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Wu WT, Pan CY, Chang SL, Chen YH, Tung CJ, Lin P. Study Protocol for Radiation Exposure and Cancer Risk Assessment: The Taiwan Nuclear Power Plants and Epidemiology Cohort Study (TNPECS). J Epidemiol 2023; 33:52-61. [PMID: 34053962 PMCID: PMC9727215 DOI: 10.2188/jea.je20210020] [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] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This cohort was established to evaluate whether 38-year radiation exposure (since the start of nuclear reactor operations) is related to cancer risk in residents near three nuclear power plants (NPPs). METHODS This cohort study enrolled all residents who lived within 8 km of any of the three NPPs in Taiwan from 1978 to 2016 (n = 214,502; person-years = 4,660,189). The control population (n = 257,475; person-years = 6,282,390) from three towns comprised all residents having lived more than 15 km from all three NPPs. Radiation exposure will be assessed via computer programs GASPAR-II and LADTAP-II by following methodologies provided in the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulatory guides. We calculated the cumulative individual tissue organ equivalent dose and cumulative effective dose for each resident. This study presents the number of new cancer cases and prevalence in the residence-nearest NPP group and control group in the 38-year research observation period. CONCLUSION TNPECS provides a valuable platform for research and opens unique possibilities for testing whether radiation exposure since the start of operations of nuclear reactors will affect health across the life course. The release of radioactive nuclear species caused by the operation of NPPs caused residents to have an effective dose between 10-7 and 10-3 mSv/year. The mean cumulative medical radiation exposure dose between the residence-nearest NPP group and the control group was not different (7.69; standard deviation, 18.39 mSv and 7.61; standard deviation, 19.17 mSv; P = 0.114).
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- Wei-Te Wu
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan,Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Medical Physics Research Center, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan,Radiation Protection Association, Republic of China (ROC), Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Medical Physics Research Center, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan,Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan,Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Devic C, Ferlazzo ML, Berthel E, Foray N. Influence of Individual Radiosensitivity on the Hormesis Phenomenon: Toward a Mechanistic Explanation Based on the Nucleoshuttling of ATM Protein. Dose Response 2020; 18:1559325820913784. [PMID: 32425719 PMCID: PMC7218313 DOI: 10.1177/1559325820913784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hormesis is a low-dose phenomenon that has been reported to occur, to different extents, in animals, plants, and microorganisms. However, a review of the literature shows that only a few reports describe it in humans. Also, the diversity of experimental protocols and cellular models used makes deciphering the mechanisms of hormesis difficult. In humans, hormesis mostly appears in the 20 to 75 mGy dose range and in nontransformed, radioresistant cells. In a previous paper by Devic et al, a biological interpretation of the adaptive response (AR) phenomenon was proposed using our model that is based on the radiation-induced nucleoshuttling of the ATM protein (the RIANS model). Here, we showed that the 20 to 75 mGy dose range corresponds to a maximum amount of ATM monomers diffusing into the nucleus, while no DNA double-strand breaks is produced by radiation. These ATM monomers are suggested to help in recognizing and repairing spontaneous DNA breaks accumulated in cells and contribute to reductions in genomic instability and aging. The RIANS model also permitted the biological interpretation of hypersensitivity to low doses (HRS)-another low-dose phenomenon. Hence, for the first time to our knowledge, hormesis, AR, and HRS can be explained using the same unified molecular model.
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- Clément Devic
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UA8 Unit "Radiations: Defense, Health and Environment," Centre Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France.,Fibermetrix Company, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UA8 Unit "Radiations: Defense, Health and Environment," Centre Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UA8 Unit "Radiations: Defense, Health and Environment," Centre Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), UA8 Unit "Radiations: Defense, Health and Environment," Centre Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France
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The hormesis concept demonstrates that in contrast to the toxic effect of high doses of materials, irradiation, etc., low doses of them are beneficial and, in addition, help to eliminate (prevent) the deleterious effect of high doses given after it. By this effect, it is an important factor of (human) evolution protecting man from harmful impacts, similarly to the role of immunity. However, immunity is also continuously influenced by hormetic effects of environmental [chemical (pollutions), physical (background irradiations and heat), etc.] and medical (drugs and therapeutic irradiations) and food interactions. In contrast to earlier beliefs, the no-threshold irradiation dogma is not valid in low-dose domains and here the hormesis concept is valid. Low-dose therapeutic irradiation, as well as background irradiations (by radon spas or moderately far from the epicenter of atomic bomb or nuclear facilities), is rather beneficial than destructive and the fear from them seems to be unreasonable from immunological point of view. Practically, all immune parameters are beneficially influenced by all forms of low-dose radiations.
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- György Csaba
- 1 Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Sakuragi S, Moriguchi J, Ohashi F, Ikeda M. Reference value and annual trend of white blood cell counts among adult Japanese population. Environ Health Prev Med 2012; 18:143-50. [PMID: 23054993 DOI: 10.1007/s12199-012-0304-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study was initiated to establish the reference values (the 95 % lower limit in particular) for white blood cell (WBC) counts in peripheral blood of general Japanese population. Additional attempts were made to examine whether the reference range had changed in the past 100 years, and which factors had induced such change in WBC counts. METHODS Data employed were WBC counts of >100 thousand apparently healthy Japanese men, collected in 2002 and in 2010, respectively. Information on smoking habits was collected simultaneously. RESULTS The distribution of WBC counts was essentially normal. Arithmetic mean (AM) WBC was 6,248 cells/mm(3) in 2002 and 6,162 cells/mm(3) in 2010. Based on the 2010 observation, 3 × 10(3) WBCs/mm(3) (after rounding of the figure) was identified as the 95 % lower limit of the reference value for the population. No clear age dependency was detected. Smoking induced elevation in WBC, whereas WBC returned to the level of never smokers after quitting for 3 or more years. CONCLUSIONS Historical review disclosed a secular trend of decrease in WBC in the past 100 years, so that about 8 % of never-smoking men would be considered leukocytopenic according to the conventional cutoff of 4 × 10(3) cells/mm(3) as a screening level. Decreased smoking rates and improved general hygiene are discussed as possible factors for WBC count reduction. Thus, WBC count of 3 × 10(3) cells/mm(3) is recommended as the 95 % lower limit of the reference value for screening cases with reduced WBC counts.
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- Sonoko Sakuragi
- Kyoto Industrial Health Association Mibu Office, 4-1 Mibu-Shijaku-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8471, Japan
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Chien KL, Chen MF, Hsu HC, Su TC, Lee YT. Sports activity and risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2009; 84:311-8. [PMID: 19359062 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2009.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An association between physical inactivity and obesity risk has been established. However, the relationship between sports activity and the risk of diabetes among Chinese populations is still unclear. We prospectively investigated the association between sports activity and incidence of type 2 diabetes in a Chinese population. Habitual physical activity in the presumed last year was obtained from a questionnaire developed by Baecke and colleagues. During a median 9.02-year follow-up period among the 1936 participants with complete questionnaire data, 312 participants developed diabetes. After adjusting for age, gender and body mass index, the relative risk (RR) of diabetes according to quartiles of sports activity were 0.86, 0.71 and 0.72 (95% Confidence Interval [CI], 0.52-0.99, P for trend, 0.048). Participants with the highest quartiles of sports activity had a significantly lower risk than the participants with the lowest quartiles among the obese group (multivariate RR, 0.61, 95% CI, 0.41-0.92, P for trend=0.018). Furthermore, the RRs of diabetes were 2.24 (95% CI, 1.58-3.19) for participants who were obese and sedentary, compared with those who were of a healthy weight and participated actively in sports. The findings suggest a significant inverse association between sports activity and incidence of type 2 diabetes in middle to older-aged Chinese individuals.
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- Kuo-Liong Chien
- Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chien K, Cai T, Hsu H, Su T, Chang W, Chen M, Lee Y, Hu FB. A prediction model for type 2 diabetes risk among Chinese people. Diabetologia 2009; 52:443-50. [PMID: 19057891 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1232-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS A range of prediction rules for the onset of type 2 diabetes have been proposed. However, most studies have been conducted in white groups and it is not clear whether these models apply to Asian populations. The purpose of this study was to construct a simple points model for predicting incident diabetes among Chinese people. METHODS We estimated the 10 year risk of diabetes in a cohort study of middle-aged and elderly participants who were free from diabetes at baseline. Cox regression coefficients were used to construct the simple points model and the discriminatory ability of the resulting prediction rule was determined using AUC and net reclassification improvement and integrated discrimination improvement statistics. Fivefold random splitting was used to test the internal validity and obtain bootstrap estimates of the AUC. RESULTS Of the 2,960 participants without diabetes at the baseline examination, 548 developed type 2 diabetes during a median 10 year follow-up period. Age (four points), elevated fasting glucose (11 points), body mass index (eight points), triacylglycerol (five points), white blood cell count (four points) and a higher HDL-cholesterol (negative four points) were found to strongly predict diabetes incidence in a multivariate model. The estimated AUC for the model was 0.702 (95% CI 0.676-0.727). This model performed better than existing prediction models developed in other populations, including the Prospective Cardiovascular Münster, Cambridge, San Antonia and Framingham models for diabetes risk. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION We have constructed a model for predicting the 10 year incidence of diabetes in Chinese people that could be useful for identifying individuals at high risk of diabetes in the Chinese population.
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- K Chien
- Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Chien KL, Su TC, Jeng JS, Hsu HC, Chang WT, Chen MF, Lee YT, Hu FB. Carotid artery intima-media thickness, carotid plaque and coronary heart disease and stroke in Chinese. PLoS One 2008; 3:e3435. [PMID: 18927612 PMCID: PMC2562458 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Our aim was to prospectively investigate the association between carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) as well as carotid plaque and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke in Chinese, among whom data are limited. Methods and Findings We conducted a community-based cohort study composed of 2190 participants free of cardiovascular disease at baseline in one community. During a median 10.5-year follow up, we documented 68 new cases of coronary heart disease and 94 cases of stroke. The multivariate relative risks (RRs) associated with a change of 1 standard deviation of maximal common carotid IMT were 1.38 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12–1.70) for CHD and 1.47 (95% CI, 1.28–1.69) for stroke. The corresponding RRs with internal carotid IMT were 1.47 (95% CI, 1.21–1.79) for CHD and 1.52 (95% CI, 1.31–1.76) for stroke. Carotid plaque measured by the degree of diameter stenosis was also significantly associated with increased risk of CHD (p for trend<0.0001) and stroke (p for trend<0.0001). However, these associations were largely attenuated when adjusting for IMT measurements. Conclusions This prospective study indicates a significant association between carotid IMT and incidence of CHD and stroke in Chinese adults. These measurements may be useful for cardiovascular risk assessment and stratification in Chinese.
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- Kuo-Liong Chien
- Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (Y-TL); (FBH)
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * E-mail: (Y-TL); (FBH)
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Chien KL, Chen MF, Hsu HC, Chang WT, Su TC, Lee YT, Hu FB. Plasma Uric Acid and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in a Chinese Community. Clin Chem 2008; 54:310-6. [DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2007.095190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AbstractBackground: Previous cross-sectional studies have shown hyperuricemia to be prevalent among individuals with metabolic syndrome, but the evidence from prospective studies of an association between uric acid and diabetes risk is limited. We prospectively investigated the association between plasma concentrations of uric acid and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Chinese individuals.Methods: We conducted a community-based prospective cohort study of 2690 participants (age range, 35–97 years) in the Chin-Shan Community Cardiovascular Cohort Study, who were found to be free of diabetes and cardiovascular disease during baseline assessment at study entry in 1990. During a median 9.0-year follow-up, 548 participants developed type 2 diabetes.Results: High plasma uric acid concentrations were associated with a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome. After adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, and other covariates, the relative risks (RR) of diabetes according to uric acid quintile were 1.11, 1.29, 1.40, and 1.63 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.20–2.23; P for trend <0.001]. After additional adjustment for metabolic syndrome, the RR for comparing the participants in the fifth and first uric acid quintiles was 1.40 (95% CI, 1.02–1.92; P for trend = 0.027). In joint analyses, participants who were in the highest uric acid quintile and also had metabolic syndrome had a 3.3-fold greater risk of diabetes (95% CI, 2.27–4.94) than those in the lowest uric acid quintile and without metabolic syndrome.Conclusions: These findings suggest a modest positive association between plasma uric acid concentration and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Chinese individuals. The association between hyperuricemia and diabetes was partly mediated through the metabolic syndrome.
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- Kuo-Liong Chien
- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA
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The idea that low-dose adaptive effects as described in hormesis can be used clinically has been discussed for hundreds if not thousands of years. Paracelsus famous adage that `the dose makes the poison' and the common folk saying that one can be cured by `the hair of the dog that bit you' speak to this idea. So why has so little research been done on the possible clinical utility of hormesis? What areas of clinical hormesis seem to be the most promising to explore? This article examines these concepts and proposes some initial areas or research where the possible utility of hormeiss might be investigated.
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- Wayne B Jonas
- Samueli Institute, 1737 King St. Suite 600, Alexandria VA 22314,
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- Samueli Institute, 1737 King St. Suite 600, Alexandria VA 22314
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Jhamnani RD, Kalra MK. Radiation Hormesis. Cancer Imaging 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012374212-4.50007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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