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Zani C, Ceretti E, Zerbini I, Viola GCV, Donato F, Gelatti U, Feretti D. Comet Test in Saliva Leukocytes of Pre-School Children Exposed to Air Pollution in North Italy: The Respira Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E3276. [PMID: 32397090 PMCID: PMC7246791 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Air pollution is a well-known problem for human health, especially for children living in highly polluted urban areas. This study aimed to assess the relationship between airborne pollutants concentration and biomarkers of DNA damage in the buccal mucosa cells of pre-school children. DNA damage was investigated with comet test in saliva leukocytes taken from sputum of 3- to 6-year-old children living in Brescia, Northern Italy, collected during two consecutive winter seasons (2012-2013). The daily levels of PM10, PM2.5, NO2, CO, SO2, benzene and O3 in urban air were collected for the whole period. A questionnaire filled in by the children's parents was used to evaluate indoor and outdoor exposure. DNA damage in saliva leukocytes was evaluated in 152 children and the means of tail intensity and visual score as DNA damage were 6.2 ± 4.3 and 182.1 ± 30.9, respectively. No demographic and indoor or outdoor exposure variable was associated with the two measures of DNA damage. No significant association between air pollution and DNA damage in children's buccal leukocytes was found. In this study, the comet assay does not appear to be a valuable biomarker to detect DNA damage in children exposed to high levels of air pollutants, such as PM10, PM2.5 and NO2.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, 11 Viale Europa, 25123 Brescia, Italy; (C.Z.); (E.C.); (I.Z.); (G.C.V.V.); (F.D.); (U.G.)
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Choi J, Aarøe Mørck T, Polcher A, Knudsen LE, Joas A. Review of the state of the art of human biomonitoring for chemical substances and its application to human exposure assessment for food safety. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.2903/sp.efsa.2015.en-724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Judy Choi
- Judy Choi Alexandra Polcher Anke Joas
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- Judy Choi Alexandra Polcher Anke Joas
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Taghizadeh S, Najmabadi H, Kamali K, Behjati F. Evaluation of chromosomal aberrations caused by air pollutants in some taxi drivers from two polluted districts of urban Tehran and its comparison with drivers from rural areas of Lahijan: a pilot study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2014; 12:144. [PMID: 25606343 PMCID: PMC4299125 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-014-0144-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chromosome instability is the most common form of genomic instability. Genomic instability can lead to tumorogenesis. High level of chromosomal aberrations in peripheral blood lymphocytes can be used as a biomarker for cancer. Air pollution is one of the most important factors that cause chromosomal instability (CIN). In this comparative study we used classic Cytogenetic technique to analyze the effects of air pollutants on chromosome stability. We collected peripheral blood from 30 taxi drivers of two polluted districts (districts 6 and 7) in Tehran and 30 taxi drivers from rural areas of Lahijan, north of Iran. RESULTS Comparison of the level of chromosome breakage in the two groups showed an increased level of chromosome breakage in the drivers from polluted districts of Tehran, although not significant, using Fisher exact test (p-value = 0.300). However, the overall chromosome aberration rate (including both chromosome and chromatid gaps), the difference was significant using Chi-square test (p-value = 0.012). CONCLUSION An increased level of chromosome aberration was present in the drivers from polluted districts of Tehran compared to drivers from non-polluted areas in Lahijan.
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- Sara Taghizadeh
- />Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- />Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- />Genetics Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Gamiño-Gutiérrez SP, González-Pérez CI, Gonsebatt ME, Monroy-Fernández MG. Arsenic and lead contamination in urban soils of Villa de la Paz (Mexico) affected by historical mine wastes and its effect on children's health studied by micronucleated exfoliated cells assay. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2013; 35:37-51. [PMID: 22736102 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9469-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Environmental geochemical and health studies were carried out in urban areas of Villa de la Paz, S.L.P. (Mexico), where mining activities have been developed for more of 200 years, leading to the pollution of surface soil by arsenic and heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn). The analysis of urban soils to determine total and bioaccessibility concentrations of As and Pb, demonstrated a combined contribution of the natural and anthropogenic concentrations in the site, at levels higher than the environmental guideline values that provoke a human health risk. Contour soil mapping confirmed that historical mine waste deposits without environmental control measures, are the main source of pollution soil by As and Pb in the site. Exposure (Pb in blood and As in urine) and effect (micronucleated exfoliated cells assay) biological monitoring were then carried out in the childhood population of the site and in a control site. The exposure biological monitoring demonstrated that at least 20-30 % of children presented Pb and As exposure values higher than the national and international maximum intervention values. The effect biomonitoring by MEC assay confirmed that there is a genotoxic damage in local childhood population that could be associated with the arsenic exposure in the site.
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- Sandra P Gamiño-Gutiérrez
- Programa Multidisciplinario de Posgrado en Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
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Rossner P, Rossnerova A, Spatova M, Beskid O, Uhlirova K, Libalova H, Solansky I, Topinka J, Sram RJ. Analysis of biomarkers in a Czech population exposed to heavy air pollution. Part II: chromosomal aberrations and oxidative stress. Mutagenesis 2012; 28:97-106. [DOI: 10.1093/mutage/ges058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cerná M, Krsková A, Cejchanová M, Spěváčková V. Human biomonitoring in the Czech Republic: an overview. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2011; 215:109-19. [PMID: 22014893 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Revised: 06/11/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In the Czech Republic, the Human Biomonitoring Project (CZ-HBM) was launched in 1994 as an integral part of the nationwide Environmental Health Monitoring System (EHMS). Until now, the HBM covers two time periods: the first covered 1994-2003 and the second, 2005-2009. Altogether three population groups were included in the HBM: adults (blood donors aged 18-58 years), children aged 8-10 years, and breastfeeding primiparas. Sampling is organized on a yearly basis. Altogether three groups of biomarkers were analyzed: (a) selected heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg) and essential elements (Cu, Se, Zn) in blood and urine of adults and children, (b) indicator PCBs, DDT, DDE, HCB and HCHs in human milk and blood serum of adults and (c) cytogenetic changes in peripheral lymphocytes in blood of adults and children. This paper is focused on the general design of the CZ-HBM, the trends over time, and reference values. A significant downward time trend was observed for the blood lead levels in adults and children. Increased urinary cadmium levels were observed in Czech children compared to German children. The blood and urinary mercury levels were higher in women than in men. The levels of indicator PCB congeners in the Czech human milk samples were still higher than in most other European countries, because of existing hot spots. The levels of organochlorine pesticides showed a substantial continuous downward trend.
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- Milena Cerná
- National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 100 42 Prague 10, Czech Republic.
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Rossnerova A, Spatova M, Pastorkova A, Tabashidze N, Veleminsky M, Balascak I, Solansky I, Sram RJ. Micronuclei levels in mothers and their newborns from regions with different types of air pollution. Mutat Res 2011; 715:72-78. [PMID: 21827774 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aim of this study was to analyze genetic damage in human lymphocytes measured using automated image analysis of micronuclei (MN) in a group of 178 mothers and their newborns from two locations in the Czech Republic. The concentrations of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter <2.5 μm (PM2.5) and benzene were measured by stationary monitoring in the winter season of 2008/2009 in the capital city of Prague and in Ceske Budejovice, a regional city in a rural area. The 3-month mean concentration of B[a]P before delivery was lower in Prague in comparison with Ceske Budejovice: 1.9 ± 0.5ng/m³ vs. 3.2 ± 0.2ng/m³ (p<0.001). The opposite trend was found for PM2.5 and benzene: 27.0 ± 2.5μg/m³ and 2.5 ± 0.5μg/m³ vs. 24.5 ± 0.7μg/m³ and 2.1 ± 0.8μg/m³ (p<0.001) for Prague vs. Ceske Budejovice, respectively. The average age of the mothers was 31 years (range, 18-49 years). The frequencies of MN per 1000 binucleated cells were 8.35 ± 3.06 vs. 6.47 ± 2.35 (p<0.001) for mothers from Prague and Ceske Budejovice, respectively, and 2.17 ± 1.32 vs. 3.82 ± 2.43 (p<0.001) for newborns from Prague and Ceske Budejovice, respectively. Other factors, including vitamin intake, exposure to tobacco smoke, body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, the education level of the mothers and the impact of the mothers' and fathers' ages were analyzed in our study. The results suggest that the different sensitivity of the study groups to various mixtures of carcinogenic pollutants could be affected by significant differences in lifestyle factors. Possible higher genetic damage was analyzed in newborns of smoking mothers, and the birth weight of this group was 7.4% lower (p<0.05) in comparison with the newborns of nonsmoking mothers. No impact of the age of the mothers or fathers on MN frequency in the newborns was observed.
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- Andrea Rossnerova
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Rossner P, Uhlirova K, Beskid O, Rossnerova A, Svecova V, Sram RJ. Expression of XRCC5 in peripheral blood lymphocytes is upregulated in subjects from a heavily polluted region in the Czech Republic. Mutat Res 2011; 713:76-82. [PMID: 21684294 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Air pollution causes oxidative damage to macromolecules, chromosomal aberrations and changes in gene expression. We investigated the levels of oxidative stress markers [8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), 15-F(2t)-isoprostane (15-F2t-IsoP), protein carbonyls] and cytogenetic parameters [genomic frequency of translocations (F(G)/100), percentage of aberrant cells (%AB.C.) and acentric fragments (ace)] in subjects living in Prague and in the heavily polluted Ostrava region. We also compared the expression of genes participating in base excision repair (BER) and non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). We analyzed 64 subjects from Prague and 75 subjects from Ostrava. We measured oxidative stress markers by ELISA, cytogenetic parameters by fluorescence in situ hybridization and gene expression by quantitative PCR. The levels of air pollutants (benzo[a]pyrene, B[a]P; carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, c-PAHs; benzene) measured by personal monitors were significantly elevated in Ostrava compared to Prague (p<0.001). Despite this fact, we observed no differences in biomarkers of oxidative stress between the two locations. Moreover, subjects from Ostrava were less likely to have above-median levels of %AB.C. (OR; 95% CI: 0.18; 0.05-0.67; p=0.010). Multivariate analyses revealed that subjects living in Ostrava had increased odds of having above-median levels of XRCC5 expression (OR; 95% CI: 3.33; 1.03-10.8; q=0.046). Above-median levels of 8-oxodG were associated with decreased levels of vitamins C (OR; 95% CI: 0.37; 0.16-0.83; p=0.016) and E (OR; 95% CI: 0.25; 0.08-0.75; p=0.013), which were elevated in subjects from Ostrava. We suggest that air pollution by c-PAHs affects XRCC5 gene expression, which probably protects subjects from Ostrava against the induction of a higher frequency of translocations; elevated vitamin C and E levels in the Ostrava subjects decrease the levels of 8-oxodG.
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- Pavel Rossner
- Laboratory of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Hanh HT, Kim KW, Bang S, Hoa NM. Community exposure to arsenic in the Mekong river delta, Southern Vietnam. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 13:2025-32. [PMID: 21655616 DOI: 10.1039/c1em10037h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We examined the daily inorganic arsenic (i-As) intake from drinking water and rice in 45 households (75 individuals) in the An Giang province, Southern Vietnam. The daily i-As intake ranged from 28-102 μg d(-1), equivalent to the daily dose of 0.6-1.9 μg d(-1) kg((body wt))(-1). Increased As concentrations were observed in human hair in the study location. Approximately 67% (n = 44), 42% (n = 28), and 15% (n = 10) of the hair samples had As levels exceeding 1, 3, and 10 μg g(-1), respectively. The total As concentrations in female and male hair correlated well with the total daily i-As intake. Measurement of As concentrations in the hair of people who were consuming or had previously consumed As from contaminated sources may help predict the onset of negative health effects. We suggested an application of the Bayes's theorem to calculate the probability that an individual in a population will acquire a negative health effect, given that the concentration of arsenic in the subject's hair has been determined.
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- Hoang Thi Hanh
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 261 Cheom-dan, Gwagiro, Bukgu, Gwangju, 500-712, Republic of Korea
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Prenatal PAH exposure is associated with chromosome-specific aberrations in cord blood. Mutat Res 2010; 703:108-14. [PMID: 20709184 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2010] [Revised: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 08/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chromosomal aberrations are associated with increased cancer risk in adults. Previously, we demonstrated that stable aberrations involving chromosomes 1-6 in cord blood are associated with prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) measured in air and are disproportionate to genomic content. We now examine whether the association with air PAHs is chromosome-specific and extends to smaller chromosomes. Using whole chromosome paints for chromosomes 1-6, 11, 12, 14 and 19, and a 6q sub-telomere specific probe, we scored 48 cord bloods (1500 metaphases per sample) from newborns monitored prenatally for airborne PAH exposure in the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health cohort. Frequencies of stable aberrations were calculated as incident aberrations per 100 cell equivalents scored, and examined for association with airborne PAHs. Aberrations in chromosome 6 occurred more frequently than predicted by genomic content (p<0.008). Levels of both prenatal airborne PAHs and stable aberration frequency in chromosomes 1-6 decreased to half the levels reported previously in the same cohort (mean PAH decreased from 3.6 to 1.8ng/m(3); mean stable aberration frequency from 0.56 to 0.24, SD=0.19). The mean stable aberration frequency was 0.45 (SD=0.15) in chromosomes 11-19. After adjusting for gender, ethnicity, and household smokers, the mean stable aberration frequency increased with increasing PAH exposure: with a doubling of prenatal PAH exposure, the mean stable aberration frequency for the chromosome1-6 group increased by a factor of 1.49 (95% CI: 0.84, 2.66; p=0.17); for chromosomes 11-19 mean stable aberration frequency increased by 2.00 (95% CI: 1.11, 3.62; p=0.02); for chromosome 6 alone, it increased by 3.16 (95% CI: 0.93, 10.77; p=0.06); there was no increase for chromosomes 1-5 (p>0.8). Aberrations in chromosomes 11, 12, 14, 19 and 6 were associated with prenatal exposure to PAHs in air, even at lower levels of PAH in air. The observed chromosome-specific effects of prenatal airborne PAHs raise concern about potential cancer risk.
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Frequency of chromosomal aberrations in Prague mothers and their newborns. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2010; 699:29-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2010] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/10/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Godschalk RWL, Kleinjans JCS. Characterization of the exposure-disease continuum in neonates of mothers exposed to carcinogens during pregnancy. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2008; 102:109-17. [PMID: 18226063 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2007.00174.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The impact of maternal exposure to carcinogens during pregnancy on childhood cancer risk may be especially relevant for genetically susceptible infants. A molecular epidemiological approach, which has the potential to characterize processes between exposure and subsequent health effects in newborns by using biomarkers, is expected to provide valuable information for actually identifying such vulnerable neonates. Therefore, biomarkers of exposure (e.g. levels of cotinine and metals in cord blood), biomarkers of the biologically relevant dose (e.g. DNA and protein adducts) and biomarkers of early effects (e.g. the occurrence of somatic mutations in cord blood) have been studied in relation to birth outcomes. In this MiniReview, the most important data concerning these biomarker studies in relation to potential adverse health effects in neonates will be summarized and will be compared to the outcome of a small study population (59 mother-child pairs) in which all these biomarkers were assessed simultaneously. Overall, it can be concluded that plasma cotinine levels, macromolecule-carcinogen adduct levels and hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase mutant frequencies are increased in cord blood of neonates of mothers who were exposed during pregnancy and their levels correlated with proxies of health effects, such as reduced birth weight. Moreover, DNA damage was found to be the highest in those neonates that carried risk alleles in genes that code for biotransformation enzymes. These results were confirmed in our study, which indicates that it is possible to identify a susceptible subgroup of newborns. In summary, there is a reason for profound concern of genotoxic effects in newborns of exposed mothers.
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- Roger W L Godschalk
- Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Singh VK, Patel DK, Jyoti, Ram S, Mathur N, Siddiqui MKJ. Blood levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in children and their association with oxidative stress indices: an Indian perspective. Clin Biochem 2007; 41:152-61. [PMID: 18154730 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2007] [Revised: 10/27/2007] [Accepted: 11/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), some ubiquitous environmental contaminants are capable to cause oxidative stress, during its metabolism. It is believed that many diseases that have a common origin in oxidative stress begin in childhood. Considering oxidative stress evolved during PAHs metabolism as one main mechanism responsible for health hazards related to PAHs exposure in children, we biomonitored blood PAHs levels in connection with redox status among children of Lucknow (India). METHODS The study consisted of children (n = 50) who visited to the Pediatrics Department (KGMU) Lucknow for usual health check-up camp over the study period (August 2005-July 2006). Blood samples were drawn and levels of acenaphthylene, anthracene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, naphthalene, pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene were determined by HPLC-FD/UV. Malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH) levels, catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were also determined to evaluate redox status. RESULTS Significantly elevated carcinogenic blood PAHs levels (125.55 +/- 26.99ppb, p < 0.05) were found in rural children compared to children from urban region (23.96 +/- 13.46). Results revealed that remoteness between residence and highway/traffic, significantly influences the blood levels of carcinogenic PAHs. There were significant correlations between total PAHs and MDA (r = 0.82, p < 0.001), carcinogenic PAHs and SOD activity (r = 0.35, p < 0.01), Total PAHs and blood GSH level (r = - 0.49, p < 0.01) and carcinogenic PAHs and CAT activity (r = 0.42, p < 0.01). Blood MDA level was also found correlated with increasing body mass index (BMI) (r = 0.29, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Our results showed blood PAHs levels in children significantly correlated with oxidative stress and altered antioxidant status. It supports our hypothesis that the children exposed to high PAHs level will suffer more to oxidative stress that may lead to possible health risks. Additional studies with large sample size are considered necessary to strengthen the database and also to explore the PAHs associated health risks in children.
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- Vipul K Singh
- Analytical Toxicology Section, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre P.O. Box 80, M.G. Marg, Lucknow 226001, India
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Decordier I, De Bont K, De Bock K, Mateuca R, Roelants M, Ciardelli R, Haumont D, Knudsen LE, Kirsch-Volders M. Genetic susceptibility of newborn daughters to oxidative stress. Toxicol Lett 2007; 172:68-84. [PMID: 17614221 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A central question in risk assessment is whether newborns' susceptibility to mutagens is different from that of adults. Therefore we investigated whether genotype and/or the DNA strand break repair phenotype in combination with the MN assay would allow estimation of the relative sensitivity of a newborn as compared to his mother for oxidative DNA damage. We compared the in vitro genetic susceptibility for H2O2 in PBMC of 17 mother-newborn daughter pairs taking into account genotypes for relevant DNA repair (hOGG1, XRCC1, XRCC3, XPD) and folate metabolism (MTHFR) polymorphisms. After in vitro challenge with H2O2 the repair capacity was assessed by the Comet assay and chromosome/genome mutations by the cytokinesis-block MN assay. No statistically significant differences were found between mothers and their newborn daughters either for initial DNA damage or for residual DNA damage. Mothers showed higher background frequencies of MN as compared to their newborn daughters, due to the age factor. This was confirmed by significantly higher frequencies of MN observed in mothers versus newborn daughters for several genotypes. No genotype with a significant effect on DNA repair capacity in newborns was identified. Concerning MN frequencies, however, newborns carrying the variant XRCC3(241) genotype might be at higher risk for the induction of MN by oxidative stress. Multivariate analysis revealed a significant protective effect of maternal antioxidant supplementation during pregnancy against oxidative DNA damage in newborns in terms of MN frequencies. However, these conclusions might not be extrapolable to other types of DNA damage and need confirmation in a study on a larger population.
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- Ilse Decordier
- Laboratory of Cell Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Sram RJ, Beskid O, Rössnerova A, Rössner P, Lnenickova Z, Milcova A, Solansky I, Binkova B. Environmental exposure to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons—The interpretation of cytogenetic analysis by FISH. Toxicol Lett 2007; 172:12-20. [PMID: 17604575 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2007.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The capital city of Prague is one of the most polluted localities of the Czech Republic. The effect of exposure to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (c-PAHs) adsorbed onto respirable air particles (<2.5 microm) on chromosomal aberrations was studied in a group of city policemen (street patrol, aged 34+/-8 years) working in the downtown area of Prague and spending daily >8h outdoors (N=61) in months of January and March 2004. Ambient air particles (PM10, PM2.5) and c-PAHs were monitored using Versatile Air Pollution Sampler (VAPS), and personal exposure was evaluated using personal samplers during working shift. Chromosomal aberrations were analyzed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) and conventional cytogenetic analysis. Urinary cotinine, plasma levels of vitamins A, E and C, folate, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL cholesterols and triglycerides were also analyzed as possible effect modifiers. During the sampling period the particulate air pollution monitored by VAPS was in January versus March as follows: PM10 55.6 microg/m3 versus 36.4 microg/m3, PM2.5 44.4 microg/m3 versus 24.8 microg/m3, c-PAHs 19.7 ng/m3 versus 3.6 ng/m3, and B[a]P 4.3 ng/m3 versus 0.8 ng/m3. Significant differences were observed for all FISH endpoints studied for the sampling in January and March (%AB.C.=0.27+/-0.18 versus 0.16+/-0.17, p<0.001, F(G)/100=1.32+/-1.07 versus 0.85+/-0.95, p<0.01, AB/1000 (aberrations/1000 cells)=4.27+/-3.09 versus 2.59+/-2.79, p<0.001) while conventional cytogenetic analysis did not reveal any differences in the frequency of chromosomal aberrations. Factors associated with an increased level of translocations by FISH indicated the effect of age, cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and vitamin C. We may conclude that FISH indicates that the city policemen in Prague represent a group of increased genotoxic risk. This is the first study reporting that translocations induced by c-PAHs in peripheral lymphocytes last only several weeks.
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- Radim J Sram
- Laboratory of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR, v.v.i., and Health Institute of Central Bohemia, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Cerná M, Spĕvácková V, Batáriová A, Smíd J, Cejchanová M, Ocadlíková D, Bavorová H, Benes B, Kubínová R. Human biomonitoring system in the Czech Republic. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2007; 210:495-9. [PMID: 17296328 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The human biomonitoring (HBM) is an integral part of Environmental Health Monitoring System in the Czech Republic since 1994. Selected biomarkers of the internal dose (heavy metals, PCBs) and cytogenetic analysis of peripheral lymphocytes as a biomarker of the exposure/effect to/of environmental genotoxic factors are systematically followed up in the blood and urine of adults (blood donors), in children aged 8 to 10 years, and in the breast milk of nursing mothers. Selected outputs documented the declining trend of blood lead levels, with the recent reference value of 80 mg/l for men, and the rising trend of blood selenium levels in adults, but not in children. PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in human milk show a long-term downward trend, but still higher than in neighbouring countries. The frequency of aberrant cells revealed a downward trend, but the increase obtained in the last monitored period needs to be explained. Further HBM activities are required to demonstrate the corresponding trends and to reduce human exposure and health risks.
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- Milena Cerná
- National Institute of Public Health, Centre of Environmental Health, Srobárova 48, 10042 Prague 10, Czech Republic.
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Sram RJ, Beskid O, Binkova B, Chvatalova I, Lnenickova Z, Milcova A, Solansky I, Tulupova E, Bavorova H, Ocadlikova D, Farmer PB. Chromosomal aberrations in environmentally exposed population in relation to metabolic and DNA repair genes polymorphisms. Mutat Res 2007; 620:22-33. [PMID: 17418242 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2007.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The capital city of Prague is one of the most polluted localities of the Czech Republic. Therefore, the effect of exposure to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (c-PAHs) adsorbed onto respirable air particles (<2.5mum) on chromosomal aberrations was studied in a group of policemen (males, aged 22-50 years) working in the downtown area of Prague and spending daily >8h outdoors (N=53). Age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers spending >90% daily time indoors were chosen as controls (N=52). Ambient air particles (PM10, PM2.5) and c-PAHs were monitored using versatile air pollution sampler (VAPS), and personal exposure was evaluated using personal samplers during working shift. Chromosomal aberrations were analyzed by conventional cytogenetic analysis and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Urinary cotinine plasma levels of vitamins A, E and C, folate, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL cholesterols and triglycerides were also analyzed as possible effect modifiers. Genotypes CYP1A1*2A, CYP1A1*2C, GSTM1, GSTP1, GSTT1, EPHX1, NAT2, hOGG1, XRCC1, XPD, p53 BstI, p53 MspI, MTHFR677, and MS2656 were determined by PCR-based RFLP assays. The following levels of air pollution were recorded during the study period (mean from HiVol sampling): PM10 62.6microg/m(3), c-PAHs 24.7ng/m(3), B[a]P 3.50ng/m(3). The conventional cytogenetic analysis did not reveal any differences between the group of policemen exposed to the ambient air pollution and the control group. The cytogenetic analysis by FISH analysis used the whole chromosome painting probes for chromosomes #1 and #4 (Cambio, UK). It detected a significant increase in all studied endpoints in the policemen compared to controls (% AB.C.=0.33+/-0.25 versus 0.24+/-0.18, p<0.05, F(G)/100=1.72+/-1.57 versus 1.25+/-1.11, p<0.05, AB/1000 (aberrations/1000 cells)=5.58+/-4.62 versus 3.90+/-3.06, p<0.05). CYP1A1*2C (Ile/Ile), XPD 23 (Lys/Lys), and XPD 6 (CC) genotypes were associated with an increase of aberrant cells by conventional method. Factors associated with an increased level of translocations by FISH included age, smoking, B[a]P-like DNA adducts (corresponding to the exposure of c-PAHs), folate, polymorphisms of CYP1A1*2C, GSTP1, EPHX1, p53 MspI and MTHFR. Ambient air exposure to c-PAHs significantly increased FISH cytogenetic parameters in nonsmoking policemen. We may conclude that FISH indicates that the city policemen in Prague represent a group of increased genotoxic risk. This is the first study that has reported a relationship between DNA adducts (biomarker of exposure) and chromosomal aberrations by FISH (biomarker of effect).
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- Radim J Sram
- Laboratory of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR and Health Institute of Central Bohemia, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Bocskay KA, Orjuela MA, Tang D, Liu X, Warburton D, Perera FP. Fluorescence in situ hybridization is necessary to detect an association between chromosome aberrations and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in utero and reveals nonrandom chromosome involvement. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2007; 48:114-23. [PMID: 17253628 PMCID: PMC3232030 DOI: 10.1002/em.20276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Chromosome aberrations are associated with environmental exposures in infants and children. Recently we reported that prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was significantly (P < 0.01) associated with stable aberration frequencies in cord blood from a subset of 60 newborns from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health Prospective Cohort Study (Bocskay K et al. [ 2005]: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:506-511). To determine whether the environmental exposures may be targeting specific chromosomes and to compare various methods for measuring chromosome aberrations, we further evaluated this same subset of subjects composed of African-American and Dominican nonsmoking mother-newborn pairs residing in low-income neighborhoods of New York City, and exposed to varying levels of airborne PAHs. Chromosome aberrations were measured in cord blood lymphocytes, both by whole chromosome probe (WCP) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and traditional Giemsa-staining. Prenatal exposures were assessed by personal air monitoring. Breaks in chromosomes 1-6, as detected by WCP FISH, were nonrandomly distributed, underscoring the importance of appropriate chromosome probe selection to capture cytogenetic damage in response to exposure. FISH for stable aberrations was found to be a more sensitive method for detecting aberration frequencies associated with environmental exposures, when compared with FISH for unstable aberrations or Giemsa-staining for aberrations. Together, these results suggest that PAHs may be targeting specific chromosomes and highlight the importance of using the more sensitive detection methods to assess risk in populations with low levels of exposure.
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- Kirsti A Bocskay
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
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Miloševic-Djordjevic O, Grujicic D, Arsenijevic S, Brkic M, Ugrinovic S, Marinkovic D. Micronuclei in Cord Blood Lymphocytes as a Biomarker of Transplacental Exposure to Environmental Pollutants. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2007; 213:231-9. [DOI: 10.1620/tjem.213.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Koppen G, Verheyen G, Maes A, Van Gorp U, Schoeters G, Hond ED, Staessen J, Nawrot T, Roels HA, Vlietinck R, Verschaeve L. A battery of DNA effect biomarkers to evaluate environmental exposure of Flemish adolescents. J Appl Toxicol 2007; 27:238-46. [PMID: 17226746 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The present paper deals with the evaluation of a battery of genotoxicity biomarkers in healthy Flemish adolescents and their relation with common pollutants occurring in their life environment. DNA damage as reflected by the comet assay appeared to be most sensitive to ozone (partial r(2) = 0.102, p < 0.00001), and to a lesser extent to ortho-cresol (partial r(2) = 0.055; p = 0.001) and 1-hydroxy-pyrene (1-OH-pyrene, partial r(2) = 0.031; p = 0.013). 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was only related to ortho-cresol (r(2) = 0.069; p < 0.007). Interestingly, the comet assay results and urinary 8-OHdG concentrations were positively correlated with a Pearson r = 0.21 (p = 0.003, N = 200). Logistic regression models revealed significant relations between chromatid breaks and 1-OH-pyrene (relative risk (RR): 1.58; p = 0.008), and t,t-muconic acid (RR: 1.71; p = 0.014). There was no correlation between micronucleus formation or occurrence of chromosomal or chromatid breaks on the one hand and comet or 8-OHdG results on the other hand. Thus, in this study the comet assay on whole blood samples and urine 8-OHdG measurements especially appeared sensitive biomarkers for assessing the genetic effects of environmental pollutants to which adolescents may be exposed.
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- G Koppen
- Center of Expertise in Environmental Toxicology, Flemish Institute of Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
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Pedersen M, Vinzents P, Petersen JH, Kleinjans JCS, Plas G, Kirsch-Volders M, Dostál M, Rössner P, Beskid O, Sram RJ, Merlo DF, Knudsen LE. Cytogenetic effects in children and mothers exposed to air pollution assessed by the frequency of micronuclei and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH): A family pilot study in the Czech Republic. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2006; 608:112-20. [PMID: 16829164 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2005] [Revised: 02/14/2006] [Accepted: 02/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A family pilot study was conducted in the Czech Republic to test the hypothesis that exposure to air pollution with particulate matter (PM) in children results in detectable effects indicated by a number of biomarkers of exposure and early effects. The frequency of micronuclei (MN) in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) was analysed to assess the cytogenetic effects in children and mothers living in two different areas. From each area two groups of children from a total of 24 families (mean age: 6.0+/-0.6 and 9.0+/-1.2 years) in a total of 47 children and 19 mothers (mean age: 33.6+/-3.9 years) participated. Chromosome aberrations determined with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) painting for chromosomes #1 and #4 were analysed in 39 children and 20 parents. Teplice, a mining district, in Northern Bohemia was selected for the analyses of the effects in a population exposed to high levels of air pollution, especially during winter, and compared with a population from the rural area of Prachatice in Southern Bohemia. Significant higher frequencies of MN were found in the younger children living in the Teplice area as compared with those living in the Prachatice area (7.0+/-2.3 per thousand versus 4.9+/-2.0 per thousand, p=0.04). Higher levels of MN were also measured in the older children and the mothers from the Teplice area (9.2+/-3.7 per thousand versus 6.6+/-4.4 per thousand) and (12.6+/-3.4 per thousand versus 10.1+/-4.0 per thousand). The increased MN frequency may be associated with elevated carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (c-PAHs) concentration of the PM(2.5) measured in the ambient Teplice air, but other factors like genotoxic compounds from the diet or protective effect of micronutrients, which was not addressed in this pilot study, may also differ between the two areas. MN frequencies were found to increase with age in children. Lower MN frequency was found in boys as compared to girls. The result of the FISH analyses showed a low number of individuals with detectable levels of aberrations and no significant increases in genomic frequency of stable chromosome exchanges (F(G)/100) were found in children or parents from the Teplice area in comparison with those from the Prachatice area. The family pilot study indicates that MN is a valuable and sensitive biomarker for early biological effect in children and adults living in two different areas characterised with significant exposure differences in c-PAHs concentrations during winter.
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- Marie Pedersen
- Institute of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Copenhagen, DK-1014 K Copenhagen, Denmark
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van Leeuwen DM, van Herwijnen MHM, Pedersen M, Knudsen LE, Kirsch-Volders M, Sram RJ, Staal YCM, Bajak E, van Delft JHM, Kleinjans JCS. Genome-wide differential gene expression in children exposed to air pollution in the Czech Republic. Mutat Res 2006; 600:12-22. [PMID: 16814814 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2006.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The Teplice area in the Czech Republic is a mining district where elevated levels of air pollution including airborne carcinogens, have been demonstrated, especially during winter time. This environmental exposure can impact human health; in particular children may be more vulnerable. To study the impact of air pollution in children at the transcriptional level, peripheral blood cells were subjected to whole genome response analysis, in order to identify significantly modulated biological pathways and processes as a result of exposure. Using genome-wide oligonucleotide microarrays, we investigated differential gene expression in children from the Teplice area (n=23) and compared them with children from the rural control area of Prachatice (n=24). In an additional approach, individual gene expressions were correlated with individual peripheral blood lymphocyte micronuclei frequencies, in order to evaluate the linkage of individual gene expressions with an established biomarker of effect that is representative for increased genotoxic risk. Children from the Teplice area showed a significantly higher average micronuclei frequency than Prachatice children (p=0.023). For considerable numbers of genes, the expression differed significantly between the children from the two areas. Amongst these genes, considerable numbers of genes were observed to correlate significantly with the frequencies of micronuclei. The main biological process that appeared significantly affected overall was nucleosome assembly. This suggests an effect of air pollution on the primary structural unit of the condensed DNA. In addition, several other pathways were modulated. Based on the results of this study, we suggest that transcriptomic analysis represents a promising biomarker for environmental carcinogenesis.
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- D M van Leeuwen
- Department of Health Risk Analysis and Toxicology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Adamus T, Mikulenková I, Dobiáš L, Havránková J, Pek T. Cytogenetic methods and biomonitoring of occupational exposure to genotoxic factors. J Appl Biomed 2006. [DOI: 10.32725/jab.2006.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Beskid O, Dusek Z, Solanský I, Srám RJ. The effects of exposure to different clastogens on the pattern of chromosomal aberrations detected by FISH whole chromosome painting in occupationally exposed individuals. Mutat Res 2006; 594:20-9. [PMID: 16153664 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2005.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2005] [Revised: 07/15/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The pattern of chromosomal aberrations (CA) was studied by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique (whole chromosomes #1 and #4 painting) in workers occupationally exposed to any of the four following conditions: acrylonitrile (ACN), ethyl benzene (EB), carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (c-PAHs), and irradiation in nuclear power plants (NPP), respectively. Decrease in the relative frequency of translocations was observed in EB group, and an increase in reciprocal translocations in ACN and NPP-exposed groups. An increase in a relative number of insertions was registered under all four conditions (significant at ACN, EB, c-PAHs, quasisignificant at NPP-exposed groups). Significant differences in the percentage of lymphocytes with aberrations on chromosome #1 (58.8+/-32.7%, versus 73.8+/-33.6% in the controls, P < 0.05), and chromosome #4 (47.0+/-34.1%, versus 29.4+/-32.2%, P < 0.01) were found in workers exposed to ACN. Similarly, a decrease in the proportion of cells with aberration on chromosome #1 (61.0+/-24.0%, versus 73.8+/-33.6%, P < 0.05) and an increase on chromosome #4 (45.6+/-24.6%, versus 29.4+/-32.2%, P < 0.05) were observed in workers exposed to EB. Frequency of aberrant cells (%AB.C.) as well as genomic frequency of translocations (F(G)/100) increased with age (P < 0.001). Aging also increased the percentage of translocations and reciprocal translocations (P < 0.05), but decreased the relative number of acentric fragments (P < 0.01). Smoking led to significantly increased F(G)/100 (P < 0.05), but did not affect the pattern of chromosomal aberrations. Our results seem to indicate that different carcinogens may induce a different pattern of chromosomal aberrations.
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- O Beskid
- Institute of Experimental Medicine AS CR and Health Institute of Central Bohemia, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Milosevic-Djordjevic O, Grujicic D, Arsenijevic S, Marinkovic D. Monitoring of Lymphocyte Micronuclei among Newborns from Kragujevac in Central Serbia before and after Environmental Contamination. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2005; 205:1-9. [PMID: 15635268 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.205.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The air strikes on "Zastava" complex in Kragujevac, in the spring of 1999, caused extensive environmental pollution with damage to soil, water and air. Since the main problem was the leakage of several tones of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as well as heavy metals Cr and Ni into the environment and groundwater, we decided to evaluate influence of the environmental contamination on eventual changes of genetic constitution of human body cells. The subjects analyzed were 36 phenotypically healthy newborn babies, who were born 12 months (n=22) and 18 months (n=14) after environmental contamination, and 25 newborns in 1998 as a control group. For the assessment of mutagenic effects of environmental pollutants in vivo, the cytokinesis-block micronucleus test was employed. The results show significant increase of micronuclei (MN) in lymphocytes from newborns born 12 months after contamination (9.36 +/- 5.60), in comparison to controls (5.53 +/- 3.02) and newborns born 18 months after contamination (6.14 +/- 3.57). Only 3 newborns (12%) out of 25 controls showed more than 1 MN/1000 binucleated cells in respect to 8/22 after 12 months (36%) and 2/14 after 18 months from contamination (14%). The mean number of binucleated cells with MN significantly varied in function of sex and environmental changes in newborns born 12 months after contamination (as demonstrated by the analysis of covariance F=9.61, p <0.003). After 18 months of contamination, environmental components had no noticeable effects on MN frequency (F=0.5, p >0.48). These results suggest that the exposure to environmental pollutants in utero affects genetic constitution of fetus and increases MN values in their body cells, which is detectable right after birth in peripheral blood lymphocytes.
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