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Ceballos-Rasgado M, Lowe NM, Moran VH, Clegg A, Mallard S, Harris C, Montez J, Xipsiti M. Toward revising dietary zinc recommendations for children aged 0 to 3 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis of zinc absorption, excretion, and requirements for growth. Nutr Rev 2022:6881443. [PMID: 36478064 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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CONTEXT The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization are updating their dietary zinc recommendations for children aged 0 to 3 years. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to retrieve and synthesize evidence regarding zinc needs for growth as well as zinc losses, absorption, and bioavailability from the diet. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched electronically from inception to August 2020. Studies assessing the above factors in healthy children aged 0 to 9 years were included, with no limits on study design or language. DATA EXTRACTION Ninety-four studies reporting on zinc content in tissue (n = 27); zinc absorption (n = 47); factors affecting zinc bioavailability (n = 30); and endogenous zinc losses via urine, feces, or integument (n = 40) met the inclusion criteria. Four reviewers extracted data and two reviewers checked for accuracy. DATA ANALYSES Studies were synthesized narratively, and meta-analyses of zinc losses and gains as well the subgroups of age, type of feeding, country's income, and molar ratio of phytate to zinc were conducted. Meta-analysis revealed an overall mean (95%CI) urinary and endogenous fecal zinc excretion of 17.48 µg/kg/d (11.80-23.15; I2 = 94%) and 0.07 mg/kg/d (0.06-0.08; I2 = 82%), respectively, with a mean fractional zinc absorption of 26.75% (23.69-29.81; I2 = 99%). Subgrouping by age revealed differences in mean values associated with the transition from milk-based diets to solid food during the first 3 years of life. CONCLUSION This review synthesizes data that may be used to formulate zinc requirements in young children. Results should be interpreted with caution because of considerable heterogeneity in the evidence. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO registration number CRD42020215236.
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- Centre for Global Development, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Global Development, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Synthesis, Economic Evaluation and Decision Science (SEEDS) Group, Applied Health Research Hub, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
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- New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Synthesis, Economic Evaluation and Decision Science (SEEDS) Group, Applied Health Research Hub, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Nutrition and Food Safety Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Food and Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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Signorell C, Zimmermann MB, Cakmak I, Wegmüller R, Zeder C, Hurrell R, Aciksoz SB, Boy E, Tay F, Frossard E, Moretti D. Zinc Absorption From Agronomically Biofortified Wheat Is Similar to Post-Harvest Fortified Wheat and Is a Substantial Source of Bioavailable Zinc in Humans. J Nutr 2019; 149:840-846. [PMID: 31004128 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Limited data exist on human zinc absorption from wheat biofortified via foliar (FBW) or root (hydroponically fortified wheat, HBW) zinc application. Stable isotope labels added at point of consumption (extrinsic labeling) might not reflect absorption from native zinc obtained by intrinsic labeling. OBJECTIVES We measured fractional and total zinc absorption (FAZ, TAZ) in FBW and HBW wheat, compared with control wheat (CW) and fortified wheat (FW). The effect of labeling method was assessed in HBW (study 1), and the effect of milling extraction rate (EXR, 80% and 100%) in FBW (studies 2 and 3). METHODS Generally healthy adults (n = 71, age: 18-45 y, body mass index: 18.5-25 kg/m2) were allocated to 1 of the studies, in which they served as their own controls. In study 1, men and women consumed wheat porridges colabeled intrinsically and extrinsically with 67Zn and 70Zn. In studies 2 and 3, women consumed wheat flatbreads (chapatis) labeled extrinsically. Zinc absorption was measured with the oral to intravenous tracer ratio method with a 4-wk wash-out period between meals. Data were analyzed with linear mixed models. RESULTS In study 1 there were no differences in zinc absorption from extrinsic versus intrinsic labels in either FW or HBW. Similarly, FAZ and TAZ from FW and HBW did not differ. TAZ was 70-76% higher in FW and HBW compared with CW (P < 0.01). In studies 2 and 3, TAZ from FW and FBW did not differ but was 20-48% higher compared with CW (P < 0.001). Extraction rate had no effect on TAZ. CONCLUSIONS Colabeling demonstrates that extrinsic zinc isotopic labels can be used to accurately quantify zinc absorption from wheat in humans. Biofortification through foliar zinc application, root zinc application, or fortification provides higher TAZ compared with unfortified wheat. In biofortified wheat, extraction rate (100-80%) has a limited impact on total zinc absorption. These studies were registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01775319).
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- Coralie Signorell
- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Institute for Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Lindau, Switzerland
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- Harvest Plus, c/o IFPRI, Washington, DC
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- Clinical Trials Center, Center for Clinical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Institute for Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zurich, Lindau, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Patterson KY, Veillon C. Stable Isotopes of Minerals as Metabolic Tracers in Human Nutrition Research. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2016; 226:271-82. [PMID: 11368418 DOI: 10.1177/153537020122600403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Enriched stable isotopes used as tracers have proven to be valuable in studies of the absorption and metabolism of minerals. Unlike radioisotopes, they can be used in high-risk population groups such as infants, children, and pregnant or lactating women. Estimates of mineral absorption can be made from the oral administration of a single tracer or from two tracers, one given orally and the other intravenously (IV). It is possible to determine the metabolism of the mineral with modeling based on the amount of the tracer or tracers in different biological samples. One of the key decisions in studies of this type is determining which enriched isotope and what amount to use. An example is given of calculations to estimate and compare the amounts of tracers needed for an absorption study. Methods for calculating the amounts of tracer in oral and IV doses are presented, and limits of detection and quantitation are discussed in terms of percent of enrichment and related to isotope ratio measurement precision. A general review of the use of mass spectrometric instruments for quantifying various stable isotopes is given.
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- K Y Patterson
- USDA, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Maryland 20705, USA
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Brnić M, Wegmüller R, Melse-Boonstra A, Stomph T, Zeder C, Tay FM, Hurrell RF. Zinc Absorption by Adults Is Similar from Intrinsically Labeled Zinc-Biofortified Rice and from Rice Fortified with Labeled Zinc Sulfate. J Nutr 2016; 146:76-80. [PMID: 26674764 DOI: 10.3945/jn.115.213421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Biofortification of staple food crops is a promising strategy to combat zinc deficiency, and it is of particular interest for rice and crops that are not consumed as flours and therefore not suitable for postharvest fortification. Because zinc absorption is decreased by phytic acid (PA) and perhaps other dietary components, it is important to measure the absorption of zinc from a biofortified crop before determining its efficacy. OBJECTIVE In this study, we compared the zinc absorption from zinc-biofortified rice (hydroponically enriched with (70)Zn) with that from a control rice of the same variety fortified with (70)ZnSO4 at point of use to reach the same total zinc content of 1.1 mg/meal. Both rice meals had a PA:Zn molar ratio of 12. METHODS Fractional absorption of zinc (FAZ) was measured with the use of the double-isotope tracer ratio method in 16 apparently healthy adults [18-45 y old; BMI (in kg/m(2)) 19-25] who consumed 2 single meals at 4-wk intervals in random order in a crossover design. RESULTS The FAZ from the biofortified rice (mean ± SD: 25.1 ± 8.7%) did not differ significantly from that of the point-of-use fortified rice (mean ± SD: 20.8 ± 7.1%) (P = 0.08). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the native zinc accumulated in the biofortified rice was readily released from the rice matrix and that its absorption by adults was influenced by PA and other food components in a similar way to the inorganic zinc compound added to the rice at point of use. Moreover, rice biofortification is likely to be as good as postharvest zinc fortification as an intervention strategy to combat zinc deficiency. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01633450.
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- Marica Brnić
- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Clinical Trials Center, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Human Nutrition, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Sandström B, Fairweather-Tait S, Hurrell R, van Dokkum W. Methods for studying mineral and trace element absorption in humans using stable isotopes. Nutr Res Rev 2009; 6:71-95. [PMID: 19094303 DOI: 10.1079/nrr19930007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- B Sandström
- Reseach Department of Human Nutrition, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Rolighedsvej 25, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Rosado JL, Hambidge KM, Miller LV, Garcia OP, Westcott J, Gonzalez K, Conde J, Hotz C, Pfeiffer W, Ortiz-Monasterio I, Krebs NF. The quantity of zinc absorbed from wheat in adult women is enhanced by biofortification. J Nutr 2009; 139:1920-5. [PMID: 19710154 PMCID: PMC3151017 DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.107755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Revised: 05/25/2009] [Accepted: 07/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Biofortification of crops that provide major food staples to large, poor rural populations offers an appealing strategy for diminishing public health problems attributable to micronutrient deficiencies. The objective of this first-stage human study was to determine the increase in quantity of zinc (Zn) absorbed achieved by biofortifying wheat with Zn. Secondary objectives included evaluating the magnitude of the measured increases in Zn absorption as a function of dietary Zn and phytate. The biofortified and control wheats were extracted at high (95%) and moderate (80%) levels and Zn and phytate concentrations measured. Adult women with habitual diets high in phytate consumed 300 g of 95 or 80% extracted wheat as tortillas for 2 consecutive days using either biofortified (41 mg Zn/g) or control (24 mg Zn/g) wheat. All meals for the 2-d experiment were extrinsically labeled with Zn stable isotopes and fractional absorption of Zn determined by a dual isotope tracer ratio technique. Zn intake from the biofortified wheat diet was 5.7 mg/d (72%) higher at 95% extraction (P < 0.001) and 2.7 mg/d (68%) higher at 80% extraction compared with the corresponding control wheat (P = 0.007). Zn absorption from biofortified wheat meals was (mean +/- SD) 2.1 +/- 0.7 and 2.0 +/- 0.4 mg/d for 95 and 80% extraction, respectively, both of which were 0.5 mg/d higher than for the corresponding control wheat (P < 0.05). Results were consistent with those predicted by a trivariate model of Zn absorption as a function of dietary Zn and phytate. Potentially valuable increases in Zn absorption can be achieved from biofortification of wheat with Zn.
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- Jorge L. Rosado
- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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- Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, School of Natural Sciences, Querétaro, Mexico 76000; University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, Aurora, CO 80045; and HarvestPlus, Washington, DC 20006-1002
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Sheng XY, Hambidge KM, Miller LV, Westcott JE, Lei S, Krebs NF. Measurement of zinc absorption from meals: comparison of extrinsic zinc labeling and independent measurements of dietary zinc absorption. INT J VITAM NUTR RES 2009; 79:230-7. [PMID: 20209474 PMCID: PMC5328628 DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.79.4.230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extrinsic labeling techniques are typically used to measure fractional absorption of zinc (FAZ(extrinsic)) but none have been adequately evaluated. OBJECTIVE To compare determination of the quantity of zinc absorbed (TAZ(extrinsic)) using measurements of FAZ(extrinsic) with results of simultaneous determinations of dietary zinc absorbed (TAZ(metabolic)) that are not dependent on labeling ingested food with an extrinsic tracer (modified metabolic balance technique). DESIGN (70)Zn was administered orally with all meals for 6 consecutive days to 21 healthy, free-living adult women consuming a constant diet. (68)Zn and (67)Zn were administered intravenously. FAZ(extrinsic) was measured using a dual isotope tracer ratio technique and multiplied by dietary zinc to give TAZ(extrinsic). TAZ(metabolic) was determined by addition of net absorption of zinc and endogenous fecal zinc, the latter determined by an isotope dilution technique. RESULTS TAZ(extrinsic) and TAZ(metabolic) were 3.0 +/- 1.1 mg/day and 3.1 +/- 1.1 mg/day respectively, paired t-test p = 0.492. The correlation coefficient for TAZ(extrinsic) and TAZ(metabolic) was 0.91, and for FAZ(extrinsic) and FAZ(metabolic) was 0.95. A Bland Altman analysis indicated a bias of 0.07, and the limits of agreement of -0.86 to 1.01 for TAZ(extrinsic) and TAZ(metabolic). CONCLUSION These results from two independent methods provide reasonable validation of our extrinsic labeling technique for a wide range of composite diets.
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- Xiao-Yang Sheng
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Xin-Hua Hospital, Department of Child and Juvenile Health Care, Shanghai, China
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Systemic translocation of (70)zinc: kinetics following intratracheal instillation in rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2008; 234:25-32. [PMID: 18973770 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2008] [Revised: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 09/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mechanisms of particulate matter (PM)-induced cardiotoxicity are not fully understood. Direct translocation of PM-associated metals, including zinc, may mediate this effect. We hypothesized that following a single intratracheal instillation (IT), zinc directly translocates outside of the lungs, reaching the heart. To test this, we used high resolution magnetic sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to measure levels of five stable isotopes of zinc ((64)Zn, (66)Zn, (67)Zn, (68)Zn, (70)Zn), and copper in lungs, plasma, heart, liver, spleen, and kidney of male Wistar Kyoto rats (13 weeks old, 250-300 g), 1, 4, 24, and 48 h following a single IT or oral gavage of saline or 0.7 micromol/rat (70)Zn, using a solution enriched with 76.6% (70)Zn. Natural abundance of (70)Zn is 0.62%, making it an easily detectable tracer following exposure. In IT rats, lung (70)Zn was highest 1 h post IT and declined by 48 h. Liver endogenous zinc was increased 24 and 48 h post IT. (70)Zn was detected in all extrapulmonary organs, with levels higher following IT than following gavage. Heart (70)Zn was highest 48 h post IT. Liver, spleen and kidney (70)Zn peaked 4 h following gavage, and 24 h following IT. (70)Zn IT exposure elicited changes in copper homeostasis in all tissues. IT instilled (70)Zn translocates from lungs into systemic circulation. Route of exposure affects (70)Zn translocation kinetics. Our data suggests that following pulmonary exposure, zinc accumulation and subsequent changes in normal metal homeostasis in the heart and other organs could induce cardiovascular injury.
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Takasugi S, Matsui T, Omori H, Yano H. Excess calcium increases bone zinc concentration without affecting zinc absorption in rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2007; 116:311-20. [PMID: 17709911 DOI: 10.1007/bf02698015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2005] [Revised: 12/14/2005] [Accepted: 01/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We examined zinc (Zn) metabolism in rats given diets containing excess calcium (Ca). Rats were given phytate-free diet containing 5 g Ca/kg (control), 12.5 g Ca/kg, or 25 g Ca/kg for 4 wk in Experiment 1. The dietary treatment did not affect Zn concentration in the plasma, testis, kidney, spleen and liver; however, Zn concentration in the femur and its cortex was significantly higher in rats given diet containing 25 g Ca/kg than in other rats. Rats were given phytate-free diet containing 5 g Ca /kg or 25 g Ca /kg for 4 wk in Experiment 2. After 12-h food deprivation, rats were given a diet extrinsically labeled by 67Zn with dysprosium as a fecal marker for 4 h. Feces were collected from 1 d before administration of the labeled diet to 5 d after administration. Excess Ca did not affect the true absorption of Zn and its endogenous excretion but increased femoral Zn. These results suggest that excess Ca improves Zn bioavailability without affecting Zn absorption when diets do not contain phytate.
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- Satoshi Takasugi
- Division of Applied Biosciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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Donangelo CM, Woodhouse LR, King SM, Toffolo G, Shames DM, Viteri FE, Cheng Z, Welch RM, King JC. Iron and zinc absorption from two bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes in young women. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2003; 51:5137-5143. [PMID: 12903981 DOI: 10.1021/jf030151w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Extrinsic and intrinsic iron and zinc labels were used to test iron and zinc absorption from two bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) genotypes, containing normal (common beans, CB) or higher (HFeZnB) iron and zinc concentrations, fed in single meals to young women with low iron reserves. The women were divided into two groups, with one receiving a CB test meal (n = 12) and the other, an HFeZnB test meal (n = 11). The beans were intrinsically labeled hydroponically with (55)Fe (CB and HFeZnB) and with (70)Zn (HFeZnB). Concentrations of zinc and iron were 98 and 65% higher, respectively, in HFeZnB as compared to CB, but phytic acid contents were similar. Extrinsic labels were (59)Fe (CB and HFeZnB), (67)Zn (CB), and (68)Zn (HFeZnB). Iron and zinc percent absorption levels were calculated from radio-iron activity in red blood cells and from urinary excretion of zinc isotopes. Intrinsic and extrinsic iron absorption measures were highly correlated (R (2) = 0.986) (average extrinsic/intrinsic ratio was 1.00). Iron absorption was low (geometric mean < 2%) in both bean types, and total iron absorbed was not different between types. Intrinsic zinc absorption from the HFeZn beans was higher than extrinsic absorption (15.2% vs 13.4%, p < 0.05) (average extrinsic/intrinsic was 0.90). The correlation between intrinsic and extrinsic zinc measures was not as high as that for iron (R (2) = 0.719). Percent zinc absorption levels were similar in both bean types, but total extrinsic zinc absorbed was 90% higher (p < 0.05) from the HFeZnB meal. Thus, the less expensive and time-consuming extrinsic labeling may be used to screen various varieties of beans for iron bioavailability in humans, but it underestimates zinc absorption by approximately 10%. Selective breeding for high-zinc bean genotypes may improve zinc status. However, high-iron genotypes appear to have little effect on iron status when fed alone in single meals to women with low iron reserves.
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- Carmen M Donangelo
- Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 Shields Avenue, 1155 Surge 4, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Zinc is an essential trace element in human nutrition and its deficiency is a world nutritional problem. However, the zinc content of foods is low and its availability is conditioned by several physiologic and dietary factors. For that reason, the objective of the present work is to compile past and present information about the influence of these factors on zinc availability to try to improve this availability.
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- F Cámara
- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio C-1, Carretera N-IV, Km 396 A, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
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Bodamer OA, Halliday D. Uses of stable isotopes in clinical diagnosis and research in the paediatric population. Arch Dis Child 2001; 84:444-8. [PMID: 11316697 PMCID: PMC1718760 DOI: 10.1136/adc.84.5.444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- O A Bodamer
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Sandström B, Bügel S, McGaw BA, Price J, Reid MD. A high oat-bran intake does not impair zinc absorption in humans when added to a low-fiber animal protein-based diet. J Nutr 2000; 130:594-9. [PMID: 10702590 DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.3.594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oat bran has a high phytate content and a low or inactivated phytase activity. A high intake of oat bran could therefore result in an impaired absorption of trace elements. The effect of a mean daily intake of 142 g of oat bran (102 g/10 MJ) on absorption of zinc was evaluated by the use of stable isotopes and fecal monitoring in 12 healthy subjects (6 males and 6 females). Each subject participated in two separate diet periods each of 21 d with identical low-fiber diets and with oat bran added in one of the periods. The oat bran was incorporated into bread and served at three daily main meals. The intake of zinc and phytate per 10 MJ was 138 micromol (9.0 mg) and 0.5 mmol, respectively, in the low-fiber period and 225 micromol (14.7 mg) and 4.0 mmol, respectively, in the oat bran period. Stable isotopes of zinc ((70)Zn) were added to the diets at d 7 of each period. The fractional absorptions (means +/- SD) of zinc from the low-fiber and oat bran diets were 0.48 +/- 0.11 and 0.40 +/- 0.15 (P = 0.07), respectively. The higher zinc content in the oat bran period resulted in a greater amount of zinc absorbed (64 +/- 19 micromol and 99 +/- 51 micromol, respectively, P = 0.009). Balance data suggest that the higher absorbed amount of zinc resulted in correspondingly higher intestinal endogenous excretion of zinc. In conclusion, the absorption of zinc was high and not affected by addition of oat bran.
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- B Sandström
- Research Department of Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Adequate mineral intake is a crucial part of a healthy diet for children-it supports appropriate growth and development and provides protection against childhood conditions like anemia and helps to prevent future adult diseases such as osteoporosis. Challenges in performing and interpreting studies in infants and children have hampered the accurate assessment of their mineral utilization. Many of the most powerful techniques used in adults, such as radioisotope testing, are not appropriate for use in children. In recent years, advanced mineral stable-isotope techniques have been developed to fill this gap. Pediatric applications include studies of calcium absorption and kinetics during puberty and evaluation of the calcium-iron interaction in infants and toddlers. The effects of genetics in determining calcium absorption and bone turnover may become an important research area. The goals and methods of ongoing mineral stable-isotope research in infants and children are examined in this report. In the past, the cost and difficulties in obtaining isotopes have limited such research. This situation has improved considerably, although relatively few nutrition research laboratories are prepared to perform sample analyses.
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- S A Abrams
- US Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center and Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030-2600, USA.
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Davidsson L. Minerals and trace elements in infant nutrition. ACTA PAEDIATRICA (OSLO, NORWAY : 1992). SUPPLEMENT 1994; 83:38-42. [PMID: 8025358 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13227.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Little information is available on absorption and metabolism of minerals and trace elements during infancy. The lack of data is related to the methodological problems involved in these studies. By using stable isotopes as labels, studies can be conducted in infants without introducing exposure to radiation, or any other risk, and studies on bioavailability of minerals and trace elements during early life can therefore be performed. This paper discusses results from studies of trace element/mineral absorption and metabolism in infants, based on stable isotope techniques.
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- L Davidsson
- Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Fox TE, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Eagles J, Wharf SG. Assessment of zinc bioavailability: studies in rats on zinc absorption from wheat using radio- and stable isotopes. Br J Nutr 1994; 71:95-101. [PMID: 8312244 DOI: 10.1079/bjn19940114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Absorption from wheat intrinsically and extrinsically labelled with 67Zn and extrinsically labelled with 65Zn was measured from 67Zn faecal excretion and 65Zn whole-body retention in rats. There were significant differences between the extrinsically- and intrinsically-labelled 67Zn (P < 0.001), but not between the extrinsically-labelled 65Zn and intrinsically-labelled 67Zn. The effect of chicken meat on the absorption of Zn from intrinsically-labelled wheat was also studied in the rat. Mean Zn absorption from wheat and chicken meat fed separately was 18.5 and 68.2% respectively, and from a mixture of the two containing the same level of Zn was 50.1%. The apparent absorption of Zn from the composite meal was significantly higher than predicted from the results of the foods on their own (P < 0.001).
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- T E Fox
- AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Colney
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Aggarwal SK, Kinter M, Fitzgerald RL, Herold DA. Mass spectrometry of trace elements in biological samples. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 1994; 31:35-87. [PMID: 8049033 DOI: 10.3109/10408369409084673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical tool for determining the isotope ratios and concentrations of trace elements in various samples at levels ranging from major constituents to subparts per billion. Because isotope dilution is free from matrix effects, it has the potential of being incorporated into a definitive analytical approach that can provide reference values for concentrations in physiological and pathological conditions. In addition, isotope dilution mass spectrometry results are free from the constraints of quantitative recovery of the analyte, an essential requirement in other analytical techniques that is difficult to achieve with complex biological samples. A variety of mass spectrometric approaches have been used for determining the concentration of trace elements in biological samples. The more commonly used are thermal ionization mass spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry, and gas chromatography mass spectrometry. This article reviews the work on trace element determination in biological samples using different mass spectrometric techniques and highlights the experiments performed by the authors in establishing gas chromatography mass spectrometry.
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- S K Aggarwal
- Fuel Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Bombay, India
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Fairweather-Tait SJ, Fox TE, Wharf SG, Eagles J, Crews HM, Massey R. Apparent zinc absorption by rats from foods labelled intrinsically and extrinsically with 67Zn. Br J Nutr 1991; 66:65-71. [PMID: 1931907 DOI: 10.1079/bjn19910010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A variety of foods (peas (Pisum sativum), chicken meat, eggs, goat's milk, human milk) enriched with the stable isotope 67Zn were prepared by means of intrinsic- and extrinsic-labelling procedures. They were fed to rats and apparent absorption of 67Zn determined from faecal excretion measurements using thermal ionization mass spectrometry. There were significant differences in the absorption of the extrinsic and intrinsic label which differed in magnitude between the foods tested. The extrinsic 67Zn was less well absorbed in peas, chicken meat, eggs, and human milk than intrinsic 67Zn, but in goat's milk the extrinsic 67Zn was better absorbed than the intrinsic label. These results demonstrate that extrinsically-added stable Zn isotopes do not fully exchange with endogenous Zn in many foods, and illustrate the need for caution when using extrinsic labels for Zn bioavailability studies.
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