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Floyd CA, Carr JR, Brock L, Orvin DL. Enteral N-acetylcysteine to reduce serum cobalt concentrations secondary to prosthetic knee-associated metallosis: A case report. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2024; 81:e159-e165. [PMID: 38141216 DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxad312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Cobalt metallosis is a rare but dangerous complication of total joint arthroplasty resulting from deterioration of the joint leading to metal-on-metal friction and breakdown. Potential manifestations vary in severity and include dilated cardiomyopathy, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive disturbances, neuropathy, fatigue, and weakness. The therapeutic role of N-acetylcysteine in metallosis has been investigated due to its ability to chelate with heavy metal ions, such as cobalt and chromium. SUMMARY Here we report the case of a 71-year-old female who presented with suspected metallosis diagnosed in the outpatient setting due to symptoms of significant weight loss and failure to thrive. This metallosis was secondary to the hardware breakdown of a left knee revision roughly 6 years previously. The patient was not a surgical candidate due to her poor nutrition status and was started on nasojejunal tube feeds along with N-acetylcysteine 600 mg by mouth twice daily for 45 days. The patient's serum cobalt levels decreased from 61.7 µg/L on admission to 16.2 µg/L prior to her undergoing proper revision of the left knee roughly 2 months after admission to the hospital. The patient tolerated treatment well and was able to be discharged the day after surgery, with no further complaints or complications. CONCLUSION This case report contributes to the body of literature suggesting that administration of N-acetylcysteine can reduce serum cobalt concentrations, without notable adverse effects, in the context of prosthetic knee-associated metallosis.
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- St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Savannah, GA, USA
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- University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Athens, GA, USA
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Meriem S, Antoniadis A, Palazzuolo M, Wegrzyn J. The use of dual mobility cups in revision total hip arthroplasty for failed large head metal-on-metal bearings. Int Orthop 2024; 48:719-727. [PMID: 37907694 PMCID: PMC10901945 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-023-06017-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Revision of failed large head metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a challenging procedure particularly to reconstruct acetabular bone defect due to osteolysis and to achieve hip stability due to soft tissue damages, both potentially caused by adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of dual mobility cup (DMC) constructs in revision THA for failed large head MoM bearings with a special attention to the occurrence of dislocation or re-revision. METHODS Between 2015 and 2019, 57 patients (64 THAs, 41 men, mean age = 65 ± 10 years) underwent revision for MoM THA with the use of DMC were prospectively included in our total joint registry. Mean time to revision was 11 ± 2.5 years. The causes for revision were adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD) in 49 THAs (76%), painful hip with elevated blood cobalt-chromium ions in seven (11%), and acetabular aseptic loosening in eight (13%). The revision was complete in 22 THAs (34%) and acetabular only in 42 (66%). Clinical and radiographic outcomes, complications, and re-revisions were evaluated at most recent follow-up. RESULTS At mean follow-up of six ± 1.5 years, the pre- to postoperative Harris Hip Score improved from 74 ± 19 to 92 ± 4 (p = 0.004). Complications occurred in 11 cases (17%): five dislocations (8%), three periprosthetic infections (5%), two aseptic loosening of the acetabular component (3%), and two periprosthetic fractures (3%). Re-revision was required in six cases (9%). CONCLUSION The use of DMC is a reliable option to prevent instability and ensure a stable acetabular reconstruction in revision THA for failed large head MoM bearings. However, dislocation after revision remains a concern, particularly in cases of severe soft tissue damage related to ARMD.
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- Samir Meriem
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Avenue Pierre-Decker, 4, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Avenue Pierre-Decker, 4, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Avenue Pierre-Decker, 4, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Avenue Pierre-Decker, 4, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Al-Khatib Y, Tyas B, Kalson NS, Agni N, Bhutani P, Petheram T, Carluke I, Partington P. Quantification and severity grading of femoral vessel compression by adverse reactions to metal debris in metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Hip Int 2024; 34:215-220. [PMID: 37545332 DOI: 10.1177/11207000231190738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Metal-on-metal (MoM) total hip arthroplasty (THA) may cause adverse reactions to metal debris (ARMD). ARMD causing femoral vessel compression with serious complications has been described in case reports, but the rate of compression by ARMD is not known. This study aims to investigate the rate, and quantify the severity, of femoral vessel compression in MoM hips with ARMD lesions. METHODS Patients under surveillance for MoM THA investigated with MRI were studied. In patients with confirmed ARMD, femoral artery (FA) and vein (FV) diameters were measured at the point of maximal compression and compared to contralateral vessels. The primary outcome measure was presence or absence of compression. Cases were then classified by compression ratios. Secondary outcome measures were rates of deep vein thrombosis, revision surgery and time to ARMD from index procedure. RESULTS MRI scans for 436 patients with MoM THA were screened. Of these, 211/436 (48.4%) showed evidence of ARMD. Measurements were obtained on 133/211 (63.0%) patients. The FV was compressed in 102/133 (76.7%) and FA in 58/133 (43.6%), while 31/133 (23.3%) patients had no compression. In FVs, 42 demonstrated mild compression, 39 moderate and 21 severe. In FAs, none were severely compressed, 6 were moderate and 52 showed mild compression. There were 3 DVT cases, 2 in patients with moderate FV compression and 1 in patients without FV compression. Revision rates were highest in patients with severe FV compression (14/21, 66.7%). The mean time for MRI-diagnosed ARMD from index procedure was 8 years and 1 month (range 11 months-14.5 years). CONCLUSIONS Extra-luminal compression of the femoral vessels was found in >75% of patients with ARMD. Although it is not clear whether revision for femoral vessel compression is required, quantification of FV compression may be useful for surgeons and radiologists considering revision for ARMD.
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- Trauma and Orthopaedics, Health Education North East, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Silverberg JI, Patel N, Warshaw EM, DeKoven JG, Belsito DV, Atwater AR, Taylor JS, Sasseville D, Reeder MJ, Houle MC, DeLeo VA, Maibach HI, Fowler JF, Zug KA, Pratt MD, Yu J, Mowad CM, Botto NC, Adler BL. Patch Testing With Nickel, Cobalt, and Chromium in Patients With Suspected Allergic Contact Dermatitis. Dermatitis 2024; 35:152-159. [PMID: 38052041 DOI: 10.1089/derm.2023.0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Background: Allergic contact dermatitis is frequently caused by metals, including multiple metals simultaneously. Objectives: To assess characteristics and associations of positive and clinically relevant patch test (PT) reactions with solitary and concurrent metal sensitization. Methods: A retrospective analysis of PT results for nickel, cobalt, and/or chromium from the North American Contact Dermatitis Group between 2001 and 2018 (n = 43,522). Results: 18.0% had a positive/allergic reaction to nickel sulfate hexahydrate, 7.3% to cobalt chloride hexahydrate, and 3.0% to potassium dichromate. 87.9% patients had a currently relevant reaction to 0, 9.4% to 1, and 2.7% to multiple metals tested. Patients with 1 versus no currently relevant reactions to metal were more likely to have a primary dermatitis site of trunk, feet, and ears; patients with currently relevant reactions to multiple metals had more dermatitis affecting the trunk and ears. Metal sources varied by co-reacting metal, especially for patients with cobalt and chromium allergy. Jewelry was the most commonly identified source of nickel and cobalt for both solitary and concurrent metal allergy. Conclusions: Sensitization to multiple metals occurred in 6% of patients. Allergen sources varied between patients with sensitivity to 1 metal versus those who had concurrent sensitivity to cobalt and/or chromium.
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- Jonathan I Silverberg
- From the Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- From the Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA; and
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California, Lost Angeles, California, USA
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Gaillard-Campbell DM, Gross TP. Hypersensitivity to metals in metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty: a prospective study of one hundred and thirty five lymphocyte transformation tests. Int Orthop 2024; 48:693-698. [PMID: 37770674 PMCID: PMC10902022 DOI: 10.1007/s00264-023-05992-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Metal allergy remains a controversial topic in the orthopaedic community. It is not known if or to what degree metal sensitivity contributes to inflammatory soft tissue failures, unexplained residual pain, or clinical complications after total joint replacement with metal prostheses. METHODS We investigated the efficacy of the lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) in predicting adverse outcomes in patients after receiving a metal joint replacement. Our study cohort consists of 135 metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty cases performed between 2013 and 2015. All study patients had an LTT preoperatively. We retrospectively analyzed clinical outcomes and failures for our cohort. RESULTS There was no difference in LTT reactivity between men and women. Of the 135 patients tested, 46 (34.1% of cohort) tested positive to at least one of the materials comprising their implant, and 78 patients (57.8%) had at least one reactive score to any component of the LTT. After a minimum follow-up of two years, we did not observe an allergic response to the implant in any patients. There were no failures requiring revision. We observed a 2.2% rate of moderate residual pain; no patients with residual pain tested positive for metal sensitivity. When patients with moderate-high LTT reactivity (30.4% of cohort) were compared to the remainder of the study group, there was no difference in HHS or UCLA activity score. There was no correlation between blood metal ion levels and LTT reactivity. CONCLUSION We were unable to prove any predictive value of the LTT. We failed to identify hypersensitivity to metals in patients with metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty.
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- Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery, 1910 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, USA
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Tian Y, Yin C, Ma Y, Fu G, Liu R, Ran H, Pan T, Xiao Y, Wen X. Lumen-apposing metal stents versus traditional self-expanding metal stents for endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc 2024; 38:586-596. [PMID: 38151677 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10636-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic drainage has become the preferred treatment for pancreatic fluid collections (PFCs). There is still a lack of reliable evidence to prove which metal stent is the best choice for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of PFCs. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) compared to traditional self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) in meta-analysis. METHODS We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library up to July 15, 2023. Relevant publications that compared LAMS with traditional SEMS for drainage of patients' PFCs under EUS-guidance were included. This meta-analysis assessed endpoints using Review Manager 5.3 and Stata 14.0 statistical software. RESULT Nine citations comprising 707 patients with PFCs were included. The clinical success rate of LAMS tended to be higher than that of SEMS (RR = 1.07, 95%CI [1.00, 1.15], P = 0.05). LAMS had a lower technical success rate (RR = 0.97, 95%CI [0.94, 0.99], P = 0.02) and faster procedure time (minutes) (MD = - 24.29, 95%CI [- 25.59, - 22.99], P < 0.00001) compared to SEMS. In addition, LAMS had fewer overall adverse events (RR = 0.64, 95%CI [0.48, 0.87], P = 0.004). For specific adverse events, LAMS had fewer migration (RR = 0.37, 95%CI [0.19, 0.72], P = 0.003), occlusion (RR = 0.43, 95%CI [0.22, 0.82], P = 0.01) and infection (RR = 0.38, 95%CI [0.20, 0.70], P = 0.002). There was no significant difference in bleeding and perforation between the two stents. For hospital stay (days), LAMS group was similar to SEMS group (MD = - 3.34, 95%CI [- 7.71, - 1.03], P = 0.13). Regarding recurrence, LAMS group was fewer than SEMS group (RR = 0.41, 95%CI [0.21, 0.78], P = 0.007). CONCLUSION Compared to traditional SEMS, LAMS has a higher clinical success rate, faster procedure time, fewer adverse events, similar hospital stay and lower recurrence rate in EUS-guided drainage of PFCs. LAMS is a good choice with a high technical success rate over 95%, and using a shorter length or "one-step" operation can further improve it. Richer placement experience is required for LAMS placement under EUS-guidance.
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- Yong Tian
- Department of Gastroenterology, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Clinical Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- People's Liberation Army, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Kayani B, Clarkson P, Ng T, Masri BA. A Sarcoma Masquerading as a Pseudotumor After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect 2023; 13:01709767-202312000-00048. [PMID: 38096339 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.23.00275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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CASE There is an increasing emphasis on adverse reactions to metal debris around prosthetic hip implants. We present a case report of a patient with increasing pain around a previous total hip arthroplasty and magnetic resonance imaging findings consistent with a pseudotumor. Serum metal ion levels were not elevated and initial biopsy findings inconclusive. The patient was diagnosed with an extraskeletal chondrosarcoma after revision total hip arthroplasty and subsequently underwent external hemipelvectomy with negative margins. CONCLUSION This report highlights the importance of remaining vigilant for malignant sarcomas presenting as pseudotumors around hip replacements, particularly in the absence of abnormal metal ion levels or definitive biopsy results.
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- Babar Kayani
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Stepanyan A, Petrackova A, Hakobyan S, Savara J, Davitavyan S, Kriegova E, Arakelyan A. Long-term environmental metal exposure is associated with hypomethylation of CpG sites in NFKB1 and other genes related to oncogenesis. Clin Epigenetics 2023; 15:126. [PMID: 37550793 PMCID: PMC10405444 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01536-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Long-term environmental exposure to metals leads to epigenetic changes and may increase risks to human health. The relationship between the type and level of metal exposure and epigenetic changes in subjects exposed to high concentrations of metals in the environment is not yet clear. The aim of our study is to find the possible association of environmental long-term exposure to metals with DNA methylation changes of genes related to immune response and carcinogenesis. We investigated the association of plasma levels of 21 essential and non-essential metals detected by ICP-MS and the methylation level of 654 CpG sites located on NFKB1, CDKN2A, ESR1, APOA5, IGF2 and H19 genes assessed by targeted bisulfite sequencing in a cohort of 40 subjects living near metal mining area and 40 unexposed subjects. Linear regression was conducted to find differentially methylated positions with adjustment for gender, age, BMI class, smoking and metal concentration. RESULTS In the metal-exposed group, five CpGs in the NFKB1 promoter region were hypomethylated compared to unexposed group. Four differentially methylated positions (DMPs) were associated with multiple metals, two of them are located on NFKB1 gene, and one each on CDKN2A gene and ESR1 gene. Two DMPs located on NFKB1 (chr4:102500951, associated with Be) and IGF2 (chr11:2134198, associated with U) are associated with specific metal levels. The methylation status of the seven CpGs located on NFKB1 (3), ESR1 (2) and CDKN2A (2) positively correlated with plasma levels of seven metals (As, Sb, Zn, Ni, U, I and Mn). CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed methylation changes in NFKB1, CDKN2A, IGF2 and ESR1 genes in individuals with long-term human exposure to metals. Further studies are needed to clarify the effect of environmental metal exposure on epigenetic mechanisms and pathways involved.
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- Ani Stepanyan
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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Zhao Y, Ray A, Portengen L, Vermeulen R, Peters S. Metal Exposure and Risk of Parkinson Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Epidemiol 2023; 192:1207-1223. [PMID: 37022311 PMCID: PMC10326611 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwad082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Metal exposure has been suggested as a possible environmental risk factor for Parkinson disease (PD). We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases to systematically review the literature on the relationship between metal exposure and PD risk and to examine the overall quality of each study and the exposure assessment method. A total of 83 case-control studies and 5 cohort studies published during the period 1963-July 2021 were included, of which 73 were graded as being of low or moderate overall quality. Investigators in 69 studies adopted self-reported exposure and biomonitoring after disease diagnosis for exposure assessment approaches. The meta-analyses showed that concentrations of copper and iron in serum and concentrations of zinc in either serum or plasma were lower, while concentrations of magnesium in CSF and zinc in hair were higher, among PD cases as compared with controls. Cumulative lead levels in bone were found to be associated with increased risk of PD. We did not find associations between other metals and PD. The current level of evidence for associations between metals and PD risk is limited, as biases from methodological limitations cannot be ruled out. High-quality studies assessing metal levels before disease onset are needed to improve our understanding of the role of metals in the etiology of PD.
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- Correspondence to Dr. Susan Peters, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 2, 3584 CM Utrecht, the Netherlands (e-mail: )
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Holappa E, Kettunen J, Miettinen H, Kröger H, Miettinen S. Long-term survival analysis of cementless large-diameter head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2023; 143:4437-4446. [PMID: 36197490 PMCID: PMC10293397 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-022-04633-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this retrospective study was to study the long-term survival and reasons for revisions of a single-type, large-diameter head (LDH) metal-on-metal (MoM) implant. A special study interest was to find the threshold level for revision in terms of adverse reaction to metal debris (ARMD). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cohort study, we retrospectively reviewed 234 patients (253 hips) who received 38 mm head size LDH MoM total hip arthroplasties (THAs) between 01 January 2004 and 31 December 2009 at our institution. Patient symptoms, conventional radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and whole blood metal ions were studied. RESULTS The median follow-up time was 11.5 years. The Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival estimate of the implant was 89.6% at 10 years and 82.9% at 14.6 years. Overall, 34/253 (13.4%) hips were revised during the follow-up period and of these; 19/34 (55.9%) were revised due to ARMD. The prevalence of ARMD was 12.4% (29/234 patients). CONCLUSIONS The survival of the implant was on a moderate level as the 10-year cumulative survival rate was 89.6%. The exact threshold level for ARMD revision cannot be determined due to multiple variables affecting factors in re-operation decision-making.
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- Elli Holappa
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, PO Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, PO Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, PO Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Hand Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, PO Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland.
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210, Kuopio, Finland.
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Pautasso A, Zorzolo I, Bellato E, Pellegrino P, Ferrario A, Pira E, Castoldi F. Allergic reaction and metal hypersensitivity after shoulder joint replacement. Musculoskelet Surg 2023; 107:55-68. [PMID: 34719773 PMCID: PMC10020248 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-021-00729-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Metal ion release may cause local and systemic effects and induce hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of our study is first to determine if implant-related hypersensitivity correlates to patient symptoms or not; second, to assess the rate of hypersensitivity and allergies in shoulder arthroplasty. METHODS Forty patients with shoulder replacements performed between 2015 and 2017 were studied with minimum 2-year follow-up; no patient had prior metal implants. Each patient underwent radiographic and clinical evaluation using the Constant-Murley Score (CMS), 22 metal and cement haptens patch testing, serum and urine tests to evaluate 12 metals concentration, and a personal occupational medicine interview. RESULTS At follow-up (average 45 ± 10.7 months), the mean CMS was 76 ± 15.9; no clinical complications or radiographic signs of loosening were detected; two nickel sulfate (5%), 1 benzoyl peroxide (2.5%) and 1 potassium dichromate (2.5%) positive findings were found, but all these patients were asymptomatic. There was an increase in serum aluminum, urinary aluminum and urinary chromium levels of 1.74, 3.40 and 1.83 times the baseline, respectively. No significant difference in metal ion concentrations were found when patients were stratified according to gender, date of surgery, type of surgery, and type of implant. CONCLUSIONS Shoulder arthroplasty is a source of metal ion release and might act as a sensitizing exposure. However, patch test positivity does not seem to correlate to hypersensitivity cutaneous manifestations or poor clinical results. Laboratory data showed small constant ion release over time, regardless of gender, type of shoulder replacement and implant used. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE Level II.
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- A. Pautasso
- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
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- Oncologic Orthopaedic Department, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine Division, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
- Occupational Medicine Division, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, Orthopaedic and Trauma Center – Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
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- University of Turin, Via Gianfranco Zuretti 29, 10126 Turin, Italy
- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy
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Gamboa-Loira B, Mérida-Ortega Á, Rothenberg SJ, Cebrián ME, López-Carrillo L. Metal exposure and breast cancer among Northern Mexican women: assessment of genetic susceptibility. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:89002-89013. [PMID: 35841505 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21067-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study aims to assess breast cancer (BC) association with metals and whether polymorphisms in CYP1A1, CYP1B1, GSTM1 and GSTT1 act as confounders or as modifiers of those relationships. We performed a secondary analysis of 499 histologically confirmed BC cases and the same number of age-matched population controls. We measured urinary concentrations of 18 metals with mass spectrometry. We determined the genetic variants of interest by allelic discrimination and multiplex PCR. After adjusting for covariates, we found BC negatively associated with arsenic, barium, cobalt, copper, magnesium, molybdenum and vanadium concentrations and positively with those of caesium, manganese, tin and thallium. Most associations remained after stratifying by the genetic variants. We identified that polymorphisms in CYP1B1, CYP1A1 and GSTM1 genes interacted with some metals on BC: interaction p-values CYP1B1 G119T × antimony= 0.036, CYP1B1 G119T × cobalt <0.001, CYP1B1 G119T × tin= 0.032, CYP1A1 A4889G × aluminium= 0.018, CYP1A1 A4889G × arsenic= 0.031, CYP1A1 A4889G × nickel= 0.036, CYP1A1 A4889G × vanadium= 0.031 and GSTM1 deletion × barium= 0.035. Exposure to various individual metals, along with genetic characteristics may contribute to BC development. Further studies are warranted to confirm our results.
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- Brenda Gamboa-Loira
- Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Santa María Ahuacatitlán, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Santa María Ahuacatitlán, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Santa María Ahuacatitlán, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Department of Toxicology, CINVESTAV-IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, C.P. 07360, Ciudad de México, México
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- Center for Population Health Research, National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Santa María Ahuacatitlán, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
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Martínez Villén G, Rodríguez Nogué L, García González E. Postoperative assessment and management of metallosis and periprosthetic osteolysis in patients treated with metal-on-polyethylene total wrist prostheses. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2022; 47:952-958. [PMID: 35866419 DOI: 10.1177/17531934221113723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We analysed the relationship between serum metal ions, radiological periprosthetic osteolysis and the clinical features in a series of 25 patients treated with fourth-generation metal-on-polyethylene total wrist prostheses. The mean implant follow-up was 7 years. Our results show that titanium was the main elevated serum metal ion in patients with the prostheses that we used; elevated serum cobalt or chromium values were infrequent. The risk of loosening was higher in an implant older than 6 years, with more than five periprosthetic osteolysis points according to our radiograph zone system, and serum titanium values between 26 to 31 µg/L. The presence of metallosis pseudotumours does not guarantee but increases the risk of implant failure, which may be asymptomatic or associated with little pain.Level of evidence: IV.
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- Gregorio Martínez Villén
- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology (Hand and Reconstructive Surgery Unit), Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology (Hand and Reconstructive Surgery Unit), Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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Zhu K, Liu Q, Xie X, Jiang Q, Feng Y, Xiao P, Wu X, Song R. The combined effect between BDNF genetic polymorphisms and exposure to metals on the risk of Chinese dyslexia. Environ Pollut 2022; 308:119640. [PMID: 35718045 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BDNF gene has been implicated in the development of cognition and language. Meanwhile, exposure to metals might interact with BDNF gene to increase the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders. The present study aimed to explore the association between BDNF genetic polymorphisms and dyslexic risk and examine whether BDNF polymorphisms would interact with metal exposures, jointly contributing to dyslexia. Among a case-control study composed of 238 children with dyslexia and 228 healthy controls, the BDNF genetic polymorphisms were genotyped by the Sequenom MassARRAY system, and the exposure to eight metals, such as lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and copper (Cu), were measured using an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of dyslexia. After multivariate adjustment, significant associations of dyslexic risk with rs6265 polymorphisms of the BDNF gene were observed (OR = 1.99; 95% CI: 1.15-3.44). Furthermore, exposure to Cu could interact with rs6265 to increase the risk of dyslexia (P interaction = 0.045). High-Cu children with the rs6265 TT genotype were more likely to have dyslexia compared with low-Cu children carrying CC + CT genotypes (OR = 3.19; 95% CI: 1.38-7.39). The findings of this study suggested that the polymorphism of rs6265 in BDNF gene could interact with Cu exposure to increase the occurrence of dyslexia.
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- Kaiheng Zhu
- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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More durable total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) are needed, due to the rising life expectancy, the higher activity levels of patients and the growing concerns about aseptic loosening being caused by metal hypersensitivity. In response, different hypoallergenic metal coatings have been developed for TKAs. However, possible adverse effects of these different metals (cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, zirconium, titanium and tantalum) have been neglected. The aim was to summarize the local and systemic adverse effects (including metal hypersensitivity), survival ratios, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and the plasma metal ion concentrations of the different TKA coatings. A literature search on PubMed and EMBASE was performed. In total, 15 studies were found eligible. Common adverse effects of TKA were infection, loosening, pain, instability and hyper- coagulation disorders. Serious adverse effects related to TKA implants were not reported. The survival ratios and patient-reported outcome measures seem to confirm these good results. In contrast with chromium and cobalt, no significant differences were reported in the nickel, molybdenum and titanium concentrations. No significant differences between the hypoallergenic and standard TKA implants were found in terms of adverse effects, survival ratios and PROMs. A causal relationship between the common adverse effects and the different metals is unlikely. Due to the heterogeneity of the TKA implants used, no firm conclusions could be made. Further research with longer follow-up studies are needed to find possible adverse effects and differences. Thus far, the hypoallergenic implants seem to perform equal to the standard implants.
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Methneni N, Ezdini K, Ben Abdeljelil N, Van Loco J, Van den Houwe K, Jabeur R, Fekih Sallem O, Jaziri A, Fernandez-Serrano M, Khdary NH, Ben Mansour H. Occurrence of Textile Dyes and Metals in Tunisian Textile Dyeing Effluent: Effects on Oxidative Stress Status and Histological Changes in Balb/c Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212568. [PMID: 34830450 PMCID: PMC8619562 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Although it is known that textile wastewater contains highly toxic contaminants whose effects in humans represent public health problems in several countries, studies involving mammal species are scarce. This study was aimed to evaluate the toxicity profile of 90-days oral administration of textile dyeing effluent (TDE) on oxidative stress status and histological changes of male mice. The TDE was collected from the textile plant of Monastir, Tunisia and evaluated for the metals, aromatic amines, and textile dyes using analytical approaches. Metal analysis by ICP-MS showed that the tested TDE exhibited very high levels of Cr, As, and Sr, which exceeded the wastewater emission limits prescribed by WHO and Tunisian authority. The screening of TDE through UPLC-MS/MS confirmed the presence of two textile dyes: a triphenylmethane dye (Crystal violet) and a disperse azo dye (Disperse yellow 3). Exposure to TDE significantly altered the malondialdehyde (MDA), Conjugated dienes (CDs), Sulfhydryl proteins (SHP) and catalase levels in the hepatic and renal tissues. Furthermore, histopathology observation showed that hepatocellular and renal lesions were induced by TDE exposure. The present study concluded that TDE may involve induction of oxidative stress which ensues in pathological lesions in several vital organs suggesting its high toxicity. Metals and textile dyes may be associated with the observed toxicological effects of the TDE. These pollutants, which may have seeped into surrounding rivers in Monastir city, can cause severe health malaise in wildlife and humans.
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- Nosra Methneni
- Research Unit of Analysis, Process Applied to the Environment–APAE (UR17ES32) Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia; (N.M.); (O.F.S.); (A.J.)
- Laboratory of Chemical Residues and Contaminants, Direction of Food Medicines and Consumer Safety, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (J.V.L.); (K.V.d.H.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18002 Granada, Spain;
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- Laboratory of Genetic, Biodiversity and Bio-Resources Valorisation, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia;
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- Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Monastir 5000, Tunisia;
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- Laboratory of Chemical Residues and Contaminants, Direction of Food Medicines and Consumer Safety, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (J.V.L.); (K.V.d.H.)
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- Laboratory of Chemical Residues and Contaminants, Direction of Food Medicines and Consumer Safety, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (J.V.L.); (K.V.d.H.)
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- Department of Matter and Life Sciences, Bretagne Sud University, IRDL, FRE CNRS 3744, CER Yves Coppens, BP573, 56000 Vannes, France;
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- Research Unit of Analysis, Process Applied to the Environment–APAE (UR17ES32) Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia; (N.M.); (O.F.S.); (A.J.)
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- Research Unit of Analysis, Process Applied to the Environment–APAE (UR17ES32) Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia; (N.M.); (O.F.S.); (A.J.)
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- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), 11442 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (N.H.K.); (H.B.M.)
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- Research Unit of Analysis, Process Applied to the Environment–APAE (UR17ES32) Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia, University of Monastir, Monastir 5000, Tunisia; (N.M.); (O.F.S.); (A.J.)
- Correspondence: (N.H.K.); (H.B.M.)
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Niehoff NM, O’Brien KM, Keil AP, Levine KE, Liyanapatirana C, Haines LG, Waidyanatha S, Weinberg CR, White AJ. Metals and Breast Cancer Risk: A Prospective Study Using Toenail Biomarkers. Am J Epidemiol 2021; 190:2360-2373. [PMID: 34268559 PMCID: PMC8799900 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The role of metals in breast cancer is of interest because of their carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting capabilities. Evidence from epidemiologic studies remains elusive, and prior studies have not investigated metal mixtures. In a case cohort nested within the Sister Study (enrolled in 2003-2009; followed through September 2017), we measured concentrations of 15 metals in toenails collected at enrollment in a race/ethnicity-stratified sample of 1,495 cases and a subcohort of 1,605 women. We estimated hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for each metal using Cox regression and robust variance. We used quantile g-computation to estimate the joint association between multiple metals and breast cancer risk. The average duration of follow-up was 7.5 years. There was little evidence supporting an association between individual metals and breast cancer. An exception was molybdenum, which was associated with reduced incidence of overall breast cancer risk (third tertile vs. first tertile: hazard ratio = 0.82, 95% confidence interval: 0.67, 1.00). An inverse association for antimony was observed among non-Hispanic Black women. Predefined groups of metals (all metals, nonessential metals, essential metals, and metalloestrogens) were not strongly associated with breast cancer. This study offers little support for metals, individually or as mixtures, as risk factors for breast cancer. Mechanisms for inverse associations with some metals warrant further study.
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- Nicole M Niehoff
- Correspondence to Dr. Nicole M. Niehoff, Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Room A344, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (e-mail: )
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Lachowicz JI, Lecca LI, Meloni F, Campagna M. Metals and Metal-Nanoparticles in Human Pathologies: From Exposure to Therapy. Molecules 2021; 26:6639. [PMID: 34771058 PMCID: PMC8587420 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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An increasing number of pathologies correlates with both toxic and essential metal ions dyshomeostasis. Next to known genetic disorders (e.g., Wilson's Disease and β-Thalassemia) other pathological states such as neurodegeneration and diabetes are characterized by an imbalance of essential metal ions. Metal ions can enter the human body from the surrounding environment in the form of free metal ions or metal-nanoparticles, and successively translocate to different tissues, where they are accumulated and develop distinct pathologies. There are no characteristic symptoms of metal intoxication, and the exact diagnosis is still difficult. In this review, we present metal-related pathologies with the most common onsets, biomarkers of metal intoxication, and proper techniques of metal qualitative and quantitative analysis. We discuss the possible role of drugs with metal-chelating ability in metal dyshomeostasis, and present recent advances in therapies of metal-related diseases.
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- Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09048 Monserrato, CA, Italy; (J.I.L.); (L.I.L.); (F.M.)
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Amirsoleimani A, Brion G, Francois P. Co-Carriage of Metal and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Sewage Associated Staphylococci. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12101473. [PMID: 34680871 PMCID: PMC8535820 DOI: 10.3390/genes12101473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Controlling spread of resistance genes from wastewater to aquatic systems requires more knowledge on how resistance genes are acquired and transmitted. Whole genomic sequences from sewage-associated staphylococcus isolates (20 S. aureus, 2 Staphylococcus warneri, and 2 Staphylococcus delphini) were analyzed for the presence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and metal resistance genes (MRGs). Plasmid sequences were identified in each isolate to investigate co-carriage of ARGs and MRGs within. BLASTN analysis showed that 67% of the isolates carried more than one ARG. The carriage of multiple plasmids was observed more in CC5 than CC8 S. aureus strains. Plasmid exchange was observed in all staphylococcus species except the two S. delphini isolates that carried multiple MRGs, no ARGs, and no plasmids. 85% of S. aureus isolates carried the blaZ gene, 76% co-carried blaZ with cadD and cadX, with 62% of these isolates carrying blaZ, cadD, and cadX on the same plasmid. The co-carriage of ARGs and MRGs in S. warneri isolates, and carriage of MRGs in S. delphini, without plasmids suggests non-conjugative transmission routes for gene acquisition. More studies are required that focus on the transduction and transformation routes of transmission to prevent interspecies exchange of ARGs and MRGs in sewage-associated systems.
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- Atena Amirsoleimani
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(859)257-4467
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA;
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- Genomic Research Laboratory, Infectious Diseases Department, University Medical Center, 364-8501 Geneva, Switzerland;
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Assenhöj M, Ward LJ, Ghafouri B, Graff P, Ljunggren SA. Metal exposure from additive manufacturing and its effect on the nasal lavage fluid proteome - a pilot study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256746. [PMID: 34464420 PMCID: PMC8407577 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) is steadily increasing and is an emerging concern regarding occupational exposure. In this study, non-invasive sampled nasal lavage fluid (NLF) from the upper airways was collected from metal AM operators at the beginning and end of a workweek during two consecutive years with preventive interventions in the occupational setting in-between (n = 5 year 1, n = 9 year 2). During year one, NLF was also collected from welders (n = 6) from the same company to get a comparison with a traditional manufacturing technique with known exposure and health risks. The samples were investigated using untargeted proteomics, as well as using multi-immunoassay to analyze a panel of 71 inflammatory protein markers. NLF in AM operators from year 1 showed decreased levels of Immunoglobulin J and WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2 and increased levels of Golgi membrane protein 1, Uteroglobin and Protein S100-A6 at the end of the workweek. At year two, after preventive interventions, there were no significant differences at the end of the workweek. In welders, Annexin A1 and Protein S100-A6 were increased at the end of the workweek. The analysis of 71 inflammatory biomarkers showed no significant differences between the beginning and the end of workweek year 1 in AM operators. We identified several proteins of interest in the AM operators that could serve as possible markers for exposure in future studies with a larger cohort for validation.
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- Maria Assenhöj
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Pain and Rehabilitation Center, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Wang L, Liu LZ, Jiang BH. Dysregulation of microRNAs in metal-induced angiogenesis and carcinogenesis. Semin Cancer Biol 2021; 76:279-286. [PMID: 34428550 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous non-coding RNAs that regulate cancer initiation, development, angiogenesis, and therapeutic resistance. Metal exposure widely occurs through air, water, soil, food, and industrial contaminants. Hundreds of millions of people may have metal exposure associated with toxicity, serious health problems, and cancer occurrence. Metal exposure is found to induce oxidative stress, DNA damage and repair, and activation of multiple signaling pathways. However, molecular mechanisms of metal-induced carcinogenesis remain to be elucidated. Recent studies demonstrated that the exposure of metals such as arsenic, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, and nickel caused dysregulation of microRNAs that are implicated to play an important role in cell transformation, tumor growth and angiogenesis. This review focuses on the recent studies that show metal-induced miRNA dysregulation and underlined mechanisms in cell malignant transformation, angiogenesis and tumor growth.
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- Lin Wang
- Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China; Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States.
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- Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States.
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He N, Lv Z. A rare asymptomatic metallic intraocular foreign body retained in the anterior chamber for 15 years: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26470. [PMID: 34160455 PMCID: PMC8238337 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) are common in ocular injuries, but asymptomatic metallic IOFBs retained in the anterior chamber for years are rare. PATIENT CONCERNS A 31-year-old female presented with blurred vision in her right eye after lumbar magnetic resonance imaging. Her best-corrected vision acuity was 0.6 in the right eye and 1.0 in the left eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed a brown granular foreign body in the anterior chamber and pigmentation of the limbus. Lens and retina examination indicated ocular siderosis. Corneal endothelioscopy revealed decreased endothelial cell density. A detailed history showed ocular globe injury 15 years earlier. DIAGNOSES Anterior chamber IOFB with ocular siderosis. INTERVENTIONS Anterior chamber foreign body removal was performed with appropriate incision and forceps. OUTCOMES The anterior chamber IOFB was successfully removed and examined as a magnetic metal foreign body. The best-corrected vision acuity was 1.0 at 1 day postoperatively. An abnormal electroretinogram with a 12% decrease in the "b" wave and a 91% decrease in the "a" wave was observed 3 months postoperatively. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications during a 3-month follow-up. LESSONS Eye trauma should be examined carefully to exclude IOFBs. Asymptomatic anterior chamber foreign bodies can also cause corneal endothelial injury and ocular siderosis. Careful examination and timely management are needed in such cases.
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Ściskalska M, Ołdakowska M, Milnerowicz H. Importance of Genetic Polymorphisms in MT1 and MT2 Genes in Metals Homeostasis and Their Relationship with the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis Occurrence in Smokers-Preliminary Findings. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:5725. [PMID: 34072023 PMCID: PMC8197913 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This study was aimed at evaluating the changes in metallothionein (MT) concentration in the blood of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and healthy subjects, taking into account the extracellular (plasma) and intracellular (erythrocyte lysate) compartments. The impact of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the MT1A (rs11640851), MT1B (rs964372) and MT2A (rs10636) genes on MT concentration and their association with the concentration of metals (Cu, Zn, Cd) and ceruloplasmin as Cu-related proteins were analyzed. The concentration of a high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and IL-6 as markers of inflammation, and malonyldialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SODs) activity and the value of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) as parameters describing the pro/antioxidative balance were also assessed. In the AP patient groups, an increased MT concentration in erythrocyte lysate compared to healthy subjects was shown, especially in individuals with the GG genotype for rs964372 in the MT1B gene. A Zn concentration was especially decreased in the blood of smoking AP patients with the AA genotype for SNP rs11640851 in the MT1A gene and the GC genotype for SNP rs10636 in MT2A, compared to non-smokers with AP, which was accompanied by an increase in the value of the Cu/Zn ratio. The exposure to tobacco smoke xenobiotics increased the risk of AP occurrence in subjects with the CC genotype for SNP rs11640851 in the MT1A gene by more than fourfold. The investigated polymorphisms, rs11640851 in the MT1A gene, rs964372 in the MT1B gene and rs10636 in the MT2A gene, seem to be an important factor in maintaining homeostasis in an organism under oxidative stress conditions.
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- Milena Ściskalska
- Department of Biomedical and Environmental Analyses, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.O.); (H.M.)
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Samelko L, Caicedo M, McAllister K, Jacobs J, Hallab NJ. Metal-induced delayed type hypersensitivity responses potentiate particle induced osteolysis in a sex and age dependent manner. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251885. [PMID: 34003868 PMCID: PMC8130946 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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It is widely recognized that innate macrophage immune reactions to implant debris are central to the inflammatory responses that drive biologic implant failure over the long term. Less common, adaptive lymphocyte immune reactions to implant debris, such as delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH), can also affect implant performance. It is unknown which key patient factors, if any, mediate these adaptive immune responses that potentiate particle/macrophage mediated osteolysis. The objective of this investigation was to determine to what degree known adaptive immune responses to metal implant debris can affect particle-induced osteolysis (PIO); and if this pathomechanism is dependent on: 1) innate immune danger signaling, i.e., NLRP3 inflammasome activity, 2) sex, and/or 3) age. We used an established murine calvaria model of PIO using male and female wild-type C57BL/6 vs. Caspase-1 deficient mice as well as young (12–16 weeks old) vs. aged (18–24 months old) female and male C57BL/6 mice. After induction of metal-DTH, and Cobalt-alloy particle (ASTM F-75, 0.4um median diameter) calvaria challenge, bone resorption was assessed using quantitative micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) analysis and immune responses were assessed by measuring paw inflammation, lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) reactivity and adaptive immune cytokines IFN-gamma and IL-17 (ELISA). Younger aged C57BL/6 female mice exhibited the highest rate and severity of metal sensitivity lymphocyte responses that also translated into higher PIO compared to any other experimental group. The absence of inflammasome/caspase-1 activity significantly suppressed DTH metal-reactivity and osteolysis in both male and female Caspase-1 deficient mice. These murine model results indicate that young female mice are more predisposed to metal-DTH augmented inflammatory responses to wear debris, which is highly influenced by active NLRP3 inflammasome/caspase-1 danger signaling. If these results are clinically meaningful for orthopedic patients, then younger female individuals should be appropriately assessed and followed for DTH derived peri-implant complications.
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- Lauryn Samelko
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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Ljunggren SA, Ward LJ, Graff P, Persson A, Lind ML, Karlsson H. Metal additive manufacturing and possible clinical markers for the monitoring of exposure-related health effects. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248601. [PMID: 33735215 PMCID: PMC7971853 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Additive manufacturing (AM) includes a series of techniques used to create products, in several different materials, such as metal, polymer or ceramics, with digital models. The main advantage of AM is that it allows the creation of complex structures, but AM promises several additional advantages including the possibility to manufacture on demand or replacing smaller worn parts by directly building on an existing piece. Therefore, the interest for and establishment of AM is rapidly expanding, which is positive, however it is important to be aware that new techniques may also result in new challenges regarding health and safety issues. Metals in blood and possible clinical effects due to metal exposure were investigated in AM operators at one of the first serial producing AM facilities in the world during two consecutive years with implementation of preventive measures in-between. As comparison, welders and office workers as control group were investigated. Health investigations comprised of surveys, lung function tests, antioxidant activity and vascular inflammation as well as renal- and hepatic function analysis. AM operators had significantly reduced nickel levels in blood (10.8 vs 6.2 nmol/L) as well as improved lung function (80 vs 92% of predicted) from year 1 to year 2. This is in line with previously published results displaying reduced exposure. Blood cobalt and nickel levels correlated with previously reported urinary levels, while blood chromium did not. Multivariate modelling showed that blood cobalt, antioxidant/inflammatory marker serum amyloid A1/serum paraoxonase/arylesterase 1 activity and the hepatic markers aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase, and alkaline phosphatase were higher in AM operators compared to controls. The study show that the selected clinical analyses could function as a complement to metal analyses in biological fluids when investigating exposure-related health effects in AM operators. However, validation in larger cohorts is necessary before more definite conclusions could be drawn.
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- Stefan A. Ljunggren
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center in Linköping, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center in Linköping, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Bae YJ, Kim TE, Choi BS, Jeong WJ, Cho SJ, Baik SH, Sunwoo L, Kim JH. Comprehensive assessments of the open mouth dynamic maneuver and metal artifact reduction algorithm on computed tomography images of the oral cavity and oropharynx. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248696. [PMID: 33735270 PMCID: PMC7971535 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objectives To determine the optimal utility of the open mouth maneuver and Metal Artifact Reduction for the Orthopedic Implants (O-MAR) technique for CT of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Methods Between July 2017 and May 2019, 59 subjects who underwent both conventional and open mouth head and neck CT scans were included in this retrospective study. All images were reconstructed using the O-MAR algorithm. With conventional CT with/without the O-MAR (CTc_O/CTc) and open mouth CT with/without O-MAR (CTo_O/CTo), one reader measured the noise level in multiple anatomic regions of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Visual scores for the streak artifact and overall subjective image quality were assessed by two independent readers. Results For the mobile tongue, retromolar trigone, and palatine tonsil, the mean noise was significantly lower, and the mean visual scores were significantly higher, with CTo than with CTc or CTc_O (all, P < 0.001). The mean visual scores were higher with CTo_O than with CTo for the mobile tongue and palatine tonsil (all, P < 0.001). Contrarily, for the mouth floor and tongue base, the mean noise was significantly higher with CTo_O than with CTc or CTc_O, and the mean visual scores were significantly higher with CTc than with CTo or CTo_O (all, P < 0.001). Conclusions The open mouth maneuver and O-MAR technique can have different influences on the CT image quality according to the anatomical subsites of the oral cavity and oropharynx.
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- Yun Jung Bae
- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Omaiye EE, Williams M, Bozhilov KN, Talbot P. Design features and elemental/metal analysis of the atomizers in pod-style electronic cigarettes. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248127. [PMID: 33690644 PMCID: PMC7943009 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The atomizers of electronic cigarettes (ECs) contain metals that transfer to the aerosol upon heating and may present health hazards. This study analyzed 4th-generation EC pod atomizer design features and characterized their elemental/metal composition. METHODS Eleven EC pods from six brands/manufacturers were purchased at local shops and online. Pods were dissected and imaged using a Canon EOS Rebel SL2 camera. Elemental analysis and mapping of atomizer components was done using a scanning electron microscope coupled with an energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer. RESULTS EC pods varied in size and design. The internal atomizer components were similar across brands except for variations occurring mainly in the wicks and filaments of some products. The filaments were either Elinvar (nickel, iron, and chromium) (36.4%), nichrome (36.4%), iron-chromium (18.2%), or nickel (9%). Thick wires present in 55% of the atomizers were mainly nickel and were joined to filaments by brazing. Wire-connector joints were Elinvar. Metal air tubes were made of Elinvar (50%), nickel, zinc, copper, and tin (37.5%), and nickel and copper (12.5%). Most of the wick components were silica, except for two pods (PHIX and Mico), which were mainly ceramic. Connectors contained gold-plated nickel, iron-chromium multiple alloys of nickel, zinc, gold, iron, and copper. Wick chambers were made of Elinvar. Outer casings were either nickel, copper-tin, or nickel-copper alloys. Magnets were nickel with minor iron, copper, and sulfur. Some frequently occurring elements were high in relative abundance in atomizer components. CONCLUSIONS The atomizers of pods are similar to previous generations, with the introduction of ceramic wicks and magnets in the newer generations. The elements in EC atomizers may transfer into aerosols and adversely affect health and accumulate in the environment.
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- Esther E. Omaiye
- Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States of America
- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States of America
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- Central Facility for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States of America
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Ijomone OM, Ijomone OK, Iroegbu JD, Ifenatuoha CW, Olung NF, Aschner M. Epigenetic influence of environmentally neurotoxic metals. Neurotoxicology 2020; 81:51-65. [PMID: 32882300 PMCID: PMC7708394 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2020.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Continuous globalization and industrialization have ensured metals are an increasing aspect of daily life. Their usefulness in manufacturing has made them vital to national commerce, security and global economy. However, excess exposure to metals, particularly as a result of environmental contamination or occupational exposures, has been detrimental to overall health. Excess exposure to several metals is considered environmental risk in the aetiology of several neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Metal-induced neurotoxicity has been a major health concern globally with intensive research to unravel the mechanisms associated with it. Recently, greater focus has been directed at epigenetics to better characterize the underlying mechanisms of metal-induced neurotoxicity. Epigenetic changes are those modifications on the DNA that can turn genes on or off without altering the DNA sequence. This review discusses how epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation, post translational histone modification and noncoding RNA-mediated gene silencing mediate the neurotoxic effects of several metals, focusing on manganese, arsenic, nickel, cadmium, lead, and mercury.
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- Omamuyovwi M Ijomone
- The Neuro- Lab, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Health and Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
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- The Neuro- Lab, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Health and Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria; Department of Anatomy, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria
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- The Neuro- Lab, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Health and Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- The Neuro- Lab, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Health and Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- The Neuro- Lab, Department of Human Anatomy, School of Health and Health Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- Departments of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA.
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Navas-Acien A, Martinez-Morata I, Hilpert M, Rule A, Shimbo D, LoIacono NJ. Early Cardiovascular Risk in E-cigarette Users: the Potential Role of Metals. Curr Environ Health Rep 2020; 7:353-361. [PMID: 33242201 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-020-00297-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are a source of metals. Epidemiologic and experimental evidence support that metals are toxic to the cardiovascular system. Little is known, however, about the role that e-cig metals may play as toxicants for the possible cardiovascular effects of e-cig use. The goal of this narrative review is to summarize the evidence on e-cig use and metal exposure and on e-cig use and cardiovascular toxicity and discuss the research needs. RECENT FINDINGS In vitro studies show cytotoxicity and increased oxidative stress in myocardial cells and vascular endothelial cells exposed to e-liquids and e-cig aerosols, with effects partially reversed with antioxidant treatment. There is some evidence that the heating coil plays a role in cell toxicity. Mice exposed to e-cigs for several weeks showed higher levels of oxidative stress, inflammation, platelet activation, and thrombogenesis. Cross-over clinical experiments show e-cig use alters nitric oxide-mediated flow-mediated dilation, endothelial progenitor cells, and arterial stiffness. Cross-sectional evidence from large nationally representative samples in the USA support that e-cig use is associated with self-reported myocardial infarction. Smaller studies found associations of e-cig use with higher oxidized low-density protein and heart variability compared to healthy controls. Numerous studies have measured elevated levels of toxic metals in e-cig aerosols including lead, nickel, chromium, and manganese. Arsenic has been measured in some e-liquids. Several of these metals are well known to be cardiotoxic. Numerous studies show that e-cigs are a source of cardiotoxic metals. Experimental studies (in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies) show acute toxicity of e-cigs to the vascular system. Studies of long-term toxicity in animals and humans are missing. Longitudinal studies with repeated measures of metal exposure and subclinical cardiovascular outcomes (e.g., coronary artery calcification) could contribute to determine the long-term cardiovascular effects of e-cigs and the potential role of metals in those effects.
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- Ana Navas-Acien
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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INTRODUCTION Although metallosis is a well-known complication after total hip arthroplasty, little is known about this phenomenon after total (TKA) or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The aim of the present work was to review the current knowledge about the reasons and the diagnostic as well as therapeutic management of metallosis after knee arthroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search was performed through PubMed until April 2019. Search terms were "metallosis" in combination with "knee", "knee prosthesis", "knee arthroplasty" and "knee replacement", respectively. All publications were analyzed regarding publication year, level of evidence, number of knees/patients treated, type of prosthesis, metallosis cause, time period between primary implantation and metallosis emergence, laboratory examination, treatment, complications and follow up. RESULTS A total of 38 studies reporting on a total of 97 knees were identified. 29 studies reported on metallosis after TKA, 8 after UKA, and one study after both procedures. The time period between the primary implantation and metallosis emergence ranged between 6 weeks and 26 years. The most common reason was the failure of a metal-backed patellar component in 40%, followed by implant/structural- and PE failure (wear/dislocation) in 27% and 18% of the cases, respectively. Complete blood cell count, serum chemistry, erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein serum values were not indicative to diagnose metallosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological analyses and macroscopic evaluation during surgery. Depending on the particular cause various surgical procedures have been performed. Complete prosthesis exchange was the most common one showing no complications in 89.4% of the cases. CONCLUSIONS Metallosis after knee arthroplasty is a rare and perhaps underestimated or under published complication. A systematic diagnostic approach is necessary for the timely and correct diagnosis. A thorough debridement as well as a (sub)total synovectomy should be always performed. In cases with a damaged component, a partial/complete prosthesis exchange leads to the best results. Should a malalignment be the cause of the metallosis, then it should be corrected within the revision surgery.
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- Ismail Sahan
- Zentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Winterberg 1, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany.
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- Zentrum für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Klinikum Saarbrücken, Winterberg 1, 66119, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Alabi OA, Apata SA, Adeoluwa YM, Sorungbe AA. Effect of the duration of use of aluminum cookware on its metal leachability and cytogenotoxicity in Allium cepa assay. Protoplasma 2020; 257:1607-1613. [PMID: 32671619 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-020-01536-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Aluminum cookware are widely used in many parts of the world. Data is increasing on the leaching of toxic metals from aluminum cookware into food and drink. In the present study, cytogenotoxicity of water boiled in three different aluminum pots (new, 3-year-old, and 6-year-old) in onion root tip's dividing cells was evaluated using the Allium cepa assay. The concentrations of Pb, As, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Al in the samples were also analyzed. Onion bulbs were grown in the boiled water samples, while tap water served as the control. Cytological and genetic analyses were carried out after 48 h, while analysis of inhibition of root length was carried out after 72 h. The results showed a significant (p < 0.05) cell proliferation and root growth inhibition compared with the control, which is dependent on the duration of use of the aluminum pots. The boiled water samples also caused modification of the root morphology as well as chromosomal aberrations which include sticky chromosomes, anaphase bridge, and disturbed spindle. The highest cytogenotoxicity was observed in the 6-year-old aluminum pot and the least in the new aluminum pot. Pb, As, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Al analyzed in the samples, with the highest concentrations in the 6-year-old aluminum pot, were believed to be responsible for the cytogenotoxicity observed in the A. cepa assay. The data of this study are indications that the aluminum pot-boiled water contains substances with the potential to be cytotoxic and cause mutations in somatic cells of A. cepa.
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- Okunola A Alabi
- Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
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Toro G, De Cicco A, Braile A, Landi G, Schiavone Panni A. New insights on metal allergy in total joint arthroplasty. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:125-130. IORS Special Issue on Orthopedics. [PMID: 33739017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metal allergy is an uncommon and not completely understood cause of failure in total joint arthroplasty (TJA). However, either immunopathology neither histologic studies clarified the mechanisms through which the metal ions could lead to the complications related to them. The lack of evidence around this topic also reflects the difficulties to diagnose the MRP in TJA. In fact, the diagnosis is generally based on the exclusion of other causes. Currently, skin-patch testing and lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) are being commonly used to investigate about metal hypersensitivity and a delayed type-IV hypersensitivity is the immuno-histologic response to metals involved in TJA loosening. A review of the recent publications about this topic has been made focusing on immunology, histopathology, and clinics to better understand a still debated topic in orthopedic practice.
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- G Toro
- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Kim J. A rare case of delayed hypersensitivity reaction to metal ions secondary to a remnant pedicle screw fragment after spinal arthrodesis. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2020; 54:461-464. [PMID: 32554366 DOI: 10.5152/j.aott.2020.20148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Delayed hypersensitivity reaction to metal ions is rare and has been mostly documented among patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty with metal-on-metal bearing surfaces. Nonetheless, to our knowledge, only a few cases associated with spinal arthrodesis have been reported in the literature. The aim of this case report was to describe the clinical features of a rare case of delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to nickel that occurred after an extraordinarily long period of time (approximately 15 years) after spinal arthrodesis. Here, we present a 38-year-old patient who was referred to us with a diagnosis of delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction to nickel that was established by a skin patch test. The chief sign and symptoms of the patient were allergic contact dermatitis along with intractable, generalized itching that started several months ago. The medical history revealed that the patient had undergone spinal arthrodesis using rods and pedicle screws approximately 15 years ago, followed by revision surgery to remove the implants. Radiological examination showed a remnant pedicle screw fragment at the third lumbar vertebra that had broken off during the removal of implants nine years ago. However, the signs and symptoms of metal hypersensitivity started shortly before the patient was referred to our hospital. We decided to remove the screw fragment as allergic contact dermatitis was refractory to medical treatment. On postoperative day one, the itching was completely resolved, although the skin patch test remained positive.
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- Jiha Kim
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kangwon National University, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon-Si, Gangwon-Do, South Korea
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Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020; 8:8/1/e001233. [PMID: 32747380 PMCID: PMC7398092 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Environmental exposure to metals may play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes; however, evidence from human studies is limited. We prospectively evaluated the associations of 20 urinary metal concentrations and their mixtures with incident diabetes in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, a multisite, multiethnic cohort study of midlife women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The sample included 1237 white, black, Chinese and Japanese-American women, aged 45-56 years, free of diabetes at baseline (1999-2000) who were followed through 2016. Concentrations of 20 metals (arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, cesium, copper, mercury, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, thallium, uranium, vanadium, tungsten and zinc) were measured in urine specimens at baseline. Incident diabetes was identified annually by fasting glucose ≥126 mg/dL, self-reported doctor-diagnosed diabetes, or self-reported use of antidiabetic medications. A non-parametric clustering method, k-means clustering, was used to identify subgroups with different exposure patterns to metal mixtures. RESULTS After multivariable adjustment, the HR (95% CI) for diabetes associated with each doubling increase in urinary metal concentrations was 1.19 (1.10 to 1.30) for arsenic and 1.20 (1.05 to 1.37) for lead, in Cox proportional hazards models after controlling for multiple comparisons. A doubling in urinary excretion of zinc was associated with higher risk of diabetes (adjusted HR 1.31, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.53). Two distinct exposure patterns to metal mixtures-'high' versus 'low'-were identified. Participants assigned to the 'high' pattern had higher overall concentrations of all metals compared with those classified into the 'low' pattern. Adjusted HR for diabetes associated with 'high' pattern compared with 'low' was 1.42 (1.08 to 1.87). CONCLUSIONS Higher urinary concentrations of arsenic and lead, increased urinary excretion of zinc, as well as higher overall exposure to metal mixtures were associated with elevated risk of diabetes. Future studies should further investigate the underlying mechanisms.
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- Xin Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Van Brusselen D, Kayembe-Kitenge T, Mbuyi-Musanzayi S, Lubala Kasole T, Kabamba Ngombe L, Musa Obadia P, Kyanika Wa Mukoma D, Van Herck K, Avonts D, Devriendt K, Smolders E, Nkulu CBL, Nemery B. Metal mining and birth defects: a case-control study in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lancet Planet Health 2020; 4:e158-e167. [PMID: 32353296 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30059-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Widespread environmental contamination caused by mining of copper and cobalt has led to concerns about the possible association between birth defects and exposure to several toxic metals in southern Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We therefore aimed to assess the possible contribution of parental and antenatal exposure to trace metals to the occurrence of visible birth defects among neonates. METHODS We did a case-control study between March 1, 2013, and Feb 28, 2015, in Lubumbashi, DRC. We included newborns with visible birth defects (cases) and healthy neonates born in the same maternity ward (controls). Mothers were interviewed about potentially relevant exposures, including their partners' jobs. Various trace metals were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in maternal urine, maternal blood, umbilical cord blood, placental tissue, and surface dust at home. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were done to calculate adjusted odds ratios and their 95% CIs (CI). FINDINGS Our study included 138 neonates with visible birth defects (about 0·1% of the 133 662 births in Lubumbashi during the study period) and 108 control neonates. Potential confounders were similarly distributed between cases and controls. Vitamin consumption during pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of birth defects (adjusted odds ratio 0·2, 95% CI 0·1-0·5). Mothers having paid jobs outside the home (2·8, 1·2-6·9) and fathers having mining-related jobs (5·5, 1·2-25·0) were associated with a higher risk of birth defects. We found no associations for trace metal concentrations in biological samples, except for a doubling of manganese (Mn; 1·7, 1·1-2·7) and zinc (Zn; 1·6, 0·9-2·8) in cord blood. In a separate model including placentas, a doubling of Mn at the fetal side of the placenta was associated with an increased risk of birth defects (3·3, 1·2-8·0), as was a doubling of cord blood Zn (5·3, 1·6-16·6). INTERPRETATION To our knowledge, this is the first study of the effects of mining-related pollution on newborns in sub-Saharan Africa. Paternal occupational mining exposure was the factor most strongly associated with birth defects. Because neither Mn nor Zn are mined in Lubumbashi, the mechanism of the association between their increased prenatal concentrations and birth defects is unclear. FUNDING Flemish Interuniversity Council-University Development Cooperation, The Coalition of the North-South movement in Flanders 11.11.11.
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- Daan Van Brusselen
- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Department of (Tropical) Pediatrics, GZA Hospitals, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo
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- Department of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, DR Congo; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Kennon JC, Lee J, Songy C, Shukla D, Cofield RH, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Sperling JW. The effect of patient-reported metal allergies on the outcomes of shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2020; 29:296-301. [PMID: 31427231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2019.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although literature exists regarding hip and knee arthroplasty outcomes in patients with skin allergy to metals, there is minimal information about skin allergy implications on shoulder arthroplasty outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine the results, complications, and failure rate among patients with a self-reported metal allergy undergoing shoulder arthroplasty. METHODS Fifty-two shoulder arthroplasties were performed at our Institution in 43 patients with self-reported metal allergies. Forty primary and 12 revision shoulder arthroplasties were performed using anatomic (30) and reverse (22) components. Retrospective chart review was performed to determine metal allergy history, implant composition, pain, motion, and complications. Radiographs were reviewed to determine mechanical failure rates. Average follow-up time was 65 months. RESULTS Allergies reported included nickel (37), cobalt chrome (4), copper (2), zinc (1), titanium (1), gold (1), and nonspecific metal allergy (8); 8 patients reported multiple metal allergies. All components implanted in patients with nickel allergies contained nickel. At most recent follow-up, pain was rated as none or mild in 88% of shoulders. Active elevation improved from 80° to 141° and external rotation from 24° to 52°. Two revisions were performed for glenoid loosening (3.8%); both were revision cases with substantial glenoid bone loss. One patient with mild pain had a radiographically loose glenoid component 12 years after anatomic shoulder arthroplasty. CONCLUSION Results from this study suggest that shoulder arthroplasty in patients with self-reported metal allergy provides satisfactory pain relief and improved range of motion with low revision rates.
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- Justin C Kennon
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Adachi A. [COPING STRATEGY OF METAL ALLERGY-MAINLY ABOUT SYSTEMIC METAL ALLERGY]. Arerugi 2020; 69:169-173. [PMID: 32435017 DOI: 10.15036/arerugi.69.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Atsuko Adachi
- Department of Dermatology, Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Hospital
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Lavigne A, Freni Sterrantino A, Liverani S, Blangiardo M, de Hoogh K, Molitor J, Hansell A. Associations between metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England: an ecological study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e030140. [PMID: 31796478 PMCID: PMC6924721 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate long-term associations between metal components of particulate matter (PM) and mortality and lung cancer incidence. DESIGN Small area (ecological) study. SETTING Population living in all wards (~9000 individuals per ward) in the London and Oxford area of England, comprising 13.6 million individuals. EXPOSURE AND OUTCOME MEASURES We used land use regression models originally used in the Transport related Air Pollution and Health Impacts-Integrated Methodologies for Assessing Particulate Matter study to estimate exposure to copper, iron and zinc in ambient air PM. We examined associations of metal exposure with Office for National Statistics mortality data from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and respiratory causes and with lung cancer incidence during 2008-2011. RESULTS There were 108 478 CVD deaths, 48 483 respiratory deaths and 24 849 incident cases of lung cancer in the study period and area. Using Poisson regression models adjusted for area-level deprivation, tobacco sales and ethnicity, we found associations between cardiovascular mortality and PM2.5 copper with interdecile range (IDR 2.6-5.7 ng/m3) and IDR relative risk (RR) 1.005 (95%CI 1.001 to 1.009) and between respiratory mortality and PM10 zinc (IDR 1135-153 ng/m3) and IDR RR 1.136 (95%CI 1.010 to 1.277). We did not find relevant associations for lung cancer incidence. Metal elements were highly correlated. CONCLUSION Our analysis showed small but not fully consistent adverse associations between mortality and particulate metal exposures likely derived from non-tailpipe road traffic emissions (brake and tyre wear), which have previously been associated with increases in inflammatory markers in the blood.
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- Aurore Lavigne
- UFR MIME, Domaine universitaire du Pont de Bois, Université de Lille 3 UFR MIME, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picard, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University CAPS, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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Lu Y, Xu J, Wang H, Liu X, Li W. Distribution, sources and health risk assessment of contaminations in water of urban park: A case study in Northeast China. Environ Geochem Health 2019; 41:2473-2489. [PMID: 31037580 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00293-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This case study was performed to determine whether the pollutants in water of urban park could bring health risk to human engaging in water-related activities such as swimming and provide evidence demonstrating the critical need for strengthened recreational water resources management of urban park. TN, NH4+-N, TP, Cu, Mn, Zn, Se, Pb, As, Cd and Cr(VI) contents were determined to describe the spatial distribution of contaminations; sources apportionment with the method of correlation analysis, factor analysis and cluster analysis were followed by health risk assessment for swimmers of different age groups. The results reveal that element contents in all sites do not exceed Chinese standard for swimming area and European Commission standard for surface water; all detected elements except Cr(VI) have a tendency to accumulate in the location of lake crossing bridge; Mn and Zn are considered to have the same pollution source including geogenic and anthropogenic sources by multivariable analysis. Carcinogenic risks of different age groups descend in the same order with non-carcinogenic risks. Among all elements, Zn and Mn contribute the lowest non-carcinogenic risk (5.1940E-06) and the highest non-carcinogenic risk (7.9921E-04) through skin contact pathway, respectively. The total average personal risk for swimmers in swimming area is 1.9693E-03, and this site is not suitable for swimming. Overall, it is possible that swimmers are exposed to risk via the dermal route when carrying out water-related activities, it is recommended that necessary precautions and management should be taken in other similar locations around the world.
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- Yue Lu
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Changchun, 130117, China
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Ecosystem, Changchun, 130117, China
- Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Wetland Restoration and Function Development, Changchun, 130117, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Changchun, 130117, China.
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China.
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Ecosystem, Changchun, 130117, China.
- Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Wetland Restoration and Function Development, Changchun, 130117, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Changchun, 130117, China
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Ecosystem, Changchun, 130117, China
- Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Wetland Restoration and Function Development, Changchun, 130117, China
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- Jilin Province Academy of Education and Science, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Changchun, 130117, China
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Ecosystem, Changchun, 130117, China
- Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center of Wetland Restoration and Function Development, Changchun, 130117, China
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Zebral YD, Anni ISA, Junior ASV, Corcini CD, da Silva JC, Caldas JS, Acosta IB, Afonso SB, Bianchini A. Life-time exposure to waterborne copper IV: Sperm quality parameters are negatively affected in the killifish Poecilia vivipara. Chemosphere 2019; 236:124332. [PMID: 31323547 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In previous studies, we have shown that copper (Cu) is significantly accumulated in various tissues of killifish Poecilia vivipara following chronic exposure. Also, we showed that chronic metal exposure disrupted energy production and growth in this species. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate if chronic exposure to this metal could also affect reproductive parameters of P. vivipara males (sperm quality). In order to test that, newborn (<24 h-old) fish were exposed to two concentrations of waterborne Cu (5 and 9 μg/L) for 345 days. After exposure, fish were euthanized and the testes were collected for sperm analysis. We could observe that exposed animals had reduced sperm motility and period of motility. Also, the sperm of exposed fish had reduced plasma membrane integrity, mitochondrial functionality and DNA integrity when compared to sperm of control animals. It is suggested that the well-known association of Cu with elevated oxidative damage, endocrine disruption and energetic disturbance are involved with the observed outcomes. The results obtained in the present study show that chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of waterborne Cu caused reductions in all parameters used to evaluate sperm quality. Therefore, it is concluded that life-time exposure to this metal may disrupt fish reproduction and negatively affect the maintenance of its populations.
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- Yuri Dornelles Zebral
- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Biologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Capão Do Leão, Campus Universitário, 96160-000, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Biologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália Km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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There are very few reports of eczema and other prosthetic-related allergic skin complications following arthroplasty. We aimed to assess the risk of eczema after joint replacement.We performed a retrospective population-based cohort study in 2024 joint replacement patients using the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database. For comparison, 8096 controls were selected, with 4 control subjects for each joint replacement patient matched for age, sex, and index year, to assess eczema risk. We examined 14-year cumulative eczema incidence associated with age, sex, immunity, disease history, and joint replacement location.Eczema rates in the joint replacement patients were 38% higher than in the control group (57.90 vs 41.84 per 1000 person-years, respectively). Compared with the control group, joint replacement patients showed a 1.35-fold increased risk of eczema according to the multivariable Cox model (95% Confidence interval [CI] = 1.23-1.49). Knee replacement patients had higher eczema risk compared with the control group (Hazard ratio [HR] = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.33-1.70). Stratified by study period, the joint replacement cohort had a higher eczema risk after the 3-month follow-up.Our study revealed that joint arthroplasty increased risk of eczema in this 14-year follow-up study, and this was not related to personal atopic history or gender.
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- Po-Yuan Wu
- Department of Dermatology, China Medical University Hospital
- School of Medicine, China Medical University
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University
- Department of Orthopedics, China Medical University Hospital
- Department of Sports Medicine/School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Morrell AP, Floyd H, W Mosselmans JF, Grover LM, Castillo-Michel H, Davis ET, Parker JE, Martin RA, Addison O. Improving our understanding of metal implant failures: Multiscale chemical imaging of exogenous metals in ex-vivo biological tissues. Acta Biomater 2019; 98:284-293. [PMID: 31173961 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.05.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Biological exposures to micro- and nano-scale exogenous metal particles generated as a consequence of in-service degradation of orthopaedic prosthetics can result in severe adverse tissues reactions. However, individual reactions are highly variable and are not easily predicted, due to in part a lack of understanding of the speciation of the metal-stimuli which dictates cellular interactions and toxicity. Investigating the chemistry of implant derived metallic particles in biological tissue samples is complicated by small feature sizes, low concentrations and often a heterogeneous speciation and distribution. These challenges were addressed by developing a multi-scale two-dimensional X-ray absorption spectroscopic (XAS) mapping approach to discriminate sub-micron changes in particulate chemistry within ex-vivo tissues associated with failed CoCrMo total hip replacements (THRs). As a result, in the context of THRs, we demonstrate much greater variation in Cr chemistry within tissues compared with previous reports. Cr compounds including phosphate, hydroxide, oxide, metal and organic complexes were observed and correlated with Co and Mo distributions. This variability may help explain the lack of agreement between biological responses observed in experimental exposure models and clinical outcomes. The multi-scale 2D XAS mapping approach presents an essential tool in discriminating the chemistry in dilute biological systems where speciation heterogeneity is expected. SIGNIFICANCE: Metal implants are routinely used in healthcare but may fail following degradation in the body. Although specific implants can be identified as 'high-risk', our analysis of failures is limited by a lack of understanding of the chemistry of implant metals within the peri-prosthetic milieu. A new approach to identify the speciation and variability in speciation at sub-micron resolution, of dilute exogenous metals within biological tissues is reported; applied to understanding the failure of metallic (CoCrMo) total-hip-replacements widely used in orthopedic surgery. Much greater variation in Cr chemistry was observed compared with previous reports and included phosphate, hydroxide, oxide, metal and organic complexes. This variability may explain lack of agreement between biological responses observed in experimental exposure models and clinical outcomes.
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G, Canada.
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Helmfrid I, Ljunggren S, Nosratabadi R, Augustsson A, Filipsson M, Fredrikson M, Karlsson H, Berglund M. Exposure of metals and PAH through local foods and risk of cancer in a historically contaminated glassworks area. Environ Int 2019; 131:104985. [PMID: 31319292 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Production of crystal glass and colored art glassware have been going on in the south-eastern part of Sweden since the 1700s, at over 100 glassworks and smaller glass blowing facilities, resulting in environmental contamination with mainly arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAH). High levels of metals have been found in soil, and moderately elevated levels in vegetables, mushrooms and berries collected around the glassworks sites compared with reference areas. Food in general, is the major exposure source to metals, such as Cd and Pb, and PAHs. Exposure to these toxic metals and PAH has been associated with a variety of adverse health effects in humans including cancer. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of cancer in a cohort from the contaminated glasswork area in relation to long-term dietary intake of locally produced foods, while taking into account residential, occupational and life styles factors. METHODS The study population was extracted from a population cohort of 34,266 individuals who, at some time between the years 1979-2004, lived within a 2 km radius of a glassworks or glass landfill. Register information on cancer incidence and questionnaire information on consumption of local foods (reflecting 30 years general eating habits), life-time residence in the area, life style factors and occupational exposure was collected. Furthermore, blood (n = 660) and urine (n = 400) samples were collected in a subsample of the population to explore associations between local food consumption frequencies, biomarker concentrations in blood (Cd, Pb, As) and urine (PAH metabolite 1-OHPy) as well as environmental and lifestyle factors. The concurrent exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from food was also considered. A case-control study was performed for evaluation of associations between intakes of local food and risk of cancer. RESULTS Despite high environmental levels of Cd, Pb and As at glasswork sites and landfills, current metal exposure in the population living in the surrounding areas was similar or only moderately higher in our study population compared to the general population. Reported high consumption of certain local foods was associated with higher Cd and Pb, but not As, concentrations in blood, and 1-OHPy in urine. An increased risk of cancer was associated with smoking, family history of cancer, obesity, and residence in glasswork area before age 5 years. Also, a long-term high consumption of local foods (reflecting 30 years general eating habits), i.e. fish and meat (game, chicken, lamb), was associated with increased risk of various cancer forms. CONCLUSIONS The associations between consumption of local food and different types of cancer may reflect a higher contaminant exposure in the past, and thus, if consumption of local food contributes to the risk of acquiring cancer, that contribution is probably lower today than before. Furthermore, it cannot be ruled out that other contaminants in the food contribute to the increased cancer risks observed.
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- Ingela Helmfrid
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center, and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center, and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center, and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Occupational and Environmental Medicine Center, and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mallon S, Bussis K, Beswick Z, North WT, Soliman SB. Ultrasonographic and radiographic findings of polyethylene component displacement with severe metallosis and metal-induced synovitis following total knee arthroplasty. Knee 2019; 26:941-950. [PMID: 31255527 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Aseptic loosening and wear is second to only infection as the most common cause of arthroplasty failure. Degeneration of the polyethylene and metal arthroplasty components can lead to metallosis, which can cause a combination of direct cytotoxic effects and an inflammatory response within the synovial and periarticular tissues. This can result in bone resorption and secondary arthroplasty component loosening as well as a metal containing joint effusion and metal-induced synovitis. Little literature exists as to the ultrasonographic findings of metal-induced synovitis and polyethylene component displacement. As the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound significantly increases, being aware of these findings is important. The most important ultrasonographic findings include differentiating a joint effusion from synovitis utilizing dynamic compression, identifying areas of echogenic shadowing related to metal deposition and visualizing displaced arthroplasty components. The following is a case report that demonstrates the ultrasonographic imaging findings of metallosis, metal-induced synovitis and polyethylene component displacement. We will also demonstrate the ultrasound-guided aspiration findings as well as radiographic and gross pathologic correlations.
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- Shane Mallon
- Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Wang Z, Yang C. Metal carcinogen exposure induces cancer stem cell-like property through epigenetic reprograming: A novel mechanism of metal carcinogenesis. Semin Cancer Biol 2019; 57:95-104. [PMID: 30641125 PMCID: PMC6625953 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Arsenic, cadmium, nickel and hexavalent chromium are among the most common environmental pollutants and potent carcinogens. Chronic exposure to these metals causes various types of cancer in humans, representing a significant environmental health issue. Although under active investigation, the mechanisms of metal carcinogenesis have not been clearly defined. One common feature of these metal carcinogens is that they are all able to cause various epigenetic dysregulations, which are believed to play important roles in their carcinogenicity. However, how metal carcinogen-caused epigenetic dysregulation contributes to metal carcinogenesis remains largely unknown. The evolution of cancer stem cell (CSC) theory has opened exciting new avenues for studying the mechanism of metal carcinogenesis. Increasing evidence indicates that chronic metal carcinogen exposure produces CSC-like cells through dysregulated epigenetic mechanisms. This review will first provide some brief introductions about CSC, epigenetics and epigenetic regulation of CSCs; then summarize progresses in recent studies on metal carcinogen-induced CSC-like property through epigenetic reprograming as a novel mechanism of metal carcinogenesis. Some perspectives for future studies in this field are also presented.
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- Zhishan Wang
- Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
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- Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Center for Research on Environment Disease, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
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Bai KJ, Chuang KJ, Chen JK, Tsai CY, Yang YL, Chang CC, Chen TT, Lee CN, Feng PH, Chen KY, Lee KY, Su CL, Ho SC, Wu SM, Chuang HC. Alterations by Air Pollution in Inflammation and Metals in Pleural Effusion of Pneumonia Patients. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16050705. [PMID: 30818785 PMCID: PMC6427250 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Air pollution is known to increase the risk of pneumonia. However, the effects of air pollution on the pleural effusion of patients with pneumonia are unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate alterations in inflammatory–immune biomarkers by air pollution in patients with pneumonia by analyzing their pleural effusion. Patients who had undergone thoracentesis to drain their pleural effusion in a hospital were recruited for this study. Patients with pneumonia and those with congestive heart failure respectively served as the case and control groups. We observed that an increase of 1 ppb in one-year NO2 was associated with a decrease of 0.105 ng/mL in cluster of differentiation 62 (CD62) (95% confidence interval (CI) = −0.085, −0.004, p < 0.05) in the pleural effusion. Furthermore, we observed that an increase in one−year 1 ppb of NO2 was associated with a decrease of 0.026 ng/mL in molybdenum (Mo) (95% CI = −0.138, −0.020, p < 0.05). An increase in one-year 1 ppb of SO2 was associated with a decrease of 0.531 ng/mL in zinc (95% CI = −0.164, −0.006, p < 0.05). Also, an increase in one-year 1 ppb of O3 was associated with a decrease of 0.025 ng/mL in Mo (95% CI = −0.372, −0.053, p < 0.05). In conclusion, air pollution exposure, especially gaseous pollution, may be associated with the regulation of immune responses and changes in metal levels in the pleural effusion of pneumonia patients.
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- Kuan-Jen Bai
- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan.
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- School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering & Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli 35053, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences and School of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
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- Sleep Center, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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- School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan.
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Marques JA, Costa PG, Marangoni LFB, Pereira CM, Abrantes DP, Calderon EN, Castro CB, Bianchini A. Environmental health in southwestern Atlantic coral reefs: Geochemical, water quality and ecological indicators. Sci Total Environ 2019; 651:261-270. [PMID: 30236843 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Climate change, pollution and increased runoff are some of the main drivers of coral reefs degradation worldwide. However, the occurrence of runoff and marine pollution, as well as its ecological effects in South Atlantic coral reefs are still poorly understood. The aim of the present work is to characterize the terrigenous influence and contamination impact on the environmental health of five reefs located along a gradient of distance from a river source, using geochemical, water quality, and ecological indicators. Stable isotopes and sterols were used as geochemical indicators of sewage and terrigenous organic matter. Dissolved metal concentrations (Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) were used as indicators of water quality. Population density, bleaching and chlorophyll α content of the symbiont-bearing foraminifer Amphistegina gibbosa, were used as indicators of ecological effects. Sampling was performed four times during the year to assess temporal variability. Sediment and water quality indicators showed that reefs close to the river discharge experience nutrient enrichment and sewage contamination, and metals concentrations above international environmental quality guidelines. Higher levels of contamination were strongly related to the higher frequency of bleaching and lower density in A. gibbosa populations. The integrated evaluation of stable isotopes, sterols and metals provided a consistent diagnostic about sewage influence on the studied reefs. Additionally, the observed bioindicator responses evidenced relevant ecological effects. The water quality, geochemical and ecological indicators employed in the present study were effective as biomonitoring tools to be applied in reefs worldwide.
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- Joseane A Marques
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (IO/FURG), Av. Itália, km 8, Rio Grande, RS 96203900, Brazil; Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, 87, Santa Cruz Cabralia, BA 45807000, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (ICB/FURG), Av Itália, km 8, Rio Grande, RS 96203900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (IO/FURG), Av. Itália, km 8, Rio Grande, RS 96203900, Brazil; Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, 87, Santa Cruz Cabralia, BA 45807000, Brazil
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- Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, 87, Santa Cruz Cabralia, BA 45807000, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ/UFRJ), Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20940040, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ/UFRJ), Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20940040, Brazil
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- Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, 87, Santa Cruz Cabralia, BA 45807000, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (NUPEM/UFRJ), Av São José do Barreto, s/n, Macaé, RJ 27971550, Brazil
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- Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, 87, Santa Cruz Cabralia, BA 45807000, Brazil; Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (MNRJ/UFRJ), Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20940-040, Brazil
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- Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, 87, Santa Cruz Cabralia, BA 45807000, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (ICB/FURG), Av Itália, km 8, Rio Grande, RS 96203900, Brazil
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Aihole JS. Fate of Sharp Metallic Foreign Bodies. Indian Pediatr 2019; 56:145. [PMID: 30819997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- Jayalaxmi Shripati Aihole
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka. India.
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Rodríguez-Estival J, Sánchez MI, Ramo C, Varo N, Amat JA, Garrido-Fernández J, Hornero-Méndez D, Ortiz-Santaliestra ME, Taggart MA, Martinez-Haro M, Green AJ, Mateo R. Exposure of black-necked grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) to metal pollution during the moulting period in the Odiel Marshes, Southwest Spain. Chemosphere 2019; 216:774-784. [PMID: 30391900 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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European populations of black-necked grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) congregate every year to moult at the salt ponds of the Odiel Marshes (SW Spain). However, the Odiel Marshes are part of one of the most metal-polluted coastal estuaries in the world, which may pose risks to wildlife. We assessed the exposure of grebes to metal pollution during the critical moulting period in the Odiel Marshes and its potential to cause adverse health effects. Levels of metals in red blood pellet (as a biomarker of exposure), plasma carotenoids, eye redness, and body condition (as biomarkers of effects) were studied. Metal content was also analyzed in the brine shrimp Artemia parthenogenetica, the most important food for grebes in this hypersaline ecosystem during the moulting period. Results showed that, in comparison to toxicity thresholds, grebes had relatively high blood levels of arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and zinc (Zn). The high loads found in Artemia and the way blood levels vary during the moulting period indicate that shrimp consumption may be the main route of metal exposure for grebes. Plasma carotenoids and body condition showed a positive association with exposure to As, while the relationship of lutein-like carotenoids with Hg accumulation was negative at the beginning of the moulting period to become positive afterwards. Moreover, eye redness was negatively affected by As accumulation. Factors including food resource availability, seasonal fluctuations in physiological status, and interannual variations in the degree of environmental contamination should be considered in monitoring efforts when using moult migrant waterbirds as sentinel species.
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- Jaime Rodríguez-Estival
- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC - CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD - CSIC), Calle Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional/Global del Mar (CEI·MAR), Universidad de Cádiz, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD - CSIC), Calle Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain.
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD - CSIC), Calle Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain.
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD - CSIC), Calle Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de la Grasa (IG - CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo Olavide, Edificio 46, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de la Grasa (IG - CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo Olavide, Edificio 46, 41013 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC - CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Environmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, Castle St, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 7JD, UK.
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC - CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD - CSIC), Calle Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC - CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Ronda de Toledo 12, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Ndong Ba A, Cazier F, Verdin A, Garcon G, Cabral M, Courcot L, Diouf A, Courcot D, Gualtieri M, Fall M. Physico-chemical characterization and in vitro inflammatory and oxidative potency of atmospheric particles collected in Dakar city's (Senegal). Environ Pollut 2019; 245:568-581. [PMID: 30469127 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Exposure to atmospheric pollutants has been recognized as a major risk factor of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Fine particles (PM2.5) and a coarser fraction (PM>2.5) sampled at an urban site in Dakar (HLM), characterized by high road traffic emissions, were compared with particles sampled at a rural area, Toubab Dialaw located about 40 km from Dakar. The physicochemical characteristics of samples revealed that PMs differ for their physical (surface area) and chemical properties (in terms of CHN, metals, ions, paraffins, VOCs and PAHs) that were 65-75% higher in urban samples. Moreover the fine PMs contain higher amounts of anthropogenic related pollutants than the PM>2.5 one. These differences are sustained by the ratios reported for the analysed PAHs which suggest as predominant primary emission sources vehicle exhausts at urban site and biomass combustion at the rural site. The inflammatory response and the oxidative damages were evaluated in BEAS-2B cells by the quantification of 4 selected inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8) and of total carbonylated proteins and the oxidative DNA adduct 8-OHdG after 8 or 24 h exposure. In accordance with the different sources and different physical and chemical properties, the inflammatory response and the oxidative damages were found higher in bronchial cells exposed to urban PMs. These data confirm the importance, also for West African countries, to evaluate the correlation between PM physico-chemical properties and potential biological impacts.
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- Awa Ndong Ba
- Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant (UCEIV) EA 4492, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Industriel, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Dunkerque, France; Laboratoire de Toxicologie et d'Hydrologie, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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- Centre Commun de Mesures, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Industriel, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Dunkerque, France
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- Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant (UCEIV) EA 4492, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Industriel, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Dunkerque, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, EA4483-IMPacts de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé Humaine (IMPECS), Univ. Lille, Lille, France
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- Laboratoire de Toxicologie et d'Hydrologie, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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- Laboratoire d'Oceanologie et de Geosciences, F-62930, CNRS UMR8187, LOG, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Wimereux, France
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- Laboratoire de Toxicologie et d'Hydrologie, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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- Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant (UCEIV) EA 4492, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Industriel, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Dunkerque, France
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- Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant (UCEIV) EA 4492, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Maison de la Recherche en Environnement Industriel, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, Dunkerque, France.
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- Laboratoire de Toxicologie et d'Hydrologie, Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
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