasma protein human serum albumin (HSA) has distinct binding sites for these metal ions, we wanted to gain insight into these translocation processes and have employed size-exclusion chromatography coupled on-line to an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer using phosphate-buffered saline mobile phases. When HSA 'labeled' with Hg2+ and Cd2+ (1:0.1:0.1) using 300 μM of L-methionine was analyzed, the co-elution of a single C, S, Cd, and Hg peak was observed, which implied the intact bis-metalated HSA complex. Since human plasma contains small molecular weight thiols and sulfur-containing metabolites, we analyzed the bis-metalated HSA complex with mobile phases containing 50-200 µM of L-cysteine (Cys), D,L-homocysteine (hCys), or glutathione (GSH), which provided insight into the comparative mobilization of each metal from their respective binding sites on HSA. Interestingly, 50 µM Cys, hCys, or GSH mobilized Hg2+ from its HSA binding site but only partially mobilized Cd2+ from its binding site. Since these findings were obtained at conditions simulating near-physiological conditions of plasma, they provide a feasible explanation for the higher 'mobility' of Hg2+ and its concomitant interaction with mammalian target organs compared to Cd2+. Furthermore, 50 µM Cys resulted in the co-elution of similar-sized Hg and Cd species, which provides a biomolecular explanation for the nephrotoxicity of Hg2+ and Cd2+.
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- Astha Gautam
- Department of Chemistry, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Effects on Bioaccumulation, Growth Performance, Hematological Parameters, Plasma Components, and Antioxidant Responses in Starry Flounder ( Platichthys stellatus) Exposed to Dietary Cadmium and Ascorbic Acid. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12010128. [PMID: 36670989 PMCID: PMC9854703 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12010128] [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] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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This study evaluates the toxic effects of dietary Cd and mitigative effects of AsA supplementation by measuring the growth performance, bioaccumulation, hematological parameters, plasma components, and antioxidant responses of Starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus). Platichthys stellatus (mean weight, 69.5 ± 1.4 g; mean length, 18.2 ± 0.21 cm) was fed with dietary cadmium-ascorbic acid (Cd-AsA) composed of C0A0, C0A500, C0A1000, C40A0, C40A500, C40A1000, C80A0, C80A500, and C80A1000 mg of Cd-AsA per kg diet for four weeks. Our results showed that Cd accumulation significantly increased in proportion to the Cd concentration, where the highest levels were observed in the intestine, followed by the kidney, liver, and gills. Dietary AsA significantly mitigated the Cd accumulation in all tissues, and the reduction in Cd accumulation was proportional to the increase in AsA concentration. Dietary Cd has adverse effects on growth performance (body weight gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio, and hepatosomatic index) and can alter the hematological parameters (red blood cell count, hematocrit, and hemoglobin), plasma components (glucose, total protein, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, and glutamic pyruvic transaminase), and antioxidant responses (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione S-transferase, and glutathione). Dietary AsA restored the decreased growth performance parameters and the altered hematological parameters, plasma components, and antioxidant responses caused by the dietary Cd exposure. The results of this study showed that dietary Cd is toxic to P. stellatus, while dietary AsA is effective in mitigating the toxic effects of Cd.
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Cheng D, Zhao T, Zhou J, Yao C, Xi Y. Comparative investigation on the influence of chlorogenic acid and its intestinal metabolites on the binding of cadmium to bovine serum albumin. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tang Y, Liu L, Nong Q, Guo H, Zhou Q, Wang D, Yin Y, Shi J, He B, Hu L, Jiang G. Sensitive determination of metalloprotein in salt-rich matrices by size exclusion chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1677:463303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lee DC, Choi YJ, Kim JH. Toxic effects of waterborne cadmium exposure on hematological parameters, oxidative stress, neurotoxicity, and heat shock protein 70 in juvenile olive flounder, Paralichthysolivaceus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 122:476-483. [PMID: 35176470 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cadmium-induced toxicity can affect fish embryo development, ion homeostasis regulation, energy metabolism, maturation and growth, stress response, and immunity. However, studies on the toxic effects of cadmium exposure to aquatic animals, particularly olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), are limited. In this study, juvenile P. olivaceus (mean length, 12.9 ± 1.3 cm; mean weight, 23.1 ± 3.2 g) was exposed to waterborne cadmium (0, 50, 100, 200, and 400 μg/L) for 10 d. Hematological parameters, including hematocrit value and hemoglobin level, in P. olivaceus were significantly decreased after waterborne cadmium exposure. Plasma components such as calcium, glucose, cholesterol, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase were significantly altered via cadmium exposure. The activities of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione S-transferase, were significantly altered in P. olivaceus after cadmium exposure. Acetylcholinesterase activity was significantly inhibited upon waterborne cadmium exposure. Hepatic heat shock protein 70 was significantly upregulated in P. olivaceus after waterborne cadmium exposure. Therefore, waterborne cadmium at concentrations of >100 or 200 μg/L can induce physiological toxicity in P. olivaceus via changes in hematological parameters, antioxidant enzymes, neurotransmitters, and stress indicators.
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- Deok-Chan Lee
- Aquaculture Industry Research Division, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Yeosu, South Korea
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- Aquaculture Industry Research Division, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Yeosu, South Korea.
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- Sun Moon University, Department of Aquatic Life and Medical Science, Asan-si, South Korea.
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Nordberg M, Nordberg GF. Metallothionein and Cadmium Toxicology-Historical Review and Commentary. Biomolecules 2022; 12:360. [PMID: 35327552 PMCID: PMC8945717 DOI: 10.3390/biom12030360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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More than one and a half centuries ago, adverse human health effects were reported after use of a cadmium-containing silver polishing agent. Long-term cadmium exposure gives rise to kidney or bone disease, reproductive toxicity and cancer in animals and humans. At present, high human exposures to cadmium occur in small-scale mining, underlining the need for preventive measures. This is particularly urgent in view of the growing demand for minerals and metals in global climate change mitigation. This review deals with a specific part of cadmium toxicology that is important for understanding when toxic effects appear and, thus, is crucial for risk assessment. The discovery of the low-molecular-weight protein metallothionein (MT) in 1957 was an important milestone because, when this protein binds cadmium, it modifies cellular cadmium toxicity. The present authors contributed evidence in the 1970s concerning cadmium binding to MT and synthesis of the protein in tissues. We showed that binding of cadmium to metallothionein in tissues prevented some toxic effects, but that metallothionein can increase the transport of cadmium to the kidneys. Special studies showed the importance of the Cd/Zn ratio in MT for expression of toxicity in the kidneys. We also developed models of cadmium toxicokinetics based on our MT-related findings. This model combined with estimates of tissue levels giving rise to toxicity, made it possible to calculate expected risks in relation to exposure. Other scientists developed these models further and international organizations have successfully used these amended models in recent publications. Our contributions in recent decades included studies in humans of MT-related biomarkers showing the importance of MT gene expression in lymphocytes and MT autoantibodies for risks of Cd-related adverse effects in cadmium-exposed population groups. In a study of the impact of zinc status on the risk of kidney dysfunction in a cadmium-exposed group, the risks were low when zinc status was good and high when zinc status was poor. The present review summarizes this evidence in a risk assessment context and calls for its application in order to improve preventive measures against adverse effects of cadmium exposures in humans and animals.
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- Monica Nordberg
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Sustainable Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden;
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Cheng M, Zhou Q, Wang L, Jiao Y, Liu Y, Tan L, Zhu H, Nagawa S, Wei H, Yang Z, Yang Q, Huang X. A new mechanism by which environmental hazardous substances enhance their toxicities to plants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 421:126802. [PMID: 34396977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The coexistence of hazardous substances enhances their toxicities to plants, but its mechanism is still unclear due to the unknown cytochemical behavior of hazardous substance in plants. In this study, by using interdisciplinary methods, we observed the cytochemical behavior of coexisting hazardous substances {terbium [Tb(III)], benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) and cadmium [Cd(II)] in environments} in plants and thus identified a new mechanism by which coexisting hazardous substances in environments enhance their toxicities to plants. First, Tb(III) at environmental exposure level (1.70 × 10-10 g/L) breaks the inert rule of clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) in leaf cells. Specifically, Tb(III) binds to its receptor [FASCICLIN-like arabinogalactan protein 17 (FLA17)] on the plasma membrane of leaf cells and then docks to an intracellular adaptor protein [adaptor protein 2 (AP2)] to form ternary complex [Tb(III)-FLA17-AP2], which finally initiates CME pathway in leaf cells. Second, coexisting Tb(III), BaP and Cd(II) in environments are simultaneously transported into leaf cells via Tb(III)-initiated CME pathway, leading to the accumulation of them in leaf cells. Finally, these accumulated hazardous substances simultaneously poison plant leaf cells. These results provide theoretical and experimental bases for elucidating the mechanisms of hazardous substances in environments poisoning plants, evaluating their risks, and protecting ecosystems.
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- Mengzhu Cheng
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 210023
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China 214122
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China 214122
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 210023
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 210023
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China 201602
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- Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China 201602
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University-University of California, Riverside Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China 350002
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 210023
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University-University of California, Riverside Joint Center for Horticultural Biology and Metabolomics, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China 350002; Center for Plant Cell Biology, Institute of Integrative Genome Biology, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 210023.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China 210023.
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Filippini T, Wise LA, Vinceti M. Cadmium exposure and risk of diabetes and prediabetes: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 158:106920. [PMID: 34628255 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cadmium exposure has been associated with increased diabetes risk in several studies, though there is still considerable debate about the magnitude and shape of the association. OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies investigating the relation between cadmium exposure and risk of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to summarize data on the magnitude and shape of the association. DATA SOURCE After conducting an online literature search through October 1, 2021, we identified 42 eligible studies investigating the association between cadmium exposure and risk of diabetes and prediabetes. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA We included studies that assessed cadmium exposure through biomarker levels; examined type 2 diabetes or prediabetes among outcomes; and reported effect estimates for cadmium exposure for meta-analysis only. STUDY APPRAISAL AND SYNTHESIS METHODS Studies were evaluated using ROBINS-E risk of bias tool. We quantitively assessed the relation between exposure and study outcomes using one-stage dose-response meta-analysis with a random effects meta-analytical model. RESULTS In the meta-analysis, comparing highest-versus-lowest cadmium exposure levels, summary relative risks (RRs) for type 2 diabetes were 1.24 (95% confidence interval 0.96-1.59), 1.21 (1.00-1.45), and 1.47 (1.01-2.13) for blood, urinary, and toenail matrices, respectively. Similarly, there was an increased risk of prediabetes for cadmium concentrations in both urine (RR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.15-1.73) and blood (RR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.16-1.63). In the dose-response meta-analysis, we observed a consistent linear positive association between cadmium exposure and diabetes risk, with RRs of 1.25 (0.90-1.72) at 2.0 µg/g of creatinine. Conversely for blood cadmium, diabetes risk appeared to increase only above 1 µg/L. Prediabetes risk increased up to approximately 2 µg/g creatinine above which it reached a plateau with RR of 1.42 (1.12-1.76) at 2 µg/g creatinine. LIMITATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS This analysis provides moderate-certainty evidence for a positive association between cadmium exposure (measured in multiple matrices) and risk of both diabetes and prediabetes.
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- Tommaso Filippini
- Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology Research Center (CREAGEN), Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA
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- Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology Research Center (CREAGEN), Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
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Abdallah AB, El-Kholany MR, Molouk AFS, Ali TA, El-Shafei AA, Khalifa ME. Selective and sensitive electrochemical sensors based on an ion imprinting polymer and graphene oxide for the detection of ultra-trace Cd(ii) in biological samples. RSC Adv 2021; 11:30771-30780. [PMID: 35479862 PMCID: PMC9041109 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra05489a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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New selective and sensitive electrochemical sensors were designed based on the deposition of a promising ion imprinted polymer (IIP) on the surface of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for the detection and monitoring of Cd(ii) in different real samples. Herein, a highly selective Cd-imprinted polymer was successfully synthesized using a novel heterocyclic compound based on the benzo[f]chromene scaffold that acted as a complexing agent and a functional monomer in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile (initiator) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (cross-linker). The characterization of the synthesized chelating agent and IIP was performed using FT-IR, SEM, 1H-NMR, EIMS, and EDX analyses. After that, the voltammetric sensor was manufactured by introducing graphene oxide (GO) on the surface of GCE; then, the IIP was grown by a drop coating technique. The electrochemical characterization of the voltammetric sensor (IIP/GO@GCE) was performed by CV and EIS. For comparison, the potentiometric sensor was also prepared by embedding IIP in plasticized polyvinyl chloride and depositing it as one layer on the GCE surface. Anodic stripping voltammetry was used to construct the calibration graph; the IIP/GO@GCE exhibited a wider detection range (4.2 × 10-12-5.6 × 10-3 mol L-1) and extremely low detection limit (7 × 10-14 mol L-1) for Cd(ii). Meanwhile, the potentiometric sensor showed a linear calibration curve for Cd(ii) over a concentration range from 7.3 × 10-8 mol L-1 to 2.4 × 10-3 mol L-1 with a detection limit of 6.3 × 10-10 mol L-1. Furthermore, both sensors offered outstanding selectivity for Cd(ii) over a wide assortment of other common ions, high reproducibility, and excellent stability.
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- A B Abdallah
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura-35516 Egypt +20 1090433273
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura-35516 Egypt +20 1090433273
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura-35516 Egypt +20 1090433273
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura-35516 Egypt +20 1090433273
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University El-Gomhoria Street Mansoura-35516 Egypt +20 1090433273
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Bimonte VM, Besharat ZM, Antonioni A, Cella V, Lenzi A, Ferretti E, Migliaccio S. The endocrine disruptor cadmium: a new player in the pathophysiology of metabolic diseases. J Endocrinol Invest 2021; 44:1363-1377. [PMID: 33501614 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-021-01502-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd), a highly toxic heavy metal, is found in soil, environment and contaminated water and food. Moreover, Cd is used in various industrial activities, such as electroplating, batteries production, fertilizers, while an important non-occupational source is represented by cigarette smoking, as Cd deposits in tobacco leaves. Since many years it is clear a strong correlation between Cd body accumulation and incidence of many diseases. Indeed, acute exposure to Cd can cause inflammation and affect many organs such as kidneys and liver. Furthermore, the attention has focused on its activity as environmental pollutant and endocrine disruptor able to interfere with metabolic and energy balance of living beings. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments have demonstrated that the Cd-exposure is related to metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis even if human studies are still controversial. Recent data show that Cd-exposure is associated with atherosclerosis, hypertension and endothelial damage that are responsible for cardiovascular diseases. Due to the large environmental diffusion of Cd, in this review, we summarize the current knowledge concerning the role of Cd in the incidence of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases.
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- V M Bimonte
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Section of Health Sciences, Foro Italico University, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 6, 00195, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Endocrinology and Food Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viiale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Endocrinology and Food Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viiale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Section of Health Sciences, Foro Italico University, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 6, 00195, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Endocrinology and Food Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viiale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Endocrinology and Food Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viiale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Section of Health Sciences, Foro Italico University, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 6, 00195, Rome, Italy.
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Liu J, Liao J, Zhang C, Zeng L, Zong C, Lv Y, Li J, Zhang W. The role of miRNAs in regulating the effect of prenatal cadmium exposure on ovarian granulosa cells in a transgenerational manner in female rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2021; 150:112062. [PMID: 33652105 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) is known to affect ovarian granulosa cells (GCs), but no information on the transgenerational effects of Cd on GCs. In this study, pregnant Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were orally dosed with Cd from gestation day 1 until birth. F1 or F2 female rats were mated with untreated males to produce the F2 or F3 generation. In the F1 generation, apoptotic cell bodies were observed in the Cd-treated group but not in the F2 generation. Moreover, significant changes in B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2) expression were observed in both generations. Additionally, the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) was significantly changed based on microarray analysis. Specifically, miR-16-5p and miR-181b-5p were upregulated in F1 and F2 rats, while miR-92a-2-5p demonstrated different expression patterns between the two generations. In F3 generation, miR-16-5p and miR-92a-2-5p were down-regulated. Further, another experiment was used to show that miR-16-5p and miR-92a-2-5p regulated the Bcl2-induced apoptotic effect of Cd on GCs by the Human ovarian GC tumor line (COV434 cell line) miRNA-knockdown model Overall, the results indicate that prenatal Cd exposure has epigenetic transgenerational effect on GCs, Moreover, the underlying mechanism may involve interference with miR-16-5p and miR-92a-2-5p-mediated regulation of Bcl2 genes in offspring.
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- Jin Liu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Xueyan Road No. 1, Minhou County, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
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Nong Q, Dong H, Liu Y, Liu L, He B, Huang Y, Jiang J, Luan T, Chen B, Hu L. Characterization of the mercury-binding proteins in tuna and salmon sashimi: Implications for health risk of mercury in food. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 263:128110. [PMID: 33297103 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Fish consumption is one of the major ways through which humans receive exposure to mercury (Hg). The existing forms of Hg in food, particularly Hg bound to proteins, may affect the absorption of Hg by humans and subsequently its potentially toxic effects. However, the knowledge regarding Hg-binding proteins in edible fish muscle is scarce. In the present study, salmon and tuna fish muscles, collected from seven different regions and countries, were analyzed using metallomics- and proteomics-based techniques. The concentration of Hg in sashimi samples ranged from 4.4 to 317.4 ng/g. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) showed that beta-actin was a novel Hg-binding protein from the fish muscles, and this protein could also bind bismuth (Bi), silver (Ag), and copper (Cu). Hg bound to beta-actin accounted for approximately 30.2-37.6% of the total Hg in the tuna muscles and was significantly correlated to total Hg in the fish muscles (r = 0.98, p < 0.01) and in the fraction of soluble proteins (r = 0.94, p < 0.01). These findings suggest that proteins act as the main Hg accumulation sites in edible fish; thus, increasing human exposure to Hg following gastrointestinal digestion.
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- Qiying Nong
- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Hospital for Occupational Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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Liu H, Wang Y, Ren Z, Ji X, Peprah FA, Zhang X, Dai S, Zhou Y, Gu J, Shi H. Dietary cadmium exposure causes elevation of blood ApoE with triglyceride level in mice. Biometals 2020; 33:241-254. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-020-00247-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xu X, Wang H, Li H, Sun H. Metalloproteomic Approaches for Matching Metals to Proteins: The Power of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Xiaohan Xu
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Pokidova ОV, Luzhkov VB, Emel'yanova NS, Krapivin VB, Kotelnikov AI, Sanina NA, Aldoshin SM. Effect of albumin on the transformation of dinitrosyl iron complexes with thiourea ligands. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12674-12685. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02452j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BSA binds the Fe(NO)2+ fragment of DNIC and multiple molecules of [Fe(SC(NH2)2)2(NO)2]+ that prolongs NO donation by this DNIC.
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- Оlesya V. Pokidova
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- Moscow Region
- Russian Federation
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- Moscow Region
- Russian Federation
- Faculty of Fundamental Physicochemical Engineering
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- Moscow Region
- Russian Federation
- Faculty of Fundamental Physicochemical Engineering
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- Moscow Region
- Russian Federation
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- Moscow Region
- Russian Federation
- Faculty of Fundamental Physicochemical Engineering
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- Moscow Region
- Russian Federation
- Faculty of Fundamental Physicochemical Engineering
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPCP RAS)
- Moscow Region
- Russian Federation
- Faculty of Fundamental Physicochemical Engineering
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
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