Associations of dietary intakes and serum levels of folate and vitamin B-12 with methylation of inorganic arsenic in Uruguayan children: Comparison of findings and implications for future research

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Associations of dietary intakes and serum levels of folate and vitamin B-12 with methylation of inorganic arsenic in Uruguayan children: Comparison of findings and implications for future research

Subject

VITAMINAS
VITAMINA B12
ARSENICO INORGANICO
METILACION
NIÑOS
URUGUAY
BIBLIOGRAFIA NACIONAL QUIMICA
2020

Abstract

Background: In the human body, inorganic arsenic (iAs) is methylated via the one-carbon cycle to form monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA). Lower proportions of iAs and MMA, and higher proportions of DMA in urine indicate efficient methylation; formation of DMA is thought to detoxify iAs and MMA. Studies on folate, vitamin B-12 and iAs methylation yield mixed findings, depending on whether folate and vitamin B-12 were assessed from diet, supplements, or using a blood biomarker. Objective: First, to compare the associations of serum concentrations and estimated intake of folate and vitamin B- 12 with indicators of iAs methylation. Second, to highlight the implications of these different B-vitamin assessment techniques on the emerging evidence of the impact of dietary modifications on iAs methylation. Methods: The study was conducted among ~7-year-old children from Montevideo, Uruguay. Serum folate and vitamin B-12 levels were measured on the Horiba ABX Pentra 400 analyzer; urinary arsenic was measured using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography on-line with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. Dietary intakes were assessed using the average of two 24-h dietary recalls. Linear regressions assessed the associations of serum levels, and dietary intakes of folate (n ¼ 237) and vitamin B-12 (n ¼ 217) with indicators of iAs methylation. Models were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, total urinary arsenic, and rice intake. Results: Serum folate and vitamin B-12 levels were above the adequacy threshold for 99% of the participants. No associations were observed between serum folate, serum vitamin B-12, or vitamin B-12 intake and iAs methylation. Folate intake was inversely associated with urinary %MMA [β (95% confidence interval):

Creator

Desai, Gauri
Millen, Amy E.
Vahter, Marie
Queirolo, Elena I.
Peregalli, Fabiana
Mañay, Nelly
Yu, Jihnhee
Browne, Richard W.
Kordas, Katarzyna

Source

Environmental Research v. 189,2020.--p. 1-6.--e109935

Publisher

Elsevier

Date

2020

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Inglés

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Artículo

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109935

Coverage

Uruguay

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Desai, Gauri et al., “Associations of dietary intakes and serum levels of folate and vitamin B-12 with methylation of inorganic arsenic in Uruguayan children: Comparison of findings and implications for future research,” RIQUIM - Repositorio Institucional de la Facultad de Química - UdelaR, accessed December 15, 2025, https://riquim.fq.edu.uy/items/show/6219.