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Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(R, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Vleminckx C, Wallace H, Barregård L, Benford D, Broberg K, Dogliotti E, Fletcher T, Rylander L, Abrahantes JC, Gómez Ruiz JÁ, Steinkellner H, Tauriainen T, Schwerdtle T. Update of the risk assessment of inorganic arsenic in food. EFSA J 2024; 22:e8488. [PMID: 38239496 PMCID: PMC10794945 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the revised exposure assessment issued by EFSA in 2021. Epidemiological studies show that the chronic intake of iAs via diet and/or drinking water is associated with increased risk of several adverse outcomes including cancers of the skin, bladder and lung. The CONTAM Panel used the benchmark dose lower confidence limit based on a benchmark response (BMR) of 5% (relative increase of the background incidence after adjustment for confounders, BMDL05) of 0.06 μg iAs/kg bw per day obtained from a study on skin cancer as a Reference Point (RP). Inorganic As is a genotoxic carcinogen with additional epigenetic effects and the CONTAM Panel applied a margin of exposure (MOE) approach for the risk characterisation. In adults, the MOEs are low (range between 2 and 0.4 for mean consumers and between 0.9 and 0.2 at the 95th percentile exposure, respectively) and as such raise a health concern despite the uncertainties.
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Rahimi Kakavandi N, Mousavi T, Asadi T, Moradi A, Esmaeili M, Habibian Sezavar A, Nikfar S, Abdollahi M. An updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis on the relation between exposure to arsenic and risk of type 2 diabetes. Toxicol Lett 2023; 384:115-127. [PMID: 37562716 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2023.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Arsenic is among the most critical environmental toxicants associated with many human disorders. However, its effect on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is contradictory. This systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis aim to update information on the association between arsenic exposure and the risk of T2DM. The sample type (drinking water, urine, blood, and nails) conducted the subgroup analysis. Evaluation of the high vs. low arsenic concentrations showed a significant association between drinking water arsenic (OR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.20-2.08) and urinary arsenic (OR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.24-1.51) with the risk of T2DM. The linear dose-response meta-analysis showed that each 1 μg/L increase in levels of drinking water arsenic (OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.01) and urinary arsenic (OR: 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.02) was associated with a 1% increased risk of T2DM. The non-linear dose-response analysis indicated that arsenic in urine was associated with the risk of T2DM (Pnon-linearity<0.001). However, this effect was not statistically significant for arsenic in drinking water (Pnon-linearity=0.941). Our findings suggest that blood arsenic was not significantly linked to the increased risk of T2DM in high vs. low (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 0.85-1.71), linear (OR: 1.04, 95% CI: 0.99-1.09), and non-linear (Pnon-linearity=0.365) analysis. Also, nail arsenic was not associated with the risk of T2DM in this meta-analysis (OR: 1.33, 95% CI: 0.69-2.59). This updated dose-response meta-analysis indicated that arsenic exposure was significantly correlated with the risk of T2DM.
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- Nader Rahimi Kakavandi
- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran; Health and Environment Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran; Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health and Environment Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran; Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Administration, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran; Toxicology and Diseases Group (TDG), Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center (PSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Navaretnam R, Soong AC, Goo AQ, Isa NM, Aris AZ, Haris H, Looi LJ. Human health risks associated with metals in paddy plant (Oryza sativa) based on target hazard quotient and target cancer risk. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:2309-2327. [PMID: 35947312 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01344-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Paddy plants (Oryza sativa) contaminated with metals could be detrimental to human health if the concentrations of metals exceed the permissible limit. Thus, this study aims to assess the risk of the concentrations of As, Se, Cu, Cr, Co, and Ni and their distributions in various parts (roots, stems, leaves, and grains) of paddy plants collected from Sekinchan, Malaysia. Both soil and plant samples were digested according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Method 3050B and the metal concentrations were determined by the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The highest mean translocation factor (TF) was from soil to roots (TF roots/soil ranged from 0.12 to 6.15) and the lowest was from leaves to grain (TF grain/leaves ranged from 0.06 to 0.87). Meanwhile, the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for all metals was less than 1.0 indicating that paddy plants only absorb metals from the soil but do not accumulate in the grains. The average daily intake for As (1.15 ± 0.25 µg/kg/day) has exceeded the limit proposed by ATSDR and IRIS USEPA (0.30 µg/kg/day). Target cancer risk (TR) of 1.10 × 10-3 for As through rice consumption indicates that the potential cancer risk exists in one out of 1000 exposed individuals. The results from this study could serve as a reference for researchers and policymakers to monitor and formulate strategies in managing As and other metals in paddy plants, especially in Southeast Asian countries.
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- Raneesha Navaretnam
- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
- International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia , 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
- International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 71050, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
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Critical Overview on Endocrine Disruptors in Diabetes Mellitus. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054537. [PMID: 36901966 PMCID: PMC10003192 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in all countries due to its high human and economic burden. Major metabolic alterations are associated with the chronic hyperglycemia that characterizes diabetes and causes devastating complications, including retinopathy, kidney failure, coronary disease and increased cardiovascular mortality. The most common form is type 2 diabetes (T2D) accounting for 90 to 95% of the cases. These chronic metabolic disorders are heterogeneous to which genetic factors contribute, but so do prenatal and postnatal life environmental factors including a sedentary lifestyle, overweight, and obesity. However, these classical risk factors alone cannot explain the rapid evolution of the prevalence of T2D and the high prevalence of type 1 diabetes in particular areas. Among environmental factors, we are in fact exposed to a growing amount of chemical molecules produced by our industries or by our way of life. In this narrative review, we aim to give a critical overview of the role of these pollutants that can interfere with our endocrine system, the so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), in the pathophysiology of diabetes and metabolic disorders.
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Liu Y, Wang W, Zou Z, Sun B, Liang B, Zhang A. Association and risk of circulating inflammatory markers with hyperglycemia in coal-burning arsenicosis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 247:114208. [PMID: 36279635 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several lines of evidence support a significant relationship between exposure to arsenic and diabetes. However, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain incompletely elucidated. OBJECTIVE This study examined the association and risk of circulating inflammatory mediators with hyperglycemia in coal-induced arsenicosis. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in the typical coal-burning area in which arsenicosis is endemic in Xingren County, Guizhou, China. A total of 299 arsenicosis subjects and 137 non-arsenic exposed volunteers were recruited for the present study. Participant's hyperglycemia-related parameters, including fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting serum insulin (FINS), homeostasis model assessment for both insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and pancreatic β-cell function (HOMA-β), as well as circulating inflammatory biomarkers i.e., Interleukins-1β (IL-1β), IL- 2, IL - 6, IL-10, IL- 17, IL-18 and TNF-α), were determined and analyzed after completing questionnaire investigation and physical examination. RESULTS The results clearly showed that coal-burning arsenic exposure was significantly associated with hyperglycemia-related outcomes. Specifically, arsenicosis subjects from the coal-burning endemic area showed a higher level of FBG (median 5.87 mmol/L vs. 4.65 mmol/L) and increased prevalence of hyperglycemia (26.76% vs.16.79%) than reference subjects from the non-arsenic endemic area. Increased HOMA-IR (median 1.93 vs.1.44) and declined HOMA-β (median 96.23 vs. 84.91) were also noted in arsenicosis subjects. Moreover, arsenic exposure was significantly associated with the increased risk of hyperglycemia (adjusted OR = 2.32, 95% CI: 1.37,3.93). In addition, a positive association between arsenic exposure and inflammatory response was observed, and the alteration in circulating inflammatory markers were found to be significantly associated with hyperglycemia-related parameters. Meanwhile, there was a positive relationship between elevated circulating IL-1β, IL-18, IL-6, as well as decreased IL-10 and the increasing risk of arsenic-induced hyperglycemia [adjusted OR = 2.19 (95% CI: 1.26, 3.13);1.13 (95%CI: 1.08, 1.37); 1.19 (95% CI: 1.13, 1.56); 1.15(95% CI: 1.05, 1.36); respectively]. Path analysis further revealed that the mediating effect of IL-1β and IL-18 on the relationship between arsenic exposure and hyperglycemia was closely associated with pancreatic β-cell dysfunction, while those of IL-6 and IL-10 on the association between arsenic exposure and hyperglycemia were partially through insulin resistance. CONCLUSIONS This population-based study indicated that arsenic exposure has a clear disruptive effect on glucose homeostasis, and an elevated inflammatory response was implicated in the risk of arsenic-induced hyperglycemia.
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- Yonglian Liu
- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, People's Republic of China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, People's Republic of China.
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Chakraborty A, Ghosh S, Biswas B, Pramanik S, Nriagu J, Bhowmick S. Epigenetic modifications from arsenic exposure: A comprehensive review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 810:151218. [PMID: 34717984 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Arsenic is a notorious element with the potential to harm exposed individuals in ways that include cancerous and non-cancerous health complications. Millions of people across the globe (especially in South and Southeast Asian countries including China, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh) are currently being unknowingly exposed to precarious levels of arsenic. Among the diverse effects associated with such arsenic levels of exposure is the propensity to alter the epigenome. Although a large volume of literature exists on arsenic-induced genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, and inter-individual susceptibility due to active research on these subject areas from the last millennial, it is only recently that attention has turned on the ramifications and mechanisms of arsenic-induced epigenetic changes. The present review summarizes the possible mechanisms involved in arsenic induced epigenetic alterations. It focuses on the mechanisms underlying epigenome reprogramming from arsenic exposure that result in improper cell signaling and dysfunction of various epigenetic components. The mechanistic information articulated from the review is used to propose a number of novel therapeutic strategies with a potential for ameliorating the burden of worldwide arsenic poisoning.
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- Arijit Chakraborty
- Kolkata Zonal Center, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kolkata, West Bengal 700107, India
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- Kolkata Zonal Center, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kolkata, West Bengal 700107, India
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- Kolkata Zonal Center, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kolkata, West Bengal 700107, India
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- Kolkata Zonal Center, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kolkata, West Bengal 700107, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 109 Observatory Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
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- Kolkata Zonal Center, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Kolkata, West Bengal 700107, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India.
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Jing N, Wang X, Yang X, Liu Q, Wang H, Dong F, He K, Wang N. Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Complex Compounds in Serum and Its Application in Accurate Detection of Early Arsenic Exposure. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:28326-28333. [PMID: 34723029 PMCID: PMC8552457 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With the acceleration of industrialization, environmental arsenic pollution is threatening human health. However, by the time clinical symptoms appear, arsenic toxicity has usually caused irreversible damage to the body, so it is important to establish a rapid and accurate screening method for early arsenic exposure. In this work, 32 female C57BL/6 mice were exposed to different concentrations of inorganic arsenic in drinking water for a week. By analyzing the changes in serum, more than 20 compounds were detected to increase or decrease with the increase of arsenic intake. The abnormal increase in inosine, xanthine, xanthosine, and hypoxanthine and the abnormal purine pathway were found at the same time. Dimethylarsenic acid, an important inorganic arsenic metabolite in the body, was also found in serum. Combined with statistical analysis, early arsenic exposure can be easily and quickly detected, and the potential health risks of short-term exposure can be revealed simultaneously.
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Schulz MC, Sargis RM. Inappropriately sweet: Environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the diabetes pandemic. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2021; 92:419-456. [PMID: 34452693 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2021.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Afflicting hundreds of millions of individuals globally, diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder of energy metabolism characterized by hyperglycemia and other metabolic derangements that result in significant individual morbidity and mortality as well as substantial healthcare costs. Importantly, the impact of diabetes in the United States is not uniform across the population; rather, communities of color and those with low income are disproportionately affected. While excessive caloric intake, physical inactivity, and genetic susceptibility are undoubted contributors to diabetes risk, these factors alone fail to fully explain the rapid global rise in diabetes rates. Recently, environmental contaminants acting as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetes. Indeed, burgeoning data from cell-based, animal, population, and even clinical studies now indicate that a variety of structurally distinct EDCs of both natural and synthetic origin have the capacity to alter insulin secretion and action as well as global glucose homeostasis. This chapter reviews the evidence linking EDCs to diabetes risk across this spectrum of evidence. It is hoped that improving our understanding of the environmental drivers of diabetes development will illuminate novel individual-level and policy interventions to mitigate the impact of this devastating condition on vulnerable communities and the population at large.
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- Margaret C Schulz
- School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States; Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.
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Xu Y, Tokar EJ, Pi J. Arsenic as an environmental toxicant and a therapeutic agent: Foe and friend. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021; 415:115438. [PMID: 33548274 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Yuanyuan Xu
- Laboratory of Chronic Diseases and Environmental Genetics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110122, PR China.
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- Stem Cell Toxicology Group, National Toxicology Program Laboratory, Division of the National Toxicology Program, NIEHS, 111 TW Alexander Drive, Building 101, Room E-105, RTP, NC 27709, USA.
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- Program of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, No. 77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110122, PR China.
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