Published July 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Arsenic methylation capacity in relation to nutrient intake and genetic polymorphisms in one-carbon metabolism

  • 1. Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Santa María Ahuacatitlán, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)
  • 2. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (United States)
  • 3. Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Col. San Pedro Zacatenco, Del. Gustavo A. Madero, C.P. 07360, Ciudad de México (Mexico)

Description

Highlights: • FOLH1 CC, MTR GG, and MTHFD1 GG carriers had better iAs methylation capacity. • Vitamin B12 interacted with FOLH1 c.223 T > C on iAs metabolism. • One-carbon nutrients and genetic variants may jointly influence iAs metabolism. Nutrients and genetic polymorphisms participating in one-carbon metabolism may explain interindividual differences in inorganic arsenic (iAs) methylation capacity, which in turn may account for variations in susceptibility to iAs-induced diseases.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.050

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.050;
PII
S0013935117309313;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Environmental Research
Journal Volume
164
Journal Page Range
p. 18-23
ISSN
0013-9351
CODEN
ENVRAL

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53022298
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ARSENIC; DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETICS; INTAKE; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NUTRIENTS
Descriptors DEC
BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELEMENTS; SEMIMETALS

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