{"title":"The effects of using UV light instead of formaldehyde in disinfection of hatching eggs on shell microbial load, embryo development, hatchability, and chick characteristics.","authors":"Frantogoma Coulibaly, Esin Ebru Onbaşılar, Buket Bakır, Seyyide Sarıçam İnce","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2276361","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2276361","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, it was aimed to determine the effects of using UV light instead of formaldehyde in disinfection of hatching eggs on the microbial load, shell and yolk compositions, embryo development, hatching results and chick characteristics. 552 hatching eggs were divided into formaldehyde fumigation and disinfection with UV groups. After disinfection, bacteriological growth was not observed in groups. While the difference between the groups in terms of hatching results was insignificant, it was determined that the incubation period in the UV group was shorter than that of formaldehyde group. On the hatching day, relative chick weight and weight of bursa Fabricus were found to be higher in the UV group . UV light can be used as an alternative to formaldehyde as disinfection of hatching eggs because it is easy to use and does not cause any negative effects on egg shell structure, embryo development, hatching results and chick characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71412113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-term exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> compositions and O<sub>3</sub> and their interactive effects on DNA methylation of peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor promoter.","authors":"Haoyu Huang, Bing Xie, Yuewei Liu, Guang-Hui Dong, Ruqing Liu, Zhaohuan Gui, Lijun Chen, Shanshan Li, Yuming Guo, Lei Yang, Gongbo Chen","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280157","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280157","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined the associations of long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) compositions/ozone with methylation of peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promoters. A total of 101 participants were recruited from a cohort in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China. They underwent baseline and follow-up surveys in 2011 and 2015. DNA methylation levels were detected by bisulfite-PCR amplification and pyrosequencing. Participants' three-year average levels of PM<sub>2.5</sub> compositions and ozone were estimated. Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) models were used to examine the joint effects of pollutants on methylation levels. Exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> compositions and ozone mixtures at the 75th percentile was associated with increased methylation levels at CpG2 of BDNF promoter (203%, 95% CI: 89, 316) than the lowest level of exposure, and sulfate dominated the effect in the BKMR models.Our findings provide clues to the epigenetic mechanisms for the associations of PM<sub>2.5</sub> compositions and ozone with BDNF.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71521359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analyzing antibiotic residues in honey samples using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.","authors":"Shokoufeh Goudarzi, Soheyl Eskandari, Bahram Daraei, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Maryam Amirahmadi","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2283046","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2283046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to present a sensitive, accurate, and precise analytical method for the determination of 32 antibiotics from 5 groups (sulfonamides, macrolides, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, and quinolones) and some individual antibiotics (lincomycin, griseofulvin, and 5-hydroxy-flunixin) in 63 honey samples collected from Tehran market. In the presented method, the samples were hydrolyzed by 1% HFBA (hepta fluoro butyric acid) in water, purified on Strata XL polymeric reversed-phase cartridges, and finally analyzed by reversed-phase ion-pair liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (RP-IP-LC-ESI-MS/MS). Good performance characteristics were gained for recovery, precision, range, and linearity, the limit of detections (LODs), and the limit of quantifications (LOQs). According to the presented results and considering the absence of permissible limits for antibiotics in honey, 74.6% of the tested samples had antibiotic residues more than the LOQ of the method. The results show that the validated method is suitable for simultaneously detecting antibiotic residues in honey.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138046784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaojing Liu, Xiaowen Liu, Ming Jin, Ninghao Huang, Zimin Song, Nan Li, Tao Huang
{"title":"Association between birth weight/joint exposure to ambient air pollutants and type 2 diabetes: a cohort study in the UK Biobank.","authors":"Xiaojing Liu, Xiaowen Liu, Ming Jin, Ninghao Huang, Zimin Song, Nan Li, Tao Huang","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2278634","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2278634","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early life events and environmental factors are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) development. We assessed the combined effect of birth weight andambient air pollutants, and effect of their interaction on T2D risk. Totally, 6,474 T2D incidents were recorded over an 8.7-year follow-up period. The adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were 1.31 (1.26, 1.36) for each kilogram decrease in birth weight, and 1.08 (1.05, 1.11) for each standard deviation increase in air pollution score (APS). Birth weight<3000 g amplified the T2D risk associated with high APS. A combination of the lowest birth weight (<2500 g) and the highest quintile of APS led to over two-fold increase in T2D risk (aHR: 2.17; 95% CI: 1.79-2.64). There was a significant additive interaction between them. In conclusion, ambient air pollutants increase the risk for T2D, particularly in populations with low birth weight.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71481290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Walid Ben Selma, Sana Alibi, Mohamed Ferjeni, Samira Ghezal, Najla Gallala, Amir Belghouthi, Ali Gargouri, Manel Marzouk, Jalel Boukadida
{"title":"Synergistic activity of <i>Thymus capitatus</i> essential oil and cefotaxime against ESBL-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>.","authors":"Walid Ben Selma, Sana Alibi, Mohamed Ferjeni, Samira Ghezal, Najla Gallala, Amir Belghouthi, Ali Gargouri, Manel Marzouk, Jalel Boukadida","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280149","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of the current study was to evaluate the interaction between Tunisian <i>Thymus capitatus</i> essential oil (EO) and cefotaxime against Extended-Spectrum Beta-lactamases (ESBLs) producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> hospital strains. GC-MS revealed that the major component of EO was found to be carvacrol (69.28%). The EO exerts an advanced bactericidal effect against all strains. Synergy between EO and cefotaxime was obtained by combined disk diffusion and checkerboard techniques. Combined use of EO and cefotaxime reduced the MIC of imipenem by 8- to 128-fold for all strains (fractional inhibitory concentration index ˂ 0.5, synergy). The time kill curve assay confirmed the advanced activity of combinatory effects of EO and cefotaxime, with total reduce of bacterial number (CFU/mL) after 6 h of culture. Synergistic activity of the combination between EO and cefotaxime constitute an important strategy as therapeutical option to combat infections caused by ESBLs producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89718230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The whole blood DNA methylation of <i>RAB8A</i> and <i>RAP1A</i> in autoimmune thyroiditis: evidence and validation of iodine exposure in a population from different water iodine areas.","authors":"Hongmei Shen, Jinjin Liu, Yun Chen, Bingxuan Ren, Zheng Zhou, Meihui Jin, Lingbo Wang, Yanhong He, Fan Li, Baoxiang Li, Mengxue Du","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280148","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280148","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our study aimed to identify and verify G protein-related methylated genes in AIT patients, while also investigate those genes in AIT patients exposed to iodine in different water iodine areas. Different areas were classified by median water iodine (MWI) concentrations: Iodine-Fortified Areas (IFA, MWI<10µg/L), Iodine-Adequate Areas (IAA, 40≤MWI≤100 µg/L), and Iodine-Excessive Areas (IEA, MWI>100 µg/L). We studied 176 AIT cases and 176 controls, with 89, 40, and 47 pairs in IFA, IAA, and IEA, respectively. Using the Illumina Human Methylation 850k BeadChip, we identified candidate methylated genes. MethylTarget<sup>TM</sup> and QRT-PCR validated DNA methylation and mRNA expression. Results showed hypomethylation and high expression of <i>RAB8A</i> and <i>RAP1A</i> in all 176 AIT cases. <i>RAB8A</i>'s CpG sites were mainly hypomethylated in IFA and IEA, while <i>RAP1A</i>'s sites were primarily hypomethylated in IEA. This study underscores how water iodine exposure may influence <i>RAB8A</i> and <i>RAP1A</i> methylation in AIT.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107591214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adara Barbosa de Sousa, Paula Rohr, Henrique C S Silveira
{"title":"Analysis of mitochondrial DNA copy number variation in Brazilian farmers occupationally exposed to pesticides.","authors":"Adara Barbosa de Sousa, Paula Rohr, Henrique C S Silveira","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280147","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280147","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of pesticide use has been linked to the higher production of reactive oxygen species, resulting in oxidative stress, which in turn can cause genomic instability. A marker for instability is the copy number variation of the mitochondrial genome (mtDNAcn), which has been found to be altered in diverse human diseases, including tumors. This research aimed to examine the variation of mtDNAcn in individuals occupationally exposed to pesticides. Real-time PCR assays were conducted on 154 individuals (78 exposed and 76 non-exposed). Pesticide-exposed ndividuals exhibited a significant reduction in mtDNAcn (1.11 ± 0.37mtDNAcn/genome) compared to non-exposed individuals (1.30 ± 0.33mtDNAcn/genome; <i>p</i> = 0.001). The multivariate analysis indicated that individuals who reported using haloxyfop and copper sulfate demonstrated an increase (β = 0.200, <i>p</i> = 0.053) and a decrease (β=-0.2, <i>p</i> = 0.021), respectively, in mtDNAcn. In conclusion, our findings suggest that chronic exposure to pesticides results in changes in mtDNAcn.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134648878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merve Buke Sahin, Murat Cagan, Anıl Yirun, Aylin Balcı Ozyurt, Selinay Basak Erdemli Kose, Irem Iyigun, Melda Celik, Ozgur Ozyuncu, Pınar Erkekoglu, Cavit Isik Yavuz
{"title":"Bisphenol derivatives in cord blood and association between thyroid hormones and potential exposure sources.","authors":"Merve Buke Sahin, Murat Cagan, Anıl Yirun, Aylin Balcı Ozyurt, Selinay Basak Erdemli Kose, Irem Iyigun, Melda Celik, Ozgur Ozyuncu, Pınar Erkekoglu, Cavit Isik Yavuz","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2286016","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2286016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Endocrine-disrupting environmental chemicals are a public health concern, particularly fetal exposure to Bisphenol derivatives. This study aimed to assess fetal exposure to Bisphenol derivatives (BPA, BPF, and BPS) by measuring their levels in cord blood and investigating their association with plastic material used in daily life as well as cord blood TSH and free L-thyroxine (fT<sub>4</sub>) levels. In this descriptive study, a questionnaire with a face-to-face interview was administered before birth, and cord blood samples were taken immediately after delivery. The mean levels of BPA, BPF, TSH, and fT<sub>4</sub> were measured as 10.69 ± 2.39 ng/ml, 3.80 ± 0.58 ng/ml; 2.36 ± 0.23 µIU/ml, and 14.18 ± 0.53 pg/ml, respectively, in a total of 104 cord blood samples. All BPS levels remained below the detection limit. Linear regression analysis revealed a positive association between birth weight and cord blood BPA concentration (β = 0.26; <i>p</i> = 0.02). Further research on maternal exposure during the fetal and neonatal period is critical for public health.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138440685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ria Margiana, Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani, Dilrabo Kayumova, Ahmed Hussien Radie Alawadi, Ahmed Hjazi, Ali Alsalamy, Qutaiba A Qasim, Ashima Juyal, Nazila Garousi
{"title":"Association between maternal exposure to arsenic by drinking water during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Ria Margiana, Shadia Hamoud Alshahrani, Dilrabo Kayumova, Ahmed Hussien Radie Alawadi, Ahmed Hjazi, Ali Alsalamy, Qutaiba A Qasim, Ashima Juyal, Nazila Garousi","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280155","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2280155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relation of exposure to arsenic in drinking water during pregnancy to the risk of preterm birth (PTB) was contradictory. This meta-analysis aimed to examine the association between drinking water arsenic and PTB. A systematic search in PubMed and Scopus was performed to achieve all relevant studies. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to pool data using the random-effect models. Overall, 11 studies with a total sample size of 3,404,189 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Arsenic exposure through drinking water during pregnancy was related to an increased risk of PTB (OR = 1.06; 95%CI = 1.01-1.10 for highest versus lowest category of arsenic), with significant heterogeneity across the studies (I<sup>2</sup> = 84.8%, <i>P</i> = 0.001). This finding was supported by cohort studies (OR = 1.05; 95%CI = 1.01-1.10). This meta-analysis proposes that higher arsenic exposure in drinking water may be a risk factor for PTB.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134648879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fluoride exposure and prevalence of osteochondroma in drinking water Endemic fluorosis areas of Heilongjiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Yongzheng Ma, Yang Liu, Xiaona Liu, Mang Li, Jing Cui, Zhizhong Guan, Junrui Pei, Yanhui Gao","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2277336","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09603123.2023.2277336","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the relationship between fluoride exposure and Osteochondroma (OC) prevalence, a cross-sectional study was conducted in drinking water endemic fluorosis areas of Heilongjiang Province, China. Our study first reported that the prevalence of OC was 2.3% in drinking water endemic fluorosis areas of Heilongjiang Province, China, and no difference in gender. Logistic regression analysis found that compared to 1<sup>st</sup> quartile participants, the prevalence of OC was 73% lower in the 2<sup>nd</sup> quartile participants of WF (Water fluoride), and 3.4 times higher among the 2<sup>nd</sup> quartile UF (Urinary fluoride) participants. Our study suggests that 0.259-0.420 mg/L of WF may be considered an appropriate level for reducing OC prevalence, while UF (≥0.750 mg/L) could slightly increase the prevalence of OC. In summary, the link between fluoride and OC prevalence is complicated and needs to be further investigated in a cohort population.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71423407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}