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Qi Z, Zhao Q, Yu Z, Yang Z, Feng J, Song P, He X, Lu X, Chen X, Li S, Yuan Y, Cai Z. Assessing the Impact of PM 2.5-Bound Arsenic on Cardiovascular Risk among Workers in a Non-ferrous Metal Smelting Area: Insights from Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:8228-8238. [PMID: 38695658 PMCID: PMC11097390 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/15/2024]
Abstract
Inhalation of fine particulate matter PM2.5-bound arsenic (PM2.5-As) may cause significant cardiovascular damage, due to its high concentration, long transmission range, and good absorption efficiency in organisms. However, both the contribution and the effect of the arsenic exposure pathway, with PM2.5 as the medium, on cardiovascular system damage in nonferrous smelting sites remain to be studied. In this work, a one-year site sample collection and analysis work showed that the annual concentration of PM2.5-As reached 0.74 μg/m3, which was 120 times the national standard. The predominant species in the PM2.5 samples were As (V) and As (III). A panel study among workers revealed that PM2.5-As exposure dominantly contributed to human absorption of As. After exposure of mice to PM2.5-As for 8 weeks, the accumulation of As in the high exposure group reached equilibrium, and its bioavailability was 24.5%. A series of animal experiments revealed that PM2.5-As exposure induced cardiac injury and dysfunction at the environmental relevant concentration and speciation. By integrating environmental and animal exposure assessments, more accurate health risk assessment models exposed to PM2.5-As were established for metal smelting areas. Therefore, our research provides an important scientific basis for relevant departments to formulate industry supervision, prevention and control policies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zenghua Qi
- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- The
Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shunde Hospital, Southern Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of
Shunde), 528300 Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Analysis
and Test Center, Guangdong University of
Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Contaminants Exposure and Health,
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental
Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department
of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong, China
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Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(R, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Vleminckx C, Wallace H, Barregård L, Benford D, Broberg K, Dogliotti E, Fletcher T, Rylander L, Abrahantes JC, Gómez Ruiz JÁ, Steinkellner H, Tauriainen T, Schwerdtle T. Update of the risk assessment of inorganic arsenic in food. EFSA J 2024; 22:e8488. [PMID: 38239496 PMCID: PMC10794945 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
Abstract
The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the revised exposure assessment issued by EFSA in 2021. Epidemiological studies show that the chronic intake of iAs via diet and/or drinking water is associated with increased risk of several adverse outcomes including cancers of the skin, bladder and lung. The CONTAM Panel used the benchmark dose lower confidence limit based on a benchmark response (BMR) of 5% (relative increase of the background incidence after adjustment for confounders, BMDL05) of 0.06 μg iAs/kg bw per day obtained from a study on skin cancer as a Reference Point (RP). Inorganic As is a genotoxic carcinogen with additional epigenetic effects and the CONTAM Panel applied a margin of exposure (MOE) approach for the risk characterisation. In adults, the MOEs are low (range between 2 and 0.4 for mean consumers and between 0.9 and 0.2 at the 95th percentile exposure, respectively) and as such raise a health concern despite the uncertainties.
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Disturbed Ratios between Essential and Toxic Trace Elements as Potential Biomarkers of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15061434. [PMID: 36986164 PMCID: PMC10058587 DOI: 10.3390/nu15061434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Background: Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are known to be two of the metal contaminants that pose the greatest potential threat to human health. The purpose of this research study was to compare the levels of toxic metals (Cd, Pb) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), with a control group in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The study also aimed to assess the correlations between toxic metals and clinical data in AIS patients, and to assess the potential effect of smoking. Materials and methods: The levels of mineral components in the collected blood samples were assessed by means of atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Results: The Cd blood concentration was significantly higher in AIS patients as compared to the control group. We found that the molar ratios of Cd/Zn and Cd/Pb were significantly higher (p < 0.001; p < 0.001, respectively), when the molar ratios of Se/Pb, Se/Cd, and Cu/Cd were significantly lower (p = 0.01; p < 0.001; p < 0.001, respectively), in AIS patients as compared to control subjects. However, there were no considerable fluctuations in relation to the blood Pb concentration or molar ratios of Zn/Pb and Cu/Pb between our AIS patients and the control group. We also found that patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) atherosclerosis, particularly those with 20–50% ICA stenosis, had higher concentrations of Cd and Cd/Zn, but lower Cu/Cd and Se/Cd molar ratios. In the course of our analysis, we observed that current smokers among AIS patients had significantly higher blood-Cd concentrations, Cd/Zn and Cd/Pb molar ratios, and hemoglobin levels, but significantly lower HDL-C concentrations, Se/Cd, and Cu/Cd molar ratios. Conclusions: Our research has shown that the disruption of the metal balance plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AIS. Furthermore, our results broaden those of previous studies on the exposure to Cd and Pb as risk factors for AIS. Further investigations are necessary to examine the probable mechanisms of Cd and Pb in the onset of ischemic stroke. The Cd/Zn molar ratio may be a useful biomarker of atherosclerosis in AIS patients. An accurate assessment of changes in the molar ratios of essential and toxic trace elements could serve as a valuable indicator of the nutritional status and levels of oxidative stress in AIS patients. It is critical to investigate the potential role of exposure to metal mixtures in AIS, due to its public health implications.
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Chakraborty D. Metal Exposure and Stroke: Are We Concerned Enough? Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2022; 25:997-998. [PMID: 36911491 PMCID: PMC9996470 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_912_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Debabrata Chakraborty
- Department of Neurology, Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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