Abstract:
:Inhalation of welding fume (WF) can result in the deposition of toxic metals, such as manganese (Mn), in the brain and may cause neurological changes in exposed workers. Alterations in telomere length are indicative of cellular aging and, possibly, neurodegeneration. Here, we investigated the effect of WF inhalation on telomere length and markers of neurodegeneration in whole brain tissue in rats. Male Fischer-344 (F-344) rats were exposed by inhalation to stainless steel WF (20 mg/m3 x 3 h/d x 4 d/wk x 5 wk) or filtered air (control). Telomere length, DNA-methylation, gene expression of Trf1, Trf2, ATM, and APP, protein expression of p-Tau, α-synuclein, and presenilin 1 and 2 were assessed in whole brain tissue at 12 wk after WF exposure ended. Results suggest that WF inhalation increased telomere length without affecting telomerase in whole brain. Moreover, we observed that components of the shelterin complex, Trf1 and Trf2, play an important role in telomere end protection, and their regulation may be responsible for the increase in telomere length. In addition, expression of different neurodegeneration markers, such as p-Tau, presenilin 1-2 and α-synuclein proteins, were increased in brain tissue from the WF-exposed rats as compared to control. These findings suggest a possible correlation between epigenetic modifications, telomere length alteration, and neurodegeneration because of the presence of factors in serum after WF exposure that may cause extra-pulmonary effects as well as the translocation of potentially neurotoxic metals associated with WF to the central nervous system (CNS). Further studies are needed to investigate the brain region specificity and temporal response of these effects.
journal_name
Environ Resjournal_title
Environmental researchauthors
Shoeb M,Mustafa GM,Kodali VK,Smith K,Roach KA,Boyce G,Meighan T,Roberts JR,Erdely A,Antonini JMdoi
10.1016/j.envres.2019.108900subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-01-01 00:00:00pages
108900eissn
0013-9351issn
1096-0953pii
S0013-9351(19)30697-8journal_volume
180pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Over the past 20 years lead has been proven to exert an influence on the intelligence of children. Especially for children exposed to environmental lead, average blood lead was often lower than the officially recognized intoxication level. Because Kaohsiung is an industrial area in Taiwan and lead exposure is an impor...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/enrs.2002.4342
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::1,2-Cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid, diisononyl ester (DINCH) is a complex mixture of nine carbon branched-chain isomers. It has been used in Europe since 2002 as a plasticizer to replace phthalates such as di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DINP). Urinary concentrations of the oxidative metaboli...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2013.05.007
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent a plausible molecular mechanism linking particulate matter (PM) inhalation to its systemic effects. Microvesicles (MVs) are released from many cell types in response to various stimuli. Increased body mass index (BMI) could modify the response to PM exposure due to enha...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.02.014
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to determine mean blood lead levels and prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among 1- to 5-year-old children in Wuxi City, China. By use of a representative cross-sectional survey that included measurements of capillary blood lead, 1117 children aged 1-5 years were examined from Oct...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/enrs.2001.4281
更新日期:2001-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Urbanisation and a changing climate are leading to more frequent and severe flood, heat and air pollution episodes in Britain's cities. Interest in nature-based solutions to these urban problems is growing, with urban forests potentially able to provide a range of regulating ecosystem services such as stormwater atten...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.020
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The ability of a methylene chloride extract of diesel exhaust particle (EDEP) to activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), bind to and activate the estrogen receptor (ER), and induce gene expression mediated via these nuclear receptors was examined in Hepa1c1c7 mouse hepatoma and MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. E...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/enrs.1998.3870
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Excessive nitrogen (N) input is one of the most important causative factors of lake eutrophication, which has aroused increasing public attention in past decades. Estrogen contamination is also an increasing environmental problem in aquatic systems around the world. Although both substances usually co-exist in aquatic...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108769
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Bone lead measured via x-ray fluorescence (XRF) has been used for decades in health studies. A portable XRF device for bone lead measurement is gaining in popularity for its ease of use and shorter measurement times. Previous XRF devices have measured different bone types in order to sample both cortical and...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.02.031
更新日期:2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Pacific oysters along the North American coast from Washington to Alaska contain concentrations of cadmium (Cd) that are high by comparison with Atlantic oysters, frequently exceeding 2mug/g wet weight, but it is unclear whether this Cd is absorbed by consumers. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of oyster ...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2008.01.014
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The influence of cadmium (Cd) body burden on mortality remains controversial. Excess mortality and the dose-response relationship between mortality and urinary cadmium excretion were investigated in this study among environmentally exposed subjects. A 15-year follow-up study was carried out on 3119 inhabitants (1403 m...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2005.08.014
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Biomass smoke at higher concentrations is associated with respiratory symptoms and, after years of exposure, increased risk of respiratory disorders in adults, but its effects on cardiovascular diseases are not well characterized, particularly compared with other pollution sources like tobacco smoke or traff...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.006
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The age-specific impacts of perinatal exposures to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), methylmercury (MeHg), and lead on child neurodevelopment remain controversial. Since we have already reported the prenatal effects of these chemicals on neurodevelopment in 3-day-old and 30-month-old children of a birth cohor...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.05.024
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A special version of the NOAA HYSPLIT_4 model has been developed and used to estimate the atmospheric fate and transport of mercury in a North American modeling domain. Spatial and chemical interpolation procedures were used to expand the modeling results and provide estimates of the contribution of each source in a 1...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2003.11.007
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:Asthma among children is a major public health problem worldwide. There are increasing number of studies suggesting a possible association between allergenic pollen and exacerbations of asthma. In the context of global climate change, a number of future climate and air pollution scenarios predict ...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2007.10.005
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The growing human population concentrated in urban areas lead to the increase of road traffic and artificial areas, consequently enhancing air pollution and urban heat island effects, among others. These environmental changes affect citizen's health, causing a high number of premature deaths, with considerable social ...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.006
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and phthalic acid esters (PAEs) which are structurally featured with one or more aromatic skeletons are often regarded as two important groups of organic pollutants due to the widespread distribution and notorious toxic effects in soils. Relative to the great number of structura...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108838
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the current study, EPS producing strain Parapedobacter sp. ISTM3 was isolated from Mawsmai cave, Meghalaya, India. The strain ISTM3 showed enhanced EPS production (4.65 ± 0.10 g L-1) at optimized parameters, i.e., pH 8 and 3% molasses as a carbon source. The extracted EPS was structurally characterized by GC-MS, NM...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110064
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Kastanozem complex in the dry steppe of southern Russia underlies an artificially-constructed forest strips. Deep ploughing to a depth of 45 cm was used to process the soil prior to planting. Between 20 and 40 cm depth, soil density was high, 1.57 t m-3. Soil hardness was also high, 440 psi. Soil aggregates greate...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110605
更新日期:2020-12-13 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Chronic arsenic exposure is associated with increased risk for arsenical skin lesions, cancer, and other adverse health outcomes. One potential mechanism of arsenic toxicity is telomere dysfunction. However, prior epidemiological studies of arsenic exposure, telomere length (TL), and skin lesion are small an...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.005
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is growing evidence that persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may play an important role in increasing the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the association between polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, 10 congeners) and polybrominated diphenyl eth...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2016.09.002
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Data on recent and historic pesticide use, pesticide application methods, and farm characteristics were collected from 35,879 restricted-use pesticide applicators in the first 2 years of the Agricultural Health Study, a prospective study of a large cohort of private and commercial licensed pesticide applicators that i...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1006/enrs.1998.3888
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent studies from the Madre de Dios region of Peru report elevated mercury exposure among the general population. Our objective was to assess mercury exposure, risk factors, risk perceptions, and knowledge among women of childbearing age, a population of concern due to risks to infant and fetal health. We collected ...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108786
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The study was conducted to correlate the consumption frequency of different food groups (milk, eggs, fish, and others) and the levels of serum polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran (PCDD/F) concentrations of residents living near a municipal waste incinerator. All selected subjects were between 18 and 65 y...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0013-9351(02)00058-0
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of intratracheal administration of fly ash, its benzene-extracted residue and the benzene extract has been studied on the activities of hepatic mixed-function oxidases in the rat. Fly ash and its fractions significantly increased the levels of cytochrome P-450, cytochrome b5, cytochrome b5 reductase, NADPH-...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0013-9351(87)80231-1
更新日期:1987-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Adverse cardiovascular events have been linked with PM2.5 exposure obtained primarily from air quality monitors, which rarely co-locate with participant residences. Modeled PM2.5 predictions at finer resolution may more accurately predict residential exposure; however few studies have compared results across...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.041
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Accidental contamination of livestock in Michigan in 1973 with polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) led to the establishment of a registry of exposed individuals in 1976. At the time of enrollment, serum was collected and analyzed for PBBs and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In 1997, women aged 18 years or older and acti...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2006.11.010
更新日期:2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Increasing the number of applications of rare earth elements (REEs) has led to increased release of these metals into the environment. Removal of REEs from e-wastes is very important considering the increasing demand for these elements, the limited resource availability of them as well as the significant environmental...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110171
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Despite many claims of broad benefits, especially for in utero development, derived from the consumption of fish as a source of omega-3 fatty acids, individual species of fish and shellfish provide substantially varied levels of these fatty acids. Likewise, mean methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations for fish and shellfi...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2007.09.011
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::This paper proposes a new time-varying coefficient vector autoregressions (VAR) model, in which the coefficient is a linear function of dynamic lagged correlation. The proposed model allows for flexibility in choices of dynamic correlation models (e.g. dynamic conditional correlation generalized autoregressive conditi...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2016.07.015
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aims to (1) investigate the associations between climatic factors and dengue; and (2) identify the susceptible subgroups. De-identified daily dengue cases in Guangzhou for 2005-2014 were obtained from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Weather data were downloaded from the China Meteorol...
journal_title:Environmental research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.envres.2016.11.009
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00