Ana Navas‐Acién, Ellen K. Silbergeld, Robin A. Streeter, Jeanne M. Clark et al.
Chronic arsenic exposure has been suggested to contribute to diabetes development. We performed a systematic review of the experimental and epidemiologic evidence on the association of arsenic and type 2 diabetes. We identified 19 in vitro studies of arsenic and glucose metabolism. Five studies repo...
Sultan Ahmed, Sultana Mahabbat-e Khoda, Rokeya Sultana Rekha, Renee M. Gardner et al.
BACKGROUND: Arsenic (As) exposure during pregnancy induces oxidative stress and increases the risk of fetal loss and low birth weight. OBJECTIVES: In this study we aimed to elucidate the effects of As exposure on immune markers in the placenta and cord blood, and the involvement of oxidative stress....
Marjorie J Haskell, Kazi M. Jamil, Ferdaus Hassan, Janet M Peerson et al.
Background Recent evidence suggests that the vitamin A equivalency of beta-carotene from plant sources is lower than previously estimated. Objective We assessed the effect of 60 d of daily supplementation with 750 microg retinol equivalents (RE) of either cooked, puréed sweet potatoes; cooked, purée...
Mary V. Gamble, Xinhua Liu, Habibul Ahsan, J. Richard Pilsner et al.
Background Populations in South and East Asia and many other regions of the world are chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. To various degrees, ingested inorganic arsenic (InAs) is methylated to monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) via folate-dependent on...
Nrashant Singh, Deepak Kumar, Anand P. Sahu
Arsenic is a major environmental pollutant and exposure occurs through environmental, occupational and medicinal sources. The contaminated drinking water is the main source of exposure and affected countries are India (West Bengal), Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Chile, Argentina and Romania. ...
Karin Engström, Marie Vahter, Simona Jurković Mlakar, Gabriela Concha et al.
BACKGROUND: Arsenic (As) occurs as monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) in humans, and the methylation pattern demonstrates large interindividual differences. The fraction of urinary MMA is a marker for susceptibility to As-related diseases. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the impact...
Brandon L. Pierce, Muhammad G. Kibriya, Tong Lin, Farzana Jasmine et al.
Arsenic contamination of drinking water is a major public health issue in many countries, increasing risk for a wide array of diseases, including cancer. There is inter-individual variation in arsenic metabolism efficiency and susceptibility to arsenic toxicity; however, the basis of this variation ...
Yu Chen, Fen Wu, Mengling Liu, Faruque Parvez et al.
BACKGROUND: Few prospective studies have evaluated the influence of arsenic methylation capacity on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the association of arsenic exposure from drinking water and arsenic methylation capacity with CVD risk. METHOD: We conducted a case-cohort st...
Saikat Mitra, Abdur Rauf, Abu Montakim Tareq, Shamima Jahan et al.
Carotenoids in food substances are believed to have health benefits by lowering the risk of diseases. Lutein, a carotenoid compound, is one of the essential nutrients available in green leafy vegetables (kale, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, and peas), along with other foods, such as eggs. As nutrition ...
Reingard Raml, Alice Rumpler, Walter Goessler, Marie Vahter et al.
Over the last 6 years, much work on arsenic species in urine samples has been directed toward the determination of the reduced dimethylated arsenic species, DMA(III), because of its high toxicity and perceived key role in the metabolism of inorganic arsenic. Recent work, however, has suggested that ...
Marni Hall, Mary V. Gamble, Vesna Slavkovich, Xinhua Liu et al.
BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, tens of millions of people have been consuming waterborne arsenic for decades. The extent to which As is transported to the fetus during pregnancy has not been well characterized. OBJECTIVES: We therefore conducted a study of 101 pregnant women who gave birth in Matlab, Ba...
Noriko Nara, Yuki Nakayama, Shiki Okamoto, Hiroshi Tamura et al.
In obese individuals, white adipose tissue (WAT) is infiltrated by large numbers of macrophages, resulting in enhanced inflammatory responses that contribute to insulin resistance. Here we show that expression of the CXC motif chemokine ligand-14 (CXCL14), which targets tissue macrophages, is elevat...
Martin W. Bloem, Michel Wedel, ROBERT J. EGGER, Andries J. Speek et al.
A cross-sectional study, a follow-up study, and an intervention trial were carried out to investigate the association between mild vitamin A deficiency and the occurrence of diarrhea and respiratory diseases. Cross-sectional analysis was performed among 1,772 children, aged 1-8 years, in the Sakon N...
Shahriar Mostufa, Alok Kumar Paul, Kisalaya Chakrabarti
In this paper, we have presented a design and simulation of a graphene-coated surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based biosensor for targeting specific biological components. We have explicitly shown the detection of the hemoglobin level in blood samples and the glucose concentration level in urine sam...
Keith P. West, Parul Christian, Alain Labrique, Mahbubur Rashid et al.
CONTEXT: Maternal vitamin A deficiency is a public health concern in the developing world. Its prevention may improve maternal and infant survival. OBJECTIVE: To assess efficacy of maternal vitamin A or beta carotene supplementation in reducing pregnancy-related and infant mortality. DESIGN, SETTING...