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Dai T, Li W, Wang L, Zhou J, Zhong K, Yao Y, Cai X, Tian L, Wu H, Xu T, Xiao L, Ni H, Song C, Li Y, Li F, Meng T, Sheng H, Lv Z, Guo P, Wang Q, Zhang X. Beneficial effect of residential greenness on sperm quality and the role of air pollution: A multicenter population-based study. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 946:174038. [PMID: 38906295 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Poor sperm quality is a major cause of male infertility. However, evidence remains scarce on how greenness affects male sperm quality. OBJECTIVES To assess the associations of residential greenness with male sperm quality and the modification effect of air pollution exposure on the relationship. METHODS A total of 78,742 samples from 33,184 sperm donors from 6 regions across China during 2014-2020 were included and analyzed. Individual residential greenness exposures of study subjects were estimated using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) during the entire (0-90 lag days) and two key stages (0-37, and 34-77 lag days) of sperm development. Contemporaneous personal exposure levels to air pollutants were estimated using a spatio-temporal deep learning method. Linear mixed models were employed to assess the impact of greenspace in relation to sperm quality. The modification effect of air pollution on the greenspace-sperm quality relationship was also estimated. RESULTS Per IQR increment in NDVI exposure throughout spermatogenesis were statistically associated with increasing sperm count by 0.0122 (95 % CI: 0.0007, 0.0237), progressive motility by 0.0162 (95 % CI: 0.0045, 0.0280), and total motility by 0.0147 (95 % CI: 0.0014, 0.0281), respectively. Similar results were observed when the model added air pollutants (PM1, PM2.5 or O3) for adjustment. Additionally, specific air pollutants, including PM1, PM2.5, and O3, were found to modify this association. Notably, the protective effects of greenness exposure were more pronounced at higher concentrations of PM1 and PM2.5 and lower concentrations of O3 (all Pinteraction < 0.05). Statistically significant positive effects of NDVI were observed on sperm motility in early spermatogenesis and sperm count in late spermatogenesis. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to residential greenness may have beneficial effects on sperm quality and air pollution modifies their relationship. These findings highlight the importance of adopting adaptable urban greenspace planning and policies to safeguard male fertility against environmental factors.
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- Tingting Dai
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Longgang District Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital (Longgang Maternity and Child Institute of Shantou University Medical College), Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Guangzhou, China; Department of Andrology, Guangdong Provincial Reproductive Science Institute (Guangdong Provincial Fertility Hospital), China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China
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- Human Sperm Bank, the Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Taiyuan, China
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- Human Sperm Bank, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Human Sperm Bank, the Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Human Sperm Bank, Reproductive Medicine Center, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Human Sperm Bank, the Zhejiang Provincial Maternal and Child and Reproductive Health Care Center, Hangzhou, China
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- Longgang District Maternity & Child Healthcare Hospital (Longgang Maternity and Child Institute of Shantou University Medical College), Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, China.
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Guangzhou, China; Department of Andrology, Guangdong Provincial Reproductive Science Institute (Guangdong Provincial Fertility Hospital), China.
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Guangzhou, China; Department of Andrology, Guangdong Provincial Reproductive Science Institute (Guangdong Provincial Fertility Hospital), China.
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Hickman E, Frey J, Wylie A, Hartwell HJ, Herkert NJ, Short SJ, Mills-Koonce WR, Fry RC, Stapleton HM, Propper C, Rager JE. Chemical and non-chemical stressors in a postpartum cohort through wristband and self report data: Links between increased chemical burden, economic, and racial stress. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 191:108976. [PMID: 39216331 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Multiple external stressors are known to have adverse impacts on health and development. Certain groups are more vulnerable and/or more likely to be exposed toenvironmental, psychological, and social stressors simultaneously. Yet, few studies have examined combined exposure to environmental toxicants and psychosocial stress. Here, we integrated environmental chemical exposure data collected using silicone wristbands and self-report social stressor data within the Brain and Early Experience (BEE) perinatal cohort to understand co-exposure to environmental chemicals and social stress. Silicone wristbands were worn for one week by mothers throughout central North Carolina who were 6 months postpartum (n = 97). Exposure to 110 environmental chemicals across eight chemical classes was quantified on silicone wristbands using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Social stress was evaluated using eight established self-report questionnaires (e.g., Brief Symptom Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale), quantifying experiences such as race-related stress, economic strain, and relationship conflict. Hair cortisol levels were measured as an additional metric of stress. The chemical exposure landscape and associations among chemical exposure, demographic characteristics, and social stress were characterized through individual variable analyses, cluster and data reduction, and compiled scoring approaches to comprehensively evaluate chemical and social stress burdens. We found that chemicals contain co-occurring patterns largely based on chemical class, with phthalates representing the chemical class with highest exposure and polychlorinated biphenyls the lowest. Chemicals showed differential exposure across racial groups, with diethyl phthalate, triphenyl phosphate, and tris(3,5-dimethyl phenyl) phosphate at higher levels in Black participants compared with White participants. Integrating social stressor profiling with chemical exposure data identified one particularly vulnerable subset of participants in which high chemical exposure burden coincided with high experiences of racism and economic stress. These findings demonstrate co-occurring chemical and social stress, warranting further investigation to better understand how these combined stressors may contribute to disparities in maternal and child health.
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- Elise Hickman
- Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, 4004 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB # 7325, 116 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 166 Rosenau Hall, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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- Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 166 Rosenau Hall, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, UNC Chapel Hill, 235 E. Cameron Avenue, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC Chapel Hill, 910 Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States.
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- Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 166 Rosenau Hall, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 9 Circuit Dr, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
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- Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1025 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706, United States; Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 625 W. Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53703, United States.
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- School of Education, UNC Chapel Hill, Peabody Hall, CB #3500, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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- Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, 4004 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB # 7325, 116 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 166 Rosenau Hall, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, 9 Circuit Dr, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
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- Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, UNC Chapel Hill, 910 Raleigh Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States; School of Nursing, UNC Chapel Hill, 120 Medical Drive, CB #7460, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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- Institute for Environmental Health Solutions, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 170 Rosenau Hall, CB #7400, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Curriculum in Toxicology & Environmental Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, 4004 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB # 7325, 116 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, UNC Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, 166 Rosenau Hall, CB #7431, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
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Wang R, Wu Y, Zhang C, Liang C, Xia X, Gao X, Fang J. Dietary survey of poultry egg intake among residents in Kunming city, southwest China. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1314924. [PMID: 38510711 PMCID: PMC10951060 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1314924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Background For almost all people, eggs can be a wholesome addition to the diet. However, there is insufficient applicable data to evaluate the poultry egg intake of people in the city of Kunming located in southwest China. Objectives To understand the situation of egg consumption among local residents in Kunming via a dietary survey. Methods Residents living in three places of Kunming were chosen using a multi-stage random sampling method. The recall methods of 3-day food intake and 1-month food intake frequency were used to assess the quantity and frequency of poultry egg dietary intake of local people. Results Of the 1,118 respondents, 565 (50.54%) were female and 553 (49.46%) were male with age range 0.5-91 years old. Egg consumption was widespread among the survey respondents with 88.01% reporting hen egg ingestion, but the dietary intake of other poultry eggs such as duck, quail, and goose eggs were much less frequent. The medium daily intake of hen eggs was 20.00 g/d with greater amount of hen egg consumption in older age groups. However, when calculated on a body-weight basis, the median amount of hen eggs consumed daily per kilogram of body weight for all survey respondents was 0.47 g/kg/d whereas this indicator for children was 1.33 g/kg/d, becoming the greatest among all age groups. Conclusions Our study obtained a better understanding of poultry egg intake among residents in Kunming city and calculated the egg intake kilogram of body weight that can be a useful reference to inform the development of more accurate dietary recommendation. These results also provide basic data for nutrition monitoring and dietary exposure risk assessment of poultry egg intake.
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- Rui Wang
- Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for West Ecological Safety (CIWES), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Institute for Health Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Guillien A, Slama R, Andrusaityte S, Casas M, Chatzi L, de Castro M, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Granum B, Grazuleviciene R, Julvez J, Krog NH, Lepeule J, Maitre L, McEachan R, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Oftedal B, Urquiza J, Vafeiadi M, Wright J, Vrijheid M, Basagaña X, Siroux V. Associations between combined urban and lifestyle factors and respiratory health in European children. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 242:117774. [PMID: 38036203 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Previous studies identified some environmental and lifestyle factors independently associated with children respiratory health, but few focused on exposure mixture effects. This study aimed at identifying, in pregnancy and in childhood, combined urban and lifestyle environment profiles associated with respiratory health in children. METHODS This study is based on the European Human Early-Life Exposome (HELIX) project, combining six birth cohorts. Associations between profiles of pregnancy (38 exposures) and childhood (84 exposures) urban and lifestyle factors, identified by clustering analysis, and respiratory health were estimated by regression models adjusted for confounders. RESULTS Among the 1033 included children (mean ± standard-deviation (SD) age: 8.2 ± 1.6 years old, 47% girls) the mean ± SD forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) were 99 ± 13% and 101 ± 14%, respectively, and 12%, 12% and 24% reported ever-asthma, wheezing and rhinitis, respectively. Four profiles of pregnancy exposures and four profiles of childhood exposures were identified. Compared to the reference childhood exposure profile (low exposures), two exposure profiles were associated with lower levels of FEV1. One profile was characterized by few natural spaces in the surroundings and high exposure to the built environment and road traffic. The second profile was characterized by high exposure to meteorological factors and low levels of all other exposures and was also associated with an increased risk of ever-asthma and wheezing. A pregnancy exposure profile characterized by high exposure levels to all risk factors, but a healthy maternal lifestyle, was associated with a lower risk of wheezing and rhinitis in children, compared to the reference pregnancy profile (low exposures). CONCLUSION This comprehensive approach revealed pregnancy and childhood profiles of urban and lifestyle exposures associated with lung function and/or respiratory conditions in children. Our findings highlight the need to pursue the study of combined exposures to improve prevention strategies for multifactorial diseases such as asthma.
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- Alicia Guillien
- University of Grenoble Alpes, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, French National Center for Scientific Research, Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Reproduction and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, France.
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, French National Center for Scientific Research, Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Reproduction and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, 53361, Academia, Lithuania
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Inserm, INRAE, Center for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS), Paris, France
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- Division of Climate and Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, 53361, Academia, Lithuania
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Clinical and Epidemiological Neuroscience Group (NeuroÈpia), Institut d'Investigatió Sanità ria Pere Virgili (IISPV), Reus, Spain
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- Division of Climate and Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, French National Center for Scientific Research, Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Reproduction and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, France
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Division of Climate and Environmental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER EpidemiologÃa y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, French National Center for Scientific Research, Team of Environmental Epidemiology Applied to Reproduction and Respiratory Health, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, France
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Bertin B, Foligne B, Ley D, Lesage J, Beghin L, Morcel J, Gottrand F, Hermann E. An Overview of the Influence of Breastfeeding on the Development of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Nutrients 2023; 15:5103. [PMID: 38140362 PMCID: PMC10745409 DOI: 10.3390/nu15245103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The first 1000 days of life is a critical period that contributes significantly to the programming of an individual's future health. Among the many changes that occur during this period early in life, there is growing evidence that the establishment of healthy gut microbiota plays an important role in the prevention of both short- and long-term health problems. Numerous publications suggest that the quality of the gut microbiota colonisation depends on several dietary factors, including breastfeeding. In this respect, a relationship between breastfeeding and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been suggested. IBDs are chronic intestinal diseases, and perinatal factors may be partly responsible for their onset. We review the existence of links between breastfeeding and IBD based on experimental and clinical studies. Overall, despite encouraging experimental data in rodents, the association between breastfeeding and the development of IBD remains controversial in humans, partly due to the considerable heterogeneity between clinical studies. The duration of exclusive breastfeeding is probably decisive for its lasting effect on IBD. Thus, specific improvements in our knowledge could support dietary interventions targeting the gut microbiome, such as the early use of prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics, in order to prevent the disease.
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- Benjamin Bertin
- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, CIC-1403 Inserm-CHU, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, CIC-1403 Inserm-CHU, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, CIC-1403 Inserm-CHU, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1286-INFINITE-Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, F-59000 Lille, France; (B.B.); (B.F.); (D.L.); (J.L.); (L.B.); (J.M.); (F.G.)
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Fisher M, Muckle G, Lanphear B, Arbuckle TE, Braun JM, Zidek A, Vélez MP, Lupien N, Bastien S, Ashley-Martin J, Oulhote Y, Borghese MM, Walker M, Asztalos E, Bouchard MF, Booij L, Palmert MR, Morrison KM, Cummings EA, Khatchadourian K, Panagiotopoulos C, Glendon G, Shutt R, Abdul-Fatah A, Seal K, Fraser WD. Cohort profile update: The Canadian Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals Child Development study (MIREC-CD PLUS). Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2023; 37:719-732. [PMID: 37921434 DOI: 10.1111/ppe.13013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The pan-Canadian Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study was established to determine whether maternal environmental chemical exposures were associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in 2001 pregnant women. OBJECTIVES The MIREC-Child Development (CD PLUS) study followed this cohort with the goal of assessing the potential effects of prenatal exposures on anthropometry and neurodevelopment in early childhood. POPULATION MIREC families with children between the ages of 15 months and 5 years who had agreed to be contacted for future research (n = 1459) were invited to participate in MIREC-CD PLUS which combines data collected from an online Maternal Self-Administered Questionnaire with biomonitoring and neurodevelopment data collected from two in-person visits. PRELIMINARY RESULTS Between April 2013 and March 2015, 803 children participated in the Biomonitoring visit where we collected anthropometric measures, blood, and urine from the children. The Behavioural Assessment System for Children-2, Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function, MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories and the Communication subscale of the Adaptive Behaviour Scale from the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III are available on close to 900 children. There were 610 singleton children who completed in-person visits for neurodevelopment assessments including the Social Responsiveness Scale, Wechsler Preschool Primary Scale of Intelligence-III and NEuroPSYchological assessments (NEPSY). Currently, we are following the cohort into early adolescence to measure the impact of early life exposures on endocrine and metabolic function (MIREC-ENDO). CONCLUSIONS Data collection for the MIREC-CD PLUS study is complete and analysis of the data continues. We are now extending the follow-up of the cohort into adolescence to measure the impact of early life exposures on endocrine and metabolic function (MIREC-ENDO). MIREC-CD PLUS is limited by loss to follow-up and the fact that mothers are predominately of higher socioeconomic status and 'White' ethnicity, which limits our generalizability. However, the depth of biomonitoring and clinical measures in MIREC provides a platform to examine associations of prenatal, infancy and childhood exposures with child growth and development.
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- Mandy Fisher
- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Existing Substances and Risk Assessment Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Research Centre/Eating Disorders Continuum, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre de Recherche du CHUS, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Yalçin SS, Gezgen Kesen G, Güçiz Doğan B, Yalçin S, Acar Vaizoğlu S. Mother's knowledge for environmental risks and self-awareness for the presence of pollutants in her living area in West and Central Anatolia: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1780. [PMID: 37710255 PMCID: PMC10500730 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16684-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Environmental risk awareness is a key concept to raise awareness and plan future programs for environmental protection. A cross-sectional household survey aimed to find out the presence of environmental hazards next to living area and the mother's knowledge levels about environmental risk factors with their related factors according to district development ranking, and Western and Central Anatolian regions with sampling from rural and urban residence. METHOD The study was designed with household sampling weighted according to population density in 2008. Data on the demography and health status, dwelling characteristics of the residents are also collected in 2009. In addition, open-ended questions "What does environmental risk/hazard mean?" and "Which environmental risks/hazards are present in your environment?" were asked. The data collected from the survey were analyzed using multivariate binary logistic regression. RESULTS The sample included 3489 mothers living either in urban or rural areas. Of the mothers, 19.3% did not know what an environmental risk is and 75.7% stated that there was at least one environmental pollutant in their environment. The most commonly perceived risk factor was air pollution (23.0%), which was reported to be present in their living areas by 12.4%. Regions, residence, settlement features of the house, and health status of family members were associated with the perception of environmental risk at a statistically significant level. CONCLUSION The neighborhood conditions and health status of family associated with the mother's awareness for environmental risk factors. Communication and cooperation between local governments, health institutions, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders should be strengthened to increase risk awareness.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Türkiye
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus
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Wallerich L, Fillol A, Rivadeneyra A, Vandentorren S, Wittwer J, Cambon L. Environment and child well-being: A scoping review of reviews to guide policies. Health Promot Perspect 2023; 13:168-182. [PMID: 37808945 PMCID: PMC10558968 DOI: 10.34172/hpp.2023.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Background Acting on social determinants is the most effective, efficient, and fairest strategy to improve population health and health equity. Because of their vulnerability and dependence, children are particularly exposed to the deleterious effects of their living environment. Taking these issues into account in the development of public policies and identifying levers for action are crucial. The objective of this scoping review of reviews is to identify the main environmental determinants on children's health and development, and their mechanisms of effect, to be addressed by public policies. Methods We conducted a scoping review of reviews in accordance with the method developed by Arksey and O'Malley, and Levac and colleagues' methodology advancement and the PRISMA guideline. Inclusion criteria were identified with the PICos (population-phenomena of interest-context-study design) framework. We used the PubMed database and conducted a thematic analyze. Results Forty-seven articles were selected. Their analysis allowed us to identify five categories of interdependent environmental determinants of child health: i) urban design ii) contaminants, iii) parenting environment, iv) social conditions, v) climate change. Together and in a systemic way, they act on the health of the child. Conclusion The review carried out allows us to propose a pragmatic framework for clarifying the effects of the physical, social, and economic environment on children's health and wellbeing.
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- Louise Wallerich
- University of Bordeaux, INSERM, BPH, U1219, Mérisp/PHARES, Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, CIC 1401, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INSERM, BPH, U1219, Mérisp/PHARES, Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, CIC 1401, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Institute of Public Health, Epidemiology and Development, Bordeaux, France
- Equipe PHARes, Bordeaux Population Health, Bordeaux, France
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- French Public Health Agency, F-94415 Saint-Maurice, France
- University of Bordeaux, Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Centre INSERM U1219 Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, Bordeaux, France
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- University of Bordeaux, INSERM, BPH, U1219, Mérisp/PHARES, Equipe Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, CIC 1401, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Melén E, Forastiere F, Gehring U, Katsouyanni K, Yorgancioglu A, Ulrik CS, Hansen K, Powell P, Ward B, Hoffmann B, Andersen ZJ. Climate change and respiratory health: a European Respiratory Society position statement. Eur Respir J 2023; 62:2201960. [PMID: 37661094 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01960-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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- Ana Maria Vicedo-Cabrera
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service/ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
- Science Policy and Epidemiology Environmental Research Group King's College London, London UK
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
- Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Celal Bayar University Medical Faculty Department of Pulmonology, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital-Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Lung Foundation, Sheffield, UK
- Kristiania University College, Technology, Oslo, Norway
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- European Respiratory Society, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Section of Environment and Health, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zeng X, Xu C, Xu X, Huang Y, Wang Q, Huo X. Combined toxicity of air pollutants related to e-waste on inflammatory cytokines linked with neurotransmitters and pediatric behavioral problems. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 239:113657. [PMID: 35617902 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113657] [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: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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E-waste usually refers to the discarded electrical or electronic equipment that is no longer used. Informal e-waste recycling methods, such as burning, roasting, acid leaching, and shredding, had resulted in serious air pollution, which is a prominent risk factor for children's health. However, the combined toxicity of air pollutants on children's behavioral health remains unclear. This study collected data on air pollution exposure, calculated the average daily dose (ADD) based on these air pollutants for children in Guiyu (e-waste group, n = 112) and Haojiang (reference group, n = 101), then assessed children's behavioral health using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and further estimated the associations of ADD, inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and children's behavioral problems. Compared with Haojiang, Guiyu has poorer air quality and higher levels of ADD, inflammatory cytokines (such as IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α), neurotransmitters (such as DA and SP), and SDQ scores, but lower levels of serum neuropeptide Y (NPY) levels. Spearman correlation analyses indicated that there were significant relationships among inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and behavioral scores. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that each unit increase in ADD was associated with serum levels of DA and SP, the serum NPY subsequently changed by B (95% CI): 0.99 (0.14, 1.84) nmol/L, 0.25 (0.08, 0.42) ng/mL, and - 0.16 (-0.26, -0.05) ng/mL, respectively. After adjustment for confounders, logistic regression analyses suggested that with each one-fold increase in ADD was associated with the risk of emotional symptoms [OR (95% CI): 18.15 (2.72, 121.06)], hyperactivity-inattention [13.64 (2.28, 81.65)] and total difficulties [8.90 (1.60, 49.35)] and prosocial behavior [- 7.32 (-44.37, -1.21)]. Taken together, this study demonstrates that combined exposure to air pollutants may alter the levels of inflammatory cytokines and serum neurotransmitter to subsequently impact behavioral health in children.
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- Xiang Zeng
- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China; Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou 515041, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, Guangdong, China
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