Homocysteine and cysteine concentrations are modified by recent exposure to environmental air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Autor(es)

Abe, Karina Camasmie ^[1] ; Brandao, Leticia de Campos ^[1] ; Aguilar Calegare, Bruno Frederico ^[1] ; Tufik, Sergio ^[1] ; do Nascimento Saldiva, Paulo Hilario ^[2] ; D'Almeida, Vania ^{[1, 3]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Psychobiol, BR-04024002 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Pathol, Lab Air Pollut, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Biosci, BR-04024002 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Environmental Research; v. 109, n. 7, p. 887-890, OCT 2009.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

Millions of people worldwide are affected by anthropogenic air pollution derived from the combustion of fossil fuels. In this work, we tested the effects of fetal, lactation and post-weaning ambient air pollution exposure on total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations and on a downstream pathway element, the plasma cysteine (Cys) concentration. Two similar exposure chambers (polluted and filtered chamber) were located near an area with heavy traffic in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and male Swiss mice were housed there from the pre-natal period until 3 months of age. Groups during fetal, lactation and adult periods of exposure were apportioned, and tHcy and Cys plasma concentrations were assessed when the animals were 3 months old. In our study, both the tHcy and Cys concentrations were decreased in groups that spent their final stage of life in polluted chambers, suggesting recent alterations in tHcy and Cys concentrations due to air pollution exposure. The possible relationship of these data with cardiovascular dysfunction is still a matter of controversy in animals; nevertheless, epigenetic mechanisms emerge as a possible issue to consider in the investigation of the link between air pollution and Hcy measurement. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/07624-9 - Programação materno-fetal: impacto sobre parâmetros bioquímicos, epigenéticos e comportamentais
• Beneficiário: Vânia D'Almeida
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular