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Ibrahim TA, Tarboush HA, Aljada A, Mohanna MA. The Effect of Selenium and Lycopene on Oxidative Stress in Bone Tissue in Rats Exposed to Cadmium. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/fns.2014.514155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kaushik G, Satya S, Naik SN, Tripathi B. Impact of Chlorpyrifos Residues on Micronutrient Bioavailability in Chickpea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s13228-010-0006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lu L, Tian S, Zhang M, Zhang J, Yang X, Jiang H. The role of Ca pathway in Cd uptake and translocation by the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2010; 183:22-8. [PMID: 20674155 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Revised: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/10/2010] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Effect of Ca on plant growth, Cd uptake and translocation in the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii was investigated, as to reveal the possible pathway of Cd entry into the plants system. High Ca increased plant growth under Cd stress after 7 d, and significantly affected the total Cd influx and translocation rate. Short-term kinetics of (109)Cd influx performed using radiotracers confirmed a significant inhibition of (109)Cd influx into the roots induced by high Ca. Under exposure of 5.0 mM Ca, K(m) of (109)Cd influx into roots was 2-fold higher in the hyperaccumulator, although the V(max) value remained at similar level, when compared with the treatments of 0.5 mM Ca. Calcium concentrations in xylem sap of the hyperaccumulator decreased with the increasing Cd levels and significant negative correlationship between the two elements was observed. However, increased xylem loading of Cd was observed in the hyperaccumulator in response to the increasing exogenous Ca level from 0.5 to 4.0 mM, but reverse effect was observed when higher Ca levels (8-32 mM) were presented in the solutions. These results suggest that Cd uptake and translocation in the hyperaccumulator S. alfredii plants is positively associated with Ca pathway.
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- Lingli Lu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Huajiachi Campus, Hangzhou 310029, PR China.
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Brodziak-Dopierala B, Kwapulinski J, Kusz D, Gajda Z, Sobczyk K. Interactions between concentrations of chemical elements in human femoral heads. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2009; 57:203-210. [PMID: 18776997 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-008-9228-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 08/18/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Environmental and occupational exposure to various metals has been a major public health concern and the subject of many studies. With the development of industry and transportation, environmental pollution has markedly worsened. As a result, metals are now ubiquitous and are absorbed into the body with food, drinking water, and polluted air. Exposure to these elements leads to numerous health problems, affecting almost every system of the human body, including the skeletal system. Bone is a specific research material that is difficult to obtain, therefore chemical analyses of metal concentrations in this tissue are rarely found in the literature. Nevertheless, bone, due to its long regeneration period, can serve as a biomarker of a long-term metal accumulation resulting from environmental or occupational exposure. Our study was conducted on bone samples harvested from inhabitants of the Upper Silesia region during hip replacement surgery. Femoral heads removed during surgery were sectioned into slices and further subdivided into samples comprising articular cartilage, cortical bone, and trabecular bone. Concentrations of 12 trace elements were measured with an atomic absorption spectrophotometry method. We found significant correlation between concentrations of these metal elements in the samples of cortical bone. This is determined not only by the physiological functions of these metals in hydroxyapatite, but also by the specific mineral structure of the bone tissue.
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Comelekoglu U, Yalin S, Bagis S, Ogenler O, Sahin NO, Yildiz A, Coskun B, Hatungil R, Turac A. Low-exposure cadmium is more toxic on osteoporotic rat femoral bone: mechanical, biochemical, and histopathological evaluation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2007; 66:267-71. [PMID: 16530835 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Revised: 01/20/2006] [Accepted: 01/23/2006] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of low-exposure Cd on normal and osteoporotic bone. For this purpose, 12-week-old Sprague-Dawley female rats were assigned randomly to a control group, a Cd group, and an ovariectomy (OVX)+Cd group. OVX+Cd rats underwent bilateral ovariectomy via ventral incision. Twelve weeks after ovariectomy, cadmium chloride (CdCl(2)) was given to rats (Cd and OVX+Cd groups) as intraperitoneal (ip) injection of 0.5mg/kg three times a week for 18 weeks and distilled water was given to control group via ip route for 18 weeks. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured at mid-diaphysis femoral region by dual-energy X-ray absorbsiometry. Cross-sectional area of the femoral shaft was evaluated by computerized tomography. Biomechanical measurements were performed at the mid-diaphysis of the left femur. Collagen fibers were evaluated at light microscopic level. BMD, cortical thickness, cortical area, and femur length were not changed in Cd and OVX+Cd groups in comparision to controls. In the OVX+Cd group, strength, displacement, energy, stress, strain, and toughness were significantly lower than those of the control group. The Cd concentration of bone was significantly increased in the OVX+Cd group compared to that in the control group. Collagen fiber intensity was decreased in all groups except control group. The results of the present study indicate that the administration of low-dose Cd does not affect normal bone biomechanical parameters, but it has a significant effect on osteoporotic bone.
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- Ulku Comelekoglu
- Department of Biophysics, Mersin University Medical School, Mersin, Turkey
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- Takashi Umemura
- Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine
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- Kashima Laboratory of Mitsubishi Chemical Safety Institute Ltd
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Bower JJ, Leonard SS, Shi X. Conference overview: Molecular mechanisms of metal toxicity and carcinogenesis. Mol Cell Biochem 2005; 279:3-15. [PMID: 16283510 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-8210-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chronic exposure to many heavy metals and metal-derivatives is associated with an increased risk of cancer, although the mechanisms of tumorigenesis are largely unknown. Approximately 125 scientists attended the 3rd Conference on Molecular Mechanisms of Metal Toxicity and Carcinogenesis and presented the latest research concerning these mechanisms. Major areas of focus included exposure assessment and biomarker identification, roles of ROS and antioxidants in carcinogenesis, mechanisms of metal-induced DNA damage, metal signalling, and the development of animal models for use in metal toxicology studies. Here we highlight some of the research presented, and summarize the conference proceedings.
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- Jacquelyn J Bower
- Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888, USA
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Brzóska MM, Moniuszko-Jakoniuk J. Bone metabolism of male rats chronically exposed to cadmium. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2005; 207:195-211. [PMID: 16129113 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2005.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2004] [Revised: 12/22/2004] [Accepted: 01/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recently, based on a female rat model of human exposure, we have reported that low-level chronic exposure to cadmium (Cd) has an injurious effect on the skeleton. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether the exposure may also affect bone metabolism in a male rat model and to estimate the gender-related differences in the bone effect of Cd. Young male Wistar rats received drinking water containing 0, 1, 5, or 50 mg Cd/l for 12 months. The bone effect of Cd was evaluated using bone densitometry and biochemical markers of bone turnover. Renal handling of calcium (Ca) and phosphate, and serum concentrations of vitamin D metabolites, calcitonin, and parathormone were estimated as well. At treatment with 1 mg Cd/l, corresponding to the low environmental exposure in non-Cd-polluted areas, the bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) at the femur and lumbar spine (L1-L5) and the total skeleton BMD did not differ compared to control. However, from the 6th month of the exposure, the Z score BMD indicated osteopenia in some animals and after 12 months the bone resorption very clearly tended to an increase. The rats' exposure corresponding to human moderate (5 mg Cd/l) and especially relatively high (50 mg Cd/l) exposure dose- and duration-dependently disturbed the processes of bone turnover and bone mass accumulation leading to formation of less dense than normal bone tissue. The effects were accompanied by changes in the serum concentration of calciotropic hormones and disorders in Ca and phosphate metabolism. It can be concluded that low environmental exposure to Cd may be only a subtle risk factor for skeletal demineralization in men. The results together with our previous findings based on an analogous model using female rats give clear evidence that males are less vulnerable to the bone effects of Cd compared to females.
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- Malgorzata M Brzóska
- Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2C, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
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Brzóska MM, Majewska K, Moniuszko-Jakoniuk J. Weakness in the mechanical properties of the femurs of growing female rats exposed to cadmium. Arch Toxicol 2005; 79:519-30. [PMID: 15986203 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-005-0659-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2004] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The study assessed the effect of cadmium (Cd) intoxication on the risk of deformities and fractures of the growing bones of female rats, in order to model human exposure to this metal. For this purpose, bone mineral density and mechanical properties of the proximal and distal ends and diaphysis of the femur were investigated in female Wistar rats exposed to 1, 5 and 50 mg Cd/l in drinking water for 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after the onset of weaning. Daily Cd doses received from drinking water during the treatment period were in the following ranges: 0.059-0.219, 0.236-1.005 and 2.247-9.649 mg/kg body weight at 1, 5 and 50 mg Cd/l, respectively. Biomechanical properties of the femoral proximal and distal ends were evaluated in a compression test, and those of the femoral diaphysis in a cutting test, with loading perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bone in all tests. The mineralization and mechanical properties of the bone tissue at various locations on the femur were affected by exposure to Cd in a dose- and duration-dependent manner. Exposure to 1 mg Cd/l (corresponding to low human exposure) during skeletal development weakened the fracture strength of the femoral neck and the trabecular bone at the level of the distal end of the femur and affected the elastic properties of the cortical bone at the femoral diaphysis. At higher levels of Cd exposure, adverse effects were generally observed after a shorter exposure period than for 1 mg Cd/l, and were more advanced. The cadmium-induced weakening of the biomechanical properties of bone at particular sites on the femur correlated with the decreased bone mineralization. The results indicate that even a low exposure to Cd may affect the mineralization and biomechanical properties of growing bone, thus enhancing the risk of fracture.
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- Małgorzata M Brzóska
- Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2c, Białystok 15-222, Poland.
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Brzóska MM, Majewska K, Moniuszko-Jakoniuk J. Weakness in the mechanical properties of the femur of growing female rats exposed to cadmium. Arch Toxicol 2005; 79:277-88. [PMID: 15902425 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-005-0650-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2004] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study was aimed at assessing the effect of cadmium (Cd) intoxication on the risk of deformities and fractures of the growing bone on a female rat model of human exposure to this metal. For this purpose, bone mineral density (BMD) and mechanical properties of the proximal and distal ends and diaphysis of the femur were investigated in female Wistar rats exposed to 1, 5, and 50 mg Cd L(-1) in drinking water for 3, 6, 9, and 12 months since weaning. Daily Cd doses received from the drinking water during the treatment period were in the ranges 0.059-0.219, 0.236-1.005, and 2.247-9.649 mg kg(-1) body weight at 1, 5, and 50 mg Cd L(-1), respectively. Biomechanical properties of the femoral proximal and distal ends were evaluated in a compression test and those of the femoral diaphysis in a cutting test with loading perpendicular to the bone longitudinal axis in all tests. Cd dose- and exposure duration-dependently affected the mineralization and mechanical properties of the bone tissue at various locations of the femur. Exposure to 1 mg Cd L(-1) (corresponding to low human exposure) during skeletal development weakened the fracture strength of the femoral neck and of the trabecular bone at the level of the distal end of the femur and affected the elastic properties of the cortical bone at the femoral diaphysis. At the higher levels of Cd treatment, the adverse action generally occurred after shorter exposure than at 1 mg Cd L(-1) and was more seriously advanced. The Cd-induced weakening in the bone biomechanical properties at particular sites of the femur correlated with the decreased bone mineralization. The results indicate that even low exposure to Cd may affect the mineralization and biomechanical properties of growing bone, thus increasing the risk of fractures.
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- Małgorzata M Brzóska
- Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2c, 15-222 Białystok, Poland.
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Bower JJ, Shi X. Environmental health research in the post-genome era: new fields, new challenges, and new opportunities. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2005; 8:71-94. [PMID: 15830463 DOI: 10.1080/10937400590909059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The human genome sequence provides researchers with a genetic framework to eventually understand the relationships of gene-environment interactions. This wealth of information has led to the birth of several related areas of research, including proteomics, functional genomics, pharmacogenomics, and toxicogenomics. Developing techniques such as DNA/protein microarrays, small-interfering RNA (siRNA) applications, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry in conjunction with advanced analysis software and the availability of Internet databases offers a powerful set of tools to investigate an individual's response to specific stimuli. This review summarizes these emerging scientific fields and techniques focusing specifically on their applications to the complexities of gene-environment interactions and their potential role in environ-mental biosecurity.
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- Jacquelyn J Bower
- Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Brzóska MM, Moniuszko-Jakoniuk J. Disorders in bone metabolism of female rats chronically exposed to cadmium. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2005; 202:68-83. [PMID: 15589978 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2004] [Accepted: 06/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of cadmium (Cd) on bone metabolism during skeletal development and maturity was investigated on a rat model of human exposure. Young female Wistar rats were exposed to 1, 5, or 50 mg Cd/l in drinking water for 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. Total bone mineral density (T-BMD), bone mineral content (BMC), density (BMD), and bone area at the femur and lumbar spine (L1-L5) were measured densitometrically. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OC) as bone formation markers, and carboxy-terminal cross-linking telopeptides of type I collagen (CTX) in bone (trabecular and cortical) or serum as bone resorption markers were measured. Renal calcium (Ca) handling and Cd body burden were evaluated as well. At the stage of intensive skeletal development (the first 6 months of the experiment), at all exposure levels, Cd inhibited the processes of bone formation and as a result disturbed the accumulation of bone mass leading to osteopenia (- 1 > Z score/T score BMD > -2.5) and at 5 and 50 mg Cd/l even to more advanced disorders in the BMD. Continuation of the exposure up to skeletal maturity led to high bone turnover with increased resorption enhancing the prevalence of osteopenia or the BMD values having the Z score/T score < -2.5. The results allow for the conclusion that chronic, even low-level exposure to Cd disturbs bone metabolism during skeletal development and maturity by affecting bone turnover most probably through a direct influence on bone formation and resorption, and indirectly via disorders in Ca metabolism. Our findings confirm the hypothesis that environmental exposure to Cd may be a risk factor for low BMD.
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- Małgorzata M Brzóska
- Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, 15-222 Poland.
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Brzóska MM, Moniuszko-Jakoniuk J. Low-level lifetime exposure to cadmium decreases skeletal mineralization and enhances bone loss in aged rats. Bone 2004; 35:1180-91. [PMID: 15542044 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2004] [Revised: 06/21/2004] [Accepted: 07/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The effects of low-level lifetime exposure to cadmium (Cd) on the skeleton mineral status and the risk of bone loss in the elderly were studied in an experimental model of human environmental exposure in non-Cd-polluted areas. Young female Wistar rats were exposed to 1 mg Cd/l in drinking water for 24 months. Bone mineral content (BMC), density (BMD) and area of the lumbar spine (L1-L5) and femur, and total skeleton BMD (T-BMD) were measured densitometrically at the baseline and after 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. Prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis was evaluated based on the BMD T score and Z score. Osteocalcin (OC) in the serum and total alkaline phosphatase (total ALP) in the serum, cortical and trabecular bone samples as bone formation markers, and C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX) in the serum and urine as bone resorption markers were measured. Calcium (Ca) and Cd concentrations in the serum/blood and urine were determined as well. In the Cd-exposed females, the L1-L5 and femur BMC and BMD at all the studied time points were lower compared to control. The exposure to Cd resulted in lower accumulation of peak bone mass, accelerated osteopenia, and enhanced the prevalence of osteoporosis in aged rats. The effect of Cd was more pronounced at the L1-L5 than at the femur. CTX concentration in the urine was decreased after 6 months and next increased compared to control, whereas the urinary loss of Ca was enhanced during the exposure to Cd. After 24 months of the treatment, the serum total ALP activity and the activity of this enzyme in cortical and trabecular bone decreased and serum CTX concentration increased, whereas the concentrations of OC and Ca were unchanged. The study clearly revealed that low-level lifetime exposure to Cd diminishes the accumulation of bone mass during skeletal growth and influences bone metabolism at maturity causing osteopenia, and enhances the age-related bone loss due to high turnover rate leading in consequence to osteoporosis in aged rats. The results together with our previous findings confirm the hypothesis that environmental exposure to Cd may be a risk factor for skeletal diseases.
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- M M Brzóska
- Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Białystok, 15-222 Białystok, Poland.
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Organic solvents, detergents, organochloric compounds, pesticides, mycotoxins, residues of veterinary drugs and metals are examples for food contaminants; they are usually present at very low concentrations. Their impact on absorption and distribution kinetics of essential trace metals, if there is any, can be mediated by three types of mechanisms: 1. In animal experiments, contaminants like T-2 mycotoxins or 2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzodioxin inhibited absorptive or excretory mechanisms at high concentrations which, however, are usually not found in food. 2. Food contaminants with metal binding properties can interact with essential metals in the intestinal lumen or during transfer through the intestinal mucosa and affect their absorption according to the rules of complex chemistry. To balance the effect of endogenous metal-binding food constituents, they should be present in comparably high quantities. Usually, however, the concentration of contaminants is approx. 6 orders of magnitude lower than that of endogenous food ligands. 3. Contaminating metals may interfere with the regulated absorption, distribution, and excretion kinetics of essential metals. Such mechanisms may be amplified by vicious cycles. In general, however, food contaminations with metals are too low to have an impact on the bioavailability of essential metals.
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- Klaus Schümann
- Walther-Straub-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, Germany.
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