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Everson TM, Niedzwiecki MM, Toth D, Tellez-Plaza M, Liu H, Barr DB, Gribble MO. Metal biomarker mixtures and blood pressure in the United States: cross-sectional findings from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Environ Health 2021; 20:15. [PMID: 33583418 PMCID: PMC7883578 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00695-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to identify conditional relationships between multiple metal biomarkers that predict systolic and diastolic blood pressure in the non-institutionalized United States adult population below the age of 60. METHODS We used inorganic exposure biomarker data and blood pressure data from three cycles (1999-2004) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to construct regression trees for blood pressure among adults ages 20-60 (adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, race, and smoking status) to identify predictors of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). We also considered relationships among non-Hispanic black, Mexican-American, and white adults separately. RESULTS The following metal exposure biomarkers were conditionally predictive of SBP and/or DBP in the full sample: antimony (Sb), barium (Ba), cadmium (Cd), cesium (Cs), lead (Pb), tungsten (W) and molybdenum (Mo). The highest average SBP (> 120 mmHg) was observed among those with low Sb (≤ 0.21 μg/dL) high Cd (> 0.22 μg/g creatinine) and high Pb (> 2.55 μg/dL) biomarkers. Those with the highest average DBP had high urinary W levels (> 0.10 μg/g creatinine) in combination with either urinary Sb > 0.17 μg/g creatinine or those with urinary Sb ≤ 0.17 μg/g creatinine, but with high blood Pb levels (> 1.35 μg/dL). Predictors differed by ethnicity, with Cd as the main predictor of SBP among non-Hispanic black adults, and Pb not selected by the algorithm as a predictor of SBP among non-Hispanic white adults. CONCLUSIONS Combinations of metal biomarkers have different apparent relationships with blood pressure. Additional research in toxicological experimental models and in epidemiological studies is warranted to evaluate the suggested possible toxicological interactions between Sb, Cd, and Pb; and between W, Sb, and Pb; for cardiovascular (e.g., blood pressure) health. We also think future epidemiological research on inorganic exposure sets in relation to health outcomes like blood pressure might benefit from stratification by race and ethnicity.
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- Todd M. Everson
- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop 1518-002-2BB, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY USA
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- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Survey Methods Research, D. C, Washington, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USA
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- Laboratory for Exposure Assessment and Development for Environmental Research, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop 1518-002-2BB, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop 1518-002-2BB, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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Bertho JM, Bo R, Magneron V, Legendre A, Cochard M, Broggio D, Tack K. Co-exposure to internal and external radiation alters cesium biokinetics and retention in mice. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2020; 40:504-519. [PMID: 32109890 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/ab7b43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Exposures in post-accidental situations are complex and include both external exposure and internal contamination with several radionuclides. However, in vivo and in vitro studies generally use simplified exposures, while a recent study suggested that combined external irradiation and internal contamination may induce more severe biological effects compared to single exposures. In an attempt to test the hypothesis of potential non-additive effects of multiple radiological exposures, we used a mouse model of combined external x-ray irradiation at 1 and 5 Gy and internal contamination with injection of 20 KBq 137Cs. The results showed differential kinetics of 137Cs elimination in irradiated animals compared to sham-irradiated, 137Cs injected animals. Moreover, changes in plasma potassium and in relative testis weight were observed 38 days after irradiation and injection in co-exposed animals compared to 137Cs injection alone. These results demonstrate that an external exposure combined with an internal contamination may lead to unexpected changes in biokinetics of radionuclides and biological effects compared to single exposures.
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- Jean-Marc Bertho
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PSE-SANTE/SESANE, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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Ebrahimian TG, Beugnies L, Surette J, Priest N, Gueguen Y, Gloaguen C, Benderitter M, Jourdain JR, Tack K. Chronic Exposure to External Low-Dose Gamma Radiation Induces an Increase in Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidative Parameters Resulting in Atherosclerotic Plaque Size Reduction in ApoE -/- Mice. Radiat Res 2017; 189:187-196. [PMID: 29227739 DOI: 10.1667/rr14823.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Populations living in radiation-contaminated territories, such as Chernobyl and Fukushima, are chronically exposed to external gamma radiation and internal radionuclide contamination due to the large amount of 137Cs released in the environment. The effect of chronic low-dose exposure on the development of cardiovascular diseases remains unclear. Previously reported studies have shown that low-dose radiation exposure could lead to discrepancies according to dose rate. In this study, we examined the effect of very low-dose and dose-rate chronic external exposure on atherosclerosis development. ApoE-/- mice were chronically irradiated with a gamma source for 8 months at two different dose rates, 12 and 28 μGy/h, equivalent to dose rates measured in contaminated territories, with a cumulative dose of 67 and 157 mGy, respectively. We evaluated plaque size and phenotype, inflammatory profile and oxidative stress status. The results of this study showed a decrease in plaque sizes and an increase in collagen content in ApoE-/- mice exposed to 28 μGy/h for 8 months compared to nonexposed animals. The plaque phenotype was associated with an increase in anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative gene expression. These results suggest that chronic low-dose gamma irradiation induces an upregulation of organism defenses leading to a decrease in inflammation and plaque size. To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the possible effect of chronic external very low-dose ionizing radiation exposure for 8 months. This work could help to identify the potential existence of a dose threshold, below that which harmful effects are not exhibited and beneficial effects are potentially observed. Furthermore, these findings permit consideration of the importance of dose rate in radiation protection.
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- T G Ebrahimian
- a Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; and
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- a Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; and
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- b Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk-River, Ontario K0J 1J0, Canada
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- b Radiobiology and Health, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk-River, Ontario K0J 1J0, Canada
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- a Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; and
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- a Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; and
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- a Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; and
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- a Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; and
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- a Institut de Radioprotection et de Sureté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France; and
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Locatelli M, Miloudi H, Autret G, Balvay D, Desbrée A, Blanchardon E, Bertho JM. RODES software for dose assessment of rats and mice contaminated with radionuclides. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2017; 37:214-229. [PMID: 28141579 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/aa58aa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In order to support animal experiments of chronic radionuclides intake with realistic dosimetry, voxel-based three-dimensional computer models of mice and rats of both sexes and three ages were built from magnetic resonance imaging. Radiation transport of mono-energetic photons of 11 energies and electrons of 7 energies was simulated with MCNPX 2.6c to assess specific absorbed fractions (SAFs) of energy emitted from 13 source regions and absorbed in 28 target regions. RODES software was developed to combine SAF with radiation emission spectra and user-supplied biokinetic data to calculate organ absorbed doses per nuclear transformation of radionuclides in source regions (S-factors) and for specific animal experiments with radionuclides. This article presents the design of RODES software including the simulation of the particles in the created rodent voxel phantoms. SAF and S-factor values were compared favourably with published results from similar studies. The results are discussed for rodents of different ages and sexes.
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- Maxime Locatelli
- INSERM U970, PARCC-HEGP, Plateforme Imageries du Vivant, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Hall J, Jeggo PA, West C, Gomolka M, Quintens R, Badie C, Laurent O, Aerts A, Anastasov N, Azimzadeh O, Azizova T, Baatout S, Baselet B, Benotmane MA, Blanchardon E, Guéguen Y, Haghdoost S, Harms-Ringhdahl M, Hess J, Kreuzer M, Laurier D, Macaeva E, Manning G, Pernot E, Ravanat JL, Sabatier L, Tack K, Tapio S, Zitzelsberger H, Cardis E. Ionizing radiation biomarkers in epidemiological studies - An update. MUTATION RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2017; 771:59-84. [PMID: 28342453 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Recent epidemiology studies highlighted the detrimental health effects of exposure to low dose and low dose rate ionizing radiation (IR): nuclear industry workers studies have shown increased leukaemia and solid tumour risks following cumulative doses of <100mSv and dose rates of <10mGy per year; paediatric patients studies have reported increased leukaemia and brain tumours risks after doses of 30-60mGy from computed tomography scans. Questions arise, however, about the impact of even lower doses and dose rates where classical epidemiological studies have limited power but where subsets within the large cohorts are expected to have an increased risk. Further progress requires integration of biomarkers or bioassays of individual exposure, effects and susceptibility to IR. The European DoReMi (Low Dose Research towards Multidisciplinary Integration) consortium previously reviewed biomarkers for potential use in IR epidemiological studies. Given the increased mechanistic understanding of responses to low dose radiation the current review provides an update covering technical advances and recent studies. A key issue identified is deciding which biomarkers to progress. A roadmap is provided for biomarker development from discovery to implementation and used to summarise the current status of proposed biomarkers for epidemiological studies. Most potential biomarkers remain at the discovery stage and for some there is sufficient evidence that further development is not warranted. One biomarker identified in the final stages of development and as a priority for further research is radiation specific mRNA transcript profiles.
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- Janet Hall
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Lyon, F-69424, France.
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- Genome Damage and Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RQ, United Kingdom
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- Translational Radiobiology Group, Institute of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Christie Hospital, Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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- Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Department of Radiation Protection and Health, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Cancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers group, Radiation Effects Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, F-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Radiation Biology, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Radiation Biology, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Southern Urals Biophysics Institute, Clinical Department, Ozyorsk, Russia
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium; Cell Systems and Imaging Research Group, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium; Pole of Pharmacology, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université catholique de Louvain, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, F-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, F-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Centre for Radiation Protection Research, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Radiation Protection Research, Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Radiation Biology, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Department of Radiation Protection and Health, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, F-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK·CEN, B-2400 Mol, Belgium; Cell Systems and Imaging Research Group, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Cancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers group, Radiation Effects Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, Didcot, United Kingdom
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- INSERM U897, Université de Bordeaux, F-33076 Bordeaux cedex, France
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- Laboratoire des Lésions des Acides Nucléiques, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INAC-SCIB, F-38000 Grenoble, France; Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, INAC-SyMMES, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, BP6, F-92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, F-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Radiation Biology, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health GmbH, Institute of Radiation Biology, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Radiation Programme, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, 08003 Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) (MTD formerly), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
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Manens L, Grison S, Bertho JM, Lestaevel P, Guéguen Y, Benderitter M, Aigueperse J, Souidi M. Chronic exposure of adult, postnatal and in utero rat models to low-dose 137Cesium: impact on circulating biomarkers. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2016; 57:607-619. [PMID: 27466399 PMCID: PMC5137291 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrw067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The presence of 137Cesium (137Cs) in the environment after nuclear accidents at Chernobyl and more recently Fukushima Daiichi raises many health issues for the surrounding populations chronically exposed through the food chain. To mimic different exposure situations, we set up a male rat model of exposure by chronic ingestion of a 137Cs concentration likely to be ingested daily by residents of contaminated areas (6500 Bq.l-1) and tested contaminations lasting 9 months for adult, neonatal and fetal rats. We tested plasma and serum biochemistry to identify disturbances in general indicators (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and electrolytes) and in biomarkers of thyroid, heart, brain, bone, kidney, liver and testis functions. Analysis of the general indicators showed increased levels of cholesterol (+26%), HDL cholesterol (+31%), phospholipids B (+15%) and phosphorus (+100%) in the postnatal group only. Thyroid, heart, brain, bone and kidney functions showed no blood changes in any model. The liver function evaluation showed changes in total bilirubin (+67%) and alkaline phosphatase (-11%) levels, but only for the rats exposed to 137Cs intake in adulthood. Large changes in 17β-estradiol (-69%) and corticosterone (+36%) levels affected steroidogenesis, but only in the adult model. This study showed that response profiles differed according to age at exposure: lipid metabolism was most radiosensitive in the postnatal model, and steroid hormone metabolism was most radiosensitive in rats exposed in adulthood. There was no evidence of deleterious effects suggesting a potential impact on fertility or procreation.
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- Line Manens
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Pôle RadioProtection de L'Homme (PRP-HOM), Service de Radiobiologie et d'Epidémiologie (SRBE), Laboratoire de radiotoxicologie expérimentale (LRTOX), 92262, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Pôle RadioProtection de L'Homme (PRP-HOM), Service de Radiobiologie et d'Epidémiologie (SRBE), Laboratoire de radiotoxicologie expérimentale (LRTOX), 92262, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Pôle RadioProtection de L'Homme (PRP-HOM), Service de Radiobiologie et d'Epidémiologie (SRBE), Laboratoire de radiotoxicologie expérimentale (LRTOX), 92262, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Pôle RadioProtection de L'Homme (PRP-HOM), Service de Radiobiologie et d'Epidémiologie (SRBE), Laboratoire de radiotoxicologie expérimentale (LRTOX), 92262, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Pôle RadioProtection de L'Homme (PRP-HOM), Service de Radiobiologie et d'Epidémiologie (SRBE), Laboratoire de radiotoxicologie expérimentale (LRTOX), 92262, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, 92262 Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, 92262 Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), Pôle RadioProtection de L'Homme (PRP-HOM), Service de Radiobiologie et d'Epidémiologie (SRBE), Laboratoire de radiotoxicologie expérimentale (LRTOX), 92262, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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Le Gallic C, Phalente Y, Manens L, Dublineau I, Benderitter M, Gueguen Y, Lehoux S, Ebrahimian TG. Chronic Internal Exposure to Low Dose 137Cs Induces Positive Impact on the Stability of Atherosclerotic Plaques by Reducing Inflammation in ApoE-/- Mice. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0128539. [PMID: 26046630 PMCID: PMC4457796 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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After Chernobyl and Fukushima Daï Chi, two major nuclear accidents, large amounts of radionuclides were released in the environment, mostly caesium 137 (137Cs). Populations living in contaminated territories are chronically exposed to radionuclides by ingestion of contaminated food. However, questions still remain regarding the effects of low dose ionizing radiation exposure on the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases. We therefore investigated the effects of a chronic internal exposure to 137Cs on atherosclerosis in predisposed ApoE-/- mice. Mice were exposed daily to 0, 4, 20 or 100 kBq/l 137Cs in drinking water, corresponding to range of concentrations found in contaminated territories, for 6 or 9 months. We evaluated plaque size and phenotype, inflammatory profile, and oxidative stress status in different experimental groups. Results did not show any differences in atherosclerosis progression between mice exposed to 137Cs and unexposed controls. However, 137Cs exposed mice developed more stable plaques with decreased macrophage content, associated with reduced aortic expression of pro-inflammatory factors (CRP, TNFα, MCP-1, IFNγ) and adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin). Lesions of mice exposed to 137Cs were also characterized by enhanced collagen and smooth muscle cell content, concurrent with reduced matrix metalloproteinase MMP8 and MMP13 expression. These results suggest that low dose chronic exposure of 137Cs in ApoE-/- mice enhances atherosclerotic lesion stability by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokine and MMP production, resulting in collagen-rich plaques with greater smooth muscle cell and less macrophage content.
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- Clélia Le Gallic
- IRSN, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de RadioToxicologie Experimentale, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- IRSN, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de RadioToxicologie Experimentale, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- IRSN, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de RadioToxicologie Experimentale, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- IRSN, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de RadioToxicologie Experimentale, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- IRSN, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de RadioToxicologie Experimentale, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- IRSN, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de RadioToxicologie Experimentale, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- IRSN, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Laboratoire de RadioToxicologie Experimentale, 92262, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Shiue I, Hristova K. Higher urinary heavy metal, phthalate and arsenic concentrations accounted for 3-19% of the population attributable risk for high blood pressure: US NHANES, 2009-2012. Hypertens Res 2014; 37:1075-81. [PMID: 25077919 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2014.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 05/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The link between environmental chemicals and human health has emerged, but has not been completely examined in terms of its risk factors. Therefore, we aimed to study the relationships of different sets of urinary environmental chemical concentrations and high blood pressure (BP) in a national, population-based study. Data were retrieved from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2009-2012, including demographics, BP readings and urinary environmental chemical concentrations. Analyses included χ(2)-test, t-test, survey-weighted logistic regression models and population attributable risk estimation. Urinary cesium (odds ratio (OR) 1.52, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-2.18, P=0.026), molybdenum (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.04-2.02, P=0.029), lead (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.12-1.98, P=0.009), platinum (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.14-2.21, P=0.002), antimony (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.12-1.86, P=0.008) and tungsten (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.22-1.79, P<0.001) concentrations were observed to be associated with high BP. Similar results were observed for mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.04-1.59, P=0.024), mono-n-butyl (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.11-1.67, P=0.005), mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.01-1.46, P=0.041), mono-n-methyl (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.01-1.46, P=0.014), mono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.01-1.45, P=0.036), mono-benzyl (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.15-1.74, P=0.002), dimethylarsonic acid (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.08-1.76, P=0.012) and trimethylarsine oxide (OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.29-5.07, P=0.010) concentrations. Each chemical could account for 3-19% of the population attributable risk for high BP. A small sex difference was found. However, there are no associations between environmental parabens and pesticides and high BP. Urinary heavy metal, phthalate and arsenic concentrations were associated with high BP, although a causal effect cannot be established. Elimination of environmental chemical exposure in humans still needs to be pursued.
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- Ivy Shiue
- 1] School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK [2] Owens Institute for Behavioral Research, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA [3] Alzheimer's Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Noninvasive Functional Diagnostic and Imaging, University National Heart Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Higher urinary heavy metal, phthalate, and arsenic but not parabens concentrations in people with high blood pressure, U.S. NHANES, 2011-2012. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2014; 11:5989-99. [PMID: 24905244 PMCID: PMC4078560 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110605989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Link between environmental chemicals and human health has emerged but not been completely examined in risk factors. Therefore, it was aimed to study the relationships of different sets of urinary environmental chemical concentrations and risk of high blood pressure (BP) in a national, population-based study. Data were retrieved from United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2011–2012 including demographics, BP readings, and urinary environmental chemical concentrations. Analyses included chi-square test, t-test and survey-weighted logistic regression modeling. After full adjustment (adjusting for urinary creatinine, age, sex, ethnicity, and body mass index), urinary cesium (OR 1.56, 95%CI 1.11–2.20, P = 0.014), molybden (OR 1.46, 95%CI 1.06–2.01, P = 0.023), manganese (OR 1.42, 95%CI 1.09–1.86, P = 0.012), lead (OR 1.58, 95%CI 1.28–1.96, P < 0.001), tin (OR 1.44, 95%CI 1.25–1.66, P < 0.001), antimony (OR 1.39, 95%CI 1.10–1.77, P = 0.010), and tungsten (OR 1.49, 95%CI 1.25–1.77, P < 0.001) concentrations were observed to be associated with high BP. People with higher urinary mono-2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl phthalate (OR 1.33, 95%CI 1.00–1.62, P = 0.006), mono-n-butyl phthalate (OR 1.35, 95%CI 1.13–1.62, P = 0.002), mono-2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl (OR 1.25, 95%CI 1.05–1.49, P = 0.014), mono-n-methyl phthalate (OR 1.26, 95%CI 1.07–1.48, P = 0.007), mono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl (OR 1.25, 95%CI 1.07–1.48, P = 0.009), and monobenzyl phthalate (OR 1.40, 95%CI 1.15–1.69, P = 0.002) tended to have high BP as well. However, there are no clear associations between environmental parabens and high BP, nor between pesticides and high BP. In addition, trimethylarsine oxide (OR 2.47, 95%CI 1.27–4.81, P = 0.011) and dimethylarsonic acid concentrations (OR 1.42, 95%CI 1.12–1.79, P = 0.006) were seen to be associated with high BP. In sum, urinary heavy metal, phthalate, and arsenic concentrations were associated with high BP, although the causal effect cannot be established from the current study design. Elimination of environmental chemicals in humans would still need to be continued.
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Grison S, Martin JC, Grandcolas L, Banzet N, Blanchardon E, Tourlonias E, Defoort C, Favé G, Bott R, Dublineau I, Gourmelon P, Souidi M. The metabolomic approach identifies a biological signature of low-dose chronic exposure to cesium 137. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2012; 53:33-43. [PMID: 22302043 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.11071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Reports have described apparent biological effects of (137)Cs (the most persistent dispersed radionuclide) irradiation in people living in Chernobyl-contaminated territory. The sensitive analytical technology described here should now help assess the relation of this contamination to the observed effects. A rat model chronically exposed to (137)Cs through drinking water was developed to identify biomarkers of radiation-induced metabolic disorders, and the biological impact was evaluated by a metabolomic approach that allowed us to detect several hundred metabolites in biofluids and assess their association with disease states. After collection of plasma and urine from contaminated and non-contaminated rats at the end of the 9-months contamination period, analysis with a LC-MS system detected 742 features in urine and 1309 in plasma. Biostatistical discriminant analysis extracted a subset of 26 metabolite signals (2 urinary, 4 plasma non-polar, and 19 plasma polar metabolites) that in combination were able to predict from 68 up to 94% of the contaminated rats, depending on the prediction method used, with a misclassification rate as low as 5.3%. The difference in this metabolic score between the contaminated and non-contaminated rats was highly significant (P = 0.019 after ANOVA cross-validation). In conclusion, our proof-of-principle study demonstrated for the first time the usefulness of a metabolomic approach for addressing biological effects of chronic low-dose contamination. We can conclude that a metabolomic signature discriminated (137)Cs-contaminated from control animals in our model. Further validation is nevertheless required together with full annotation of the metabolic indicators.
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- Stéphane Grison
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, DRPH, SRBE, LRTOX, Fontenay-aux Roses, France
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Synhaeve N, Stefani J, Tourlonias E, Dublineau I, Bertho JM. Biokinetics of 90Sr after chronic ingestion in a juvenile and adult mouse model. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2011; 50:501-511. [PMID: 21688012 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-011-0374-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2011] [Accepted: 06/04/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The aim of our study was to define the biokinetics of (90)Sr after chronic contamination by ingestion using a juvenile and adult murine model. Animals ingested (90)Sr by drinking water containing 20 kBq l(-1) of (90)Sr. For the juvenile model, parents received (90)Sr before mating and their offspring were killed between birth and 20 weeks of ingestion. For the adult model, (90)Sr ingestion started at 9 weeks of age and they were killed after different ingestion periods up to 20 weeks. The body weight, food and water consumption of the animals were monitored on a weekly basis. Before killing and sampling of organs, animals were put in metabolic cages. (90)Sr in organs and excreta was determined by liquid scintillation β counting. Highest (90)Sr contents were found in bones and were generally higher in females than in males, and (90)Sr retention varied according to the skeletal sites. An accumulation of (90)Sr in the bones was observed over time for both models, with a plateau level at adult age for the juvenile model. The highest rate of (90)Sr accumulation in bones was observed in early life of offspring, i.e. before the age of 6 weeks. With the exception of the digestive tract, (90)Sr was below the detection limit in all other organs sampled. Overall, our results confirm that (90)Sr mainly accumulates in bones. Furthermore, our results indicate that there are gender- and age-dependent differences in the distribution of (90)Sr after low-dose chronic ingestion in the mouse model. These results provide the basis for future studies on possible non-cancerous effects during chronic, long-term exposure to (90)Sr through ingestion in a mouse model, especially on the immune and hematopoietic systems.
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- Nicholas Synhaeve
- Institut de Radioprotection et Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), DRPH, SRBE, LRTOX, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Bertho JM, Faure MC, Louiba S, Tourlonias E, Stefani J, Siffert B, Paquet F, Dublineau I. Influence on the mouse immune system of chronic ingestion of 137Cs. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2011; 31:25-39. [PMID: 21346294 DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/31/1/001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The aim of this work was to determine the possible occurrence of damage to the immune system during the course of chronic ingestion of (137)Cs. BALB/C mice were used, with (137)Cs intake via drinking water at a concentration of 20 kBq l(-1). Adults received (137)Cs before mating and offspring were sacrificed at various ages between birth and 20 weeks. Phenotypic analysis of circulating blood cells and thymocytes did not show any significant modification of immune cell populations in animals ingesting (137)Cs as compared with control animals, with the exception of a slight increase in Treg percentage at the age of 12 weeks. Functional tests, including proliferative response to mitogens such as phytohaemagglutinin, response to alloantigens in mixed lymphocyte reaction and immunoglobulin response to vaccine antigens such as tetanus toxin and keyhole limpet haemocyanin did not show any significant functional modification of the immune system in (137)Cs-ingesting animals as compared with control animals. Overall, our results suggest that chronic ingestion of a low concentration of (137)Cs in drinking water in the long term does not have any biologically relevant effect on the immune system.
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- Jean-Marc Bertho
- IRSN, Laboratoire de Radiotoxicologie Expérimentale, Fontenay aux Roses, France.
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Dingwall S, Mills CE, Phan N, Taylor K, Boreham DR. Human Health and the Biological Effects of Tritium in Drinking Water: Prudent Policy Through Science - Addressing the ODWAC New Recommendation. Dose Response 2011; 9:6-31. [PMID: 21431084 PMCID: PMC3057633 DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.10-048.boreham] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen and is a by-product of energy production in Canadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactors. The release of this radioisotope into the environment is carefully managed at CANDU facilities in order to minimize radiation exposure to the public. However, under some circumstances, small accidental releases to the environment can occur. The radiation doses to humans and non-human biota from these releases are low and orders of magnitude less than doses received from naturally occurring radioisotopes or from manmade activities, such as medical imaging and air travel. There is however a renewed interest in the biological consequences of low dose tritium exposures and a new limit for tritium levels in Ontario drinking water has been proposed. The Ontario Drinking Water Advisory Council (ODWAC) issued a formal report in May 2009 in response to a request by the Minister of the Environment, concluding that the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard for tritium should be revised from the current 7,000 Bq/L level to a new, lower 20 Bq/L level. In response to this recommendation, an international scientific symposium was held at McMaster University to address the issues surrounding this change in direction and the validity of a new policy. Scientists, regulators, government officials, and industrial stakeholders were present to discuss the potential health risks associated with low level radiation exposure from tritium. The regulatory, economic, and social implications of the new proposed limit were also considered.The new recommendation assumed a linear-no-threshold model to calculate carcinogenic risk associated with tritium exposure, and considered tritium as a non-threshold chemical carcinogen. Both of these assumptions are highly controversial given that recent research suggests that low dose exposures have thresholds below which there are no observable detrimental effects. Furthermore, mutagenic and carcinogenic risk calculated from tritium exposure at 20 Bq/L would be orders of magnitude less than that from exposure to natural background sources of radiation. The new proposed standard would set the radiation dose limit for drinking water to 0.0003 mSv/year, which is equivalent to approximately three times the dose from naturally occurring tritium in drinking water. This new standard is incongruent with national and international standards for safe levels of radiation exposure, currently set at 1 mSv/year for the general public. Scientific research from leading authorities on the carcinogenic health effects of tritium exposure supports the notion that the current standard of 7,000 Bq/L (annual dose of 0.1 mSv) is a safe standard for human health.Policy-making for the purpose of regulating tritium levels in drinking water is a dynamic multi-stage process that is influenced by more than science alone. Ethics, economics, and public perception also play important roles in policy development; however, these factors sometimes undermine the scientific evidence that should form the basis of informed decision making. Consequently, implementing a new standard without a scientific basis may lead the public to perceive that risks from tritium have been historically underestimated. It was concluded that the new recommendation is not supported by any new scientific insight regarding negative consequences of low dose effects, and may be contrary to new data on the potential benefits of low dose effects. Given the lack of cost versus benefit analysis, this type of dramatic policy change could have detrimental effects to society from an ethical, economical, and public perception perspective.
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- S Dingwall
- Department of Medical Physics and Applied Radiation Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CAN, L8S 4K1
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Tourlonias E, Bertho JM, Gurriaran R, Voisin P, Paquet F. Distribution of 137Cs in rat tissues after various schedules of chronic ingestion. HEALTH PHYSICS 2010; 99:39-48. [PMID: 20539123 DOI: 10.1097/hp.0b013e3181d4f00e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The aim of this work was to compare the distribution of 137Cs in organisms after chronic ingestion following different schedules. Rats were contaminated through drinking water containing 6,500 Bq L(-1) of 137Cs, starting either at birth, at weaning, or upon reaching adult age (13 wk). Animals were then sacrificed after different durations of ingestion. 137Cs content of organs and excreta were determined by gamma counting. A slight decrease in 137Cs elimination through urine was observed according to the age of animals. All organs tested showed similar 137Cs content, with the exception of striated muscles and the thyroid at certain ages, which showed the highest accumulation of 137Cs. The lowest 137Cs concentration was found in the blood, which acts as a transfer compartment after absorption in the intestine. Substructures of the central nervous system showed a homogeneous level of 137Cs accumulation, except for the olfactive bulbs. In these structures, an increased concentration of 137Cs was observed, suggesting a possible direct route of intake through the nasal epithelium. Overall, these results are in agreement with current models for the biokinetics of 137Cs. However, these results also suggest that the thyroid should be taken into account in future models of 137Cs biokinetics.
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- Elie Tourlonias
- IRSN, DRPH/SRBE, Laboratoire de Radiotoxicologie Expérimentale, Pierrelatte, France
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Bertho JM, Louiba S, Faure MC, Tourlonias E, Stefani J, Siffert B, Paquet F, Dublineau I. Biodistribution of (137)Cs in a mouse model of chronic contamination by ingestion and effects on the hematopoietic system. RADIATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOPHYSICS 2010; 49:239-248. [PMID: 20157720 DOI: 10.1007/s00411-010-0267-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2009] [Accepted: 01/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The aim of this work was to define the possible occurrence of hematological changes during the course of a chronic ingestion of (137)Cs. A mouse model was used, with ingestion through drinking water with a cesium concentration of 20 kBq l(-1). Ingestion started in parent animals before mating, and (137)Cs intake and its effect on the hematopoietic system was studied in offspring at various ages between birth and 20 weeks. (137)Cs content was measured in various organs, indicating that (137)Cs was distributed throughout the organism including lympho-hematopoietic organs, i.e., femurs, spleen and thymus. However, we did not observe any effect on the hematopoietic system, whatever the parameter used. In fact, blood cell counts, mononuclear cell counts and progenitor frequency in bone marrow and spleen, and Flt3-ligand, Erythropoietin, G-CSF and SDF-1 concentration in plasma remained unchanged when compared to control animals. Moreover, phenotypic analysis did not show any change in the proportions of bone marrow cell populations. These results indicate that, although (137)Cs was found in all organs implicated in the hematopoietic system, this did not induce any changes in bone marrow function.
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- Jean-Marc Bertho
- Laboratoire de radiotoxicologie expérimentale DRPH/SRBE, LRTOX, IRSN, BP no. 17, 92262, Fontenay aux roses Cedex, France.
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Grignard E, Guéguen Y, Grison S, Dublineau I, Gourmelon P, Souidi M. Testicular steroidogenesis is not altered by 137 cesium Chernobyl fallout, following in utero or post-natal chronic exposure. C R Biol 2010; 333:416-23. [PMID: 20451883 DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2010.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The testis is especially sensitive to pollutants, including radionuclides. Following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, several of these radionuclides were emitted and spread in the environment. Subsequently, children presented some disruptions of the endocrine system. To determine whether these disruptions were due to 137 cesium ((137)Cs) exposure, the effects of chronic contamination with low doses of (137)Cs in utero or from birth on testicular steroidogenesis in rats were studied. Contamination was continued for 9 months. No modification was observed in circulating level of hormones (17beta-estradiol, testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone) following in utero or post-natal contamination. Expression of several genes involved in testicular steroidogenesis was affected (cyp19a1, fxr, sf-1), without modification of protein expression or activity. Our results suggest that growing organisms may be affected at the molecular level by (137)Cs contamination at this post-accidental dose.
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- Elise Grignard
- Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, Radiological Protection and Human Health Division, Radiobiology and Epidemiology Department, Laboratory of Experimental Toxicology, BP 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses cedex, France
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Lestaevel P, Racine R, Bensoussan H, Rouas C, Gueguen Y, Dublineau I, Bertho JM, Gourmelon P, Jourdain JR, Souidi M. Césium 137 : propriétés et effets biologiques après contamination interne. MÉDECINE NUCLÉAIRE 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mednuc.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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