Ca Minerals and Oral Bioavailability of Pb, Cd, and As from Indoor Dust in Mice : Mechanisms and Health Implications

BACKGROUND: Elevating dietary calcium (Ca) intake can reduce metal(loid)oral bioavailability. However, the ability of a range of Ca minerals to reduce oral bioavailability of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As) from indoor dust remains unclear.

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the ability of Ca minerals to reduce Pb, Cd, and As oral bioavailability from indoor dust and associated mechanisms.

METHODS: A mouse bioassay was conducted to assess Pb, Cd, and As relative bioavailability (RBA) in three indoor dust samples, which were amended into mouse chow without and with addition of CaHPO4,  CaCO3, Ca gluconate, Ca lactate, Ca aspartate, and Ca citrate at 200-5,000μg/g Ca. The mRNA expression of Ca and phosphate (P) transporters involved in transcellular Pb, Cd and As transport in the duodenum of mice was quantified using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Serum 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3], parathyroid hormone (PTH), and renal CYP27B1 activity controlling 1,25(OH)2D3 synthesis were measured using ELISA kits. Metal(loid) speciation in the feces of mice was characterized using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy.

RESULTS: In general, mice exposed to each of the Ca minerals exhibited lower Pb-, Cd-, and As-RBA for three dusts. However, RBAs with the different Ca minerals varied. Among minerals, mice fed dietary CaHPO4 did not exhibit lower duodenal mRNA expression of Ca transporters but did have the lowest Pb and Cd oral bioavailability at the highest Ca concentration (5,000μg/g Ca; 51%-95% and 52%-74% lower in comparison with the control). Lead phosphate precipitates (e.g., chloropyromorphite) were observed in feces of mice fed dietary CaHPO4. In comparison, mice fed organic Ca minerals (Ca gluconate, Ca lactate, Ca aspartate, and Ca citrate) had lower duodenal mRNA expression of Ca transporters, but Pb and Cd oral bioavailability was higher than in mice fed CaHPO4. In terms of As, mice fed Ca aspartate exhibited the lowest As oral bioavailability at the highest Ca concentration (5,000μg/g Ca; 41%-72% lower) and the lowest duodenal expression of P transporter (88% lower). The presence of aspartate was not associated with higher As solubility in the intestine.

DISCUSSION: Our study used a mouse model of exposure to household dust with various concentrations and species of Ca to determine whether different Ca minerals can reduce bioavailability of Pb, Cd, and As in mice and elucidate the mechanism(s) involved. This study can contribute to the practical application of optimal Ca minerals to protect humans from Pb, Cd, and As coexposure in the environment. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11730.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130

Enthalten in:

Environmental health perspectives - 130(2022), 12 vom: 21. Dez., Seite 127004

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Hong-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Rong-Yue [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiao-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Xin-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Xiao-Xia [VerfasserIn]
Du, Hai-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Yin, Nai-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Yan-Shan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Li-Na [VerfasserIn]
Scheckel, Kirk G [VerfasserIn]
Juhasz, Albert L [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Xi-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yong-Guan [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Lena Q [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

00BH33GNGH
2P299V784P
2URQ2N32W3
Arsenic
Cadmium
Calcium lactate
Citrates
Dust
Gluconates
Journal Article
Lead
Minerals
N712M78A8G
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.12.2022

Date Revised 15.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1289/EHP11730

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350533903