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Milea ȘA, Lazăr NN, Simionov IA, Petrea ȘM, Călmuc M, Călmuc V, Georgescu PL, Iticescu C. Effects of cooking methods and co-ingested foods on mercury bioaccessibility in pontic shad ( Alosa immaculata). Curr Res Food Sci 2023; 7:100599. [PMID: 37790855 PMCID: PMC10542595 DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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Human mercury (Hg) exposure is mostly caused by eating fish. However, there are major differences between the measured and predicted mercury concentration on Hg bioavailability. This study investigated the effects of cooking (steaming, baking, frying, marinating, and smoking) and selected components' co-ingestion on Hg bioaccessibility. Baking and frying reduced Hg bioaccessibility compared to the raw sample. The bioaccessible Hg fraction in fish was assessed through in vitro digestion method. Hg bioaccessibility varied from 4.31 to nearly 24.95% and the Hg recovery rate varied from 63.44 to 78.74%. Co-ingested garlic and broccoli with pontic shad had a positive effect on decreasing fish Hg bioaccessibility. The antioxidant activity of co-ingested food items was also calculated and correlated with mercury bioaccessibility. These results highlighted a possible positive role of plant-based foods and other food processing techniques in the bioaccessibility reduction of other chemical contaminants found in food sources.
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- Ștefania-Adelina Milea
- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
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- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
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- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
- Dunărea de Jos University of Galati, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Domnească Street 111, 800201, Galati, Romania
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- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
- Dunărea de Jos University of Galati, Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Domnească Street 111, 800201, Galati, Romania
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- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
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- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
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- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Science and Environment, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania, REXDAN Research Infrastructure, Romania
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- REXDAN Research Infrastructure, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, George Coșbuc Street, 98, Galati, Romania
- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Science and Environment, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania, REXDAN Research Infrastructure, Romania
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Brodziak-Dopierała B, Fischer A. Analysis of Mercury Content in Various Types of Tea (Camellia sinensis) and Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095491. [PMID: 35564885 PMCID: PMC9102548 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Due to the content of active ingredients, teas can be used prophylactically, but most of all they are consumed for taste reasons. As with food or water, these products can be contaminated with heavy metals, including mercury. Mercury (Hg) is a toxic element, it causes many side effects in the human body depending on the form of Hg, which can include respiratory failure, kidney damage, neurological disorders. At the cellular level, Hg and its compounds lead to a disturbance of metabolism and cell death. The aim of the study was to evaluate the mercury concentration of tea (Camellia sinensis) and Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis). Eighty-six samples were collected and analyzed, including the following kinds: black, green, white, Pu-erh, and Yerba Mate. The samples came from Poland. The Hg concentration was determined with an AMA 254 atomic absorption spectrometer. The study showed that the Hg content in each tea sample averaged 2.47 μg/kg. The Hg concentration in the tested types of tea differed significantly statistically (p = 0.000). It was the largest in Yerba Mate, followed by green, Pu-erh, and white tea, and was the smallest in black tea. Statistically significant differences in the Hg content (p = 0.004) were also dependent on the form of the product; in leaf tea samples, the concentration of Hg (2.54 µg/kg) was higher than in tea bags (1.16 µg/kg). The Hg concentration determined in the tested samples does not exceed the permitted EU standard. Consuming these teas poses no health risk in terms of the amount of Hg.
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Chang J, Zhou Y, Wang Q, Aschner M, Lu R. Plant components can reduce methylmercury toxication: A mini-review. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2019; 1863:129290. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Pelletier G, Feng YL, Leingartner K, Black P. Co-administration of a Rhododendron tomentosum extract does not affect mercury tissue concentrations and excretion rate in methylmercury-treated adult male rats. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:369. [PMID: 31262338 PMCID: PMC6604137 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4409-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objectives Consumption of fish/seafood is clearly linked to higher mercury levels in human tissue samples. However, correlations between methylmercury (MeHg) intakes calculated from dietary surveys and mercury body burdens are usually weak and can vary across populations. Different factors may affect MeHg absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion, including co-exposures to phytochemicals and antibiotics, which were shown to affect mercury body burdens in rodents. Based on the observation that rat pups developmentally exposed to MeHg and a Rhododendron tomentosum extract (Labrador Tea) presented significantly higher blood mercury levels at weaning compared to pups exposed to MeHg alone, the modulation of MeHg toxicokinetics by Labrador Tea was further investigated in adult rats. Results Total mercury levels were quantified in the blood, liver, kidney and feces of adult male rats exposed to MeHg (1.2 mg/kg bodyweight/day, for 3 weeks) administered either alone or in combination with Labrador Tea (100 mg/kg bodyweight/day) or with an antibiotics cocktail (to inhibit MeHg demethylation by gut bacteria). While the reduced fecal excretion and higher blood mercury levels expected from antibiotics-treated rats were observed, mercury levels in samples from Labrador Tea-treated rats were not significantly different from those measured in samples from rats exposed to MeHg alone. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4409-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Guillaume Pelletier
- Hazard Identification Division, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Environmental Health Centre, 50 Colombine Driveway, P.L. 0803B, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- Exposure and Biomonitoring Division, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Hazard Identification Division, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Environmental Health Centre, 50 Colombine Driveway, P.L. 0803B, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Hazard Identification Division, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Environmental Health Centre, 50 Colombine Driveway, P.L. 0803B, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.,Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Girard C, Charette T, Leclerc M, Shapiro BJ, Amyot M. Cooking and co-ingested polyphenols reduce in vitro methylmercury bioaccessibility from fish and may alter exposure in humans. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 616-617:863-874. [PMID: 29096961 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Fish consumption is a major pathway for mercury exposure in humans. Current guidelines and risk assessments assume that 100% of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish is absorbed by the human body after ingestion. However, a growing body of literature suggests that this absorption rate may be overestimated. We used an in vitro digestion method to measure MeHg bioaccessibility in commercially-purchased fish, and investigated the effects of dietary practices on MeHg bioaccessibility. Cooking had the greatest effect, decreasing bioaccessibility on average to 12.5±5.6%. Polyphenol-rich beverages also significantly reduced bioaccessibility to 22.7±3.8% and 28.6±13.9%, for green and black tea respectively. We confirmed the suspected role of polyphenols in tea as being a driver of MeHg's reduced bioaccessibility, and found that epicatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, rutin and cafeic acid could individually decrease MeHg bioaccessibility by up to 55%. When both cooking and polyphenol-rich beverage treatments were combined, only 1% of MeHg remained bioaccessible. These results call for in vivo validation, and suggest that dietary practices should be considered when setting consumer guidelines for MeHg. More realistic risk assessments could promote consumption of fish as a source of fatty acids, which can play a protective role against cardiovascular disease.
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- Catherine Girard
- Center for Northern Studies (CEN), Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada
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- ÉcoLac, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada; Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie et en Environnement Aquatique (GRIL), Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada
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- ÉcoLac, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada; Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie et en Environnement Aquatique (GRIL), Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada
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- Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie et en Environnement Aquatique (GRIL), Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada
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- Center for Northern Studies (CEN), Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada; ÉcoLac, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada; Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie et en Environnement Aquatique (GRIL), Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 90 Vincent-d'Indy, Montreal H2V2S9, Canada.
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Chiocchetti G, Jadán-Piedra C, Vélez D, Devesa V. Metal(loid) contamination in seafood products. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 57:3715-3728. [DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1161596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Gabriela Chiocchetti
- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Jadán Piedra C, Sánchez V, Vélez D, Devesa V. Reduction of mercury bioaccessibility using dietary strategies. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2016.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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