Naslov
Cadmium and lead exposure and essential elements in breast feeding women from coastal Croatia

Autori
Grzunov Letinić, Judita ; Matek Sarić, Marijana ; Jurasović, Jasna ; Orct, Tatjana ; Sulimanec Grgec, Antonija ; Varnai, Veda Marija ; Piasek, Martina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstracts XI ISTERH Conference Recent Advances in Trace Element Research in Health and Disease ; u: Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 32 (2015) (S) ; S1-S42 / Jurasović, Jasna ; Aschner, Michael - : Elsevier, 2015

Skup
ISTERH Conference Recent Advances in Trace Element Research in Health and Disease (11 ; 2015)

Mjesto i datum
Srebreno, Hrvatska, 18.10.2015. - 22.10.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
cadmium; lead; selenium; cigarette smoking; maternal blood; breast milk

Sažetak
Breast milk is a useful, non-invasive sample for evaluating mother-child interactions. We assessed exposure to Cd and Pb in healthy lactating women (aged 19-44 yrs) who gave birth in the County Hospital in Zadar. Data on diet and smoking gathered by self-ascertainment were recorded using a questionnaire. Samples of maternal blood (N=102) and breast milk (in total N=147) were taken on one of the days of each of the three lactation stages: colostrum (up to day 4), transitory milk (day 5-14) and mature milk (day 20-30 postpartum). Elements (Cd, Pb, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu, Se) were analysed by ICP-MS. We found a correlation of smoking index with concentrations of Cd in blood and mature milk and Pb in transitory milk. Only the Se concentration in serum was lower (by 10%) in smokers who continued to smoke during pregnancy. In conclusion, exposure to Cd and Pb in the study cohort did not disrupt essential element homeostasis either in breast feeding mothers or in their infants.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kemija, Biologija, Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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