Bone mineral health is sensitively related to environmental cadmium exposure- experimental and human data
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2019
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Buha, Aleksandra
Jugdaohsingh, R
Matović, Vesna

Bulat, Zorica

Antonijević, Biljana

Kerns, J.G
Goodship, A
Hart, A
Powell, J.J
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Exposure to cadmium (Cd) is recognised as one of the risk factors for osteoporosis, although critical exposure levels and exact mechanisms are still unknown. Here, we first confirmed that in male Wistar rats challenged orally with 6 different levels of Cd (0.3–10 mg/kg b.w.), over 28 days, there was a direct dose relationship to bone Cd concentration. Moreover, bone mineral content was significantly diminished by ∼15% (p lt 0.0001) plateauing already at the lowest exposure level. For the other essential bone elements zinc (Zn) loss was most marked. Having established the sensitive metrics (measures of Cd exposure), we then applied them to 20 randomly selected human femoral head bone samples from 16 independent subjects. Bone Cd concentration was inversely proportional to trabecular bone mineral density and mineral (calcium) content and Zn content of bone, but not the donor's age. Our findings, through direct bone analyses, support the emerging epidemiological view that bone health, a...djudged by mineral density, is extremely sensitive to even background levels of environmental Cd. Importantly, however, our data also suggest that Cd may play an even greater role in compromised bone health than prior indirect estimates of exposure could reveal. Environmental Cd may be a substantially determining factor in osteoporosis and large cohort studies with direct bone analyses are now merited.
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Bones / Cadmium / Human samples / Rats / ZincSource:
Environmental Research, 2019, 176Publisher:
- Academic Press Inc.
Funding / projects:
- Improvement and development of hygienic and technological procedures in production of animal originating foodstuffs with the aim of producing high-quality and safe products competetive on the global market (RS-46009)
- Medical Research Council of UK (award reference number MR/R005699/1 )
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108539
ISSN: 0013-9351
WoS: 000483410200067
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85067607089
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PharmacyTY - JOUR AU - Buha, Aleksandra AU - Jugdaohsingh, R AU - Matović, Vesna AU - Bulat, Zorica AU - Antonijević, Biljana AU - Kerns, J.G AU - Goodship, A AU - Hart, A AU - Powell, J.J PY - 2019 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3250 AB - Exposure to cadmium (Cd) is recognised as one of the risk factors for osteoporosis, although critical exposure levels and exact mechanisms are still unknown. Here, we first confirmed that in male Wistar rats challenged orally with 6 different levels of Cd (0.3–10 mg/kg b.w.), over 28 days, there was a direct dose relationship to bone Cd concentration. Moreover, bone mineral content was significantly diminished by ∼15% (p lt 0.0001) plateauing already at the lowest exposure level. For the other essential bone elements zinc (Zn) loss was most marked. Having established the sensitive metrics (measures of Cd exposure), we then applied them to 20 randomly selected human femoral head bone samples from 16 independent subjects. Bone Cd concentration was inversely proportional to trabecular bone mineral density and mineral (calcium) content and Zn content of bone, but not the donor's age. Our findings, through direct bone analyses, support the emerging epidemiological view that bone health, adjudged by mineral density, is extremely sensitive to even background levels of environmental Cd. Importantly, however, our data also suggest that Cd may play an even greater role in compromised bone health than prior indirect estimates of exposure could reveal. Environmental Cd may be a substantially determining factor in osteoporosis and large cohort studies with direct bone analyses are now merited. PB - Academic Press Inc. T2 - Environmental Research T1 - Bone mineral health is sensitively related to environmental cadmium exposure- experimental and human data VL - 176 DO - 10.1016/j.envres.2019.108539 ER -
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Buha, A., Jugdaohsingh, R., Matović, V., Bulat, Z., Antonijević, B., Kerns, J.G, Goodship, A., Hart, A.,& Powell, J.J. (2019). Bone mineral health is sensitively related to environmental cadmium exposure- experimental and human data. in Environmental Research Academic Press Inc.., 176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108539
Buha A, Jugdaohsingh R, Matović V, Bulat Z, Antonijević B, Kerns J, Goodship A, Hart A, Powell J. Bone mineral health is sensitively related to environmental cadmium exposure- experimental and human data. in Environmental Research. 2019;176. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.108539 .
Buha, Aleksandra, Jugdaohsingh, R, Matović, Vesna, Bulat, Zorica, Antonijević, Biljana, Kerns, J.G, Goodship, A, Hart, A, Powell, J.J, "Bone mineral health is sensitively related to environmental cadmium exposure- experimental and human data" in Environmental Research, 176 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108539 . .