Persistent organic pollutants and anti-thyroid peroxidase levels in Akwesasne Mohawk young adults

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-92

  Schell, Lawrence M ^a,b   Gallo, Mia V ^a   Ravenscroft, Julia ^a   DeCaprio, Anthony P ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti thyroid peroxidase; Native American; PCBs

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; MIREX; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; CHLORINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOANTIBODIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; NEW YORK; THYROID HORMONES; YOUNG ADULT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57649221484     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Adcock C.J., Perry L.A., Lindsell D.R., Taylor A.M., Holly J.M., Jones J., and Dunger D.B. Menstrual irregularities are more common in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: association with poor glycaemic control and weight gain. Diabetic Med. 11 (1994) 465-470
2. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Toxicological Profile for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) (2000), US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Atlanta, GA
3. Akwesasne Task Force on The Environment. Superfund clean-up at Akwesasne: a case study in environmental justice. Int. J. Contemp. Sociol. 34 (1997) 267-290
4. Antonelli A., Fazzi P., Fallahi P., Ferrari S.M., and Ferrannini E. Prevalence of hypothyroidism and Graves disease in sarcoidosis. Chest 130 (2006) 526-532
5. Ballschmiter K., and Zell M. Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) by glass capillary gas chromatography. Fresenius Z. Anal. Chem. 302 (1980) 20-31
6. Barsano C.P. Environmental factors altering thyroid function and their assessment. Environ. Health Perspect. 38 (1981) 71-82
7. Bernert J.T., Turner W.E., Patterson D.G., and Needham L.L. Calculation of serum "total lipid" concentrations for the adjustment of persistent organohalogen toxicant measurements in human samples. Chemosphere 68 (2007) 824-831
8. Brown Jr. J.F. Determination of PCB metabolic, excretion, and accumulation rates for use as indicators of biological response and relative risk. Environ. Sci. Technol. 28 (1994) 2295-2305
9. Chevrier J., Eskenazi B., Bradman A., Fenster L., and Barr D.B. Associations between prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and neonatal thyroid-stimulating hormone levels in a Mexican-American population, Salinas Valley, California. Environ. Health Perspect. 115 (2007) 1490-1496
10. Codru N., Schymura M.J., Negoita S., Rej R., and Carpenter D.O. Diabetes in relation to serum levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and chlorinated pesticides in adult Native Americans. Environ. Health Perspect. 115 (2007) 1442-1447
11. DeCaprio A.P., Tarbell A.M., Bott A., Wagemaker D.L., Williams R.L., and O'Hehir C.M. Routine analysis of 101 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in human serum by parallel dual-column gas chromatography with electron capture detection. J. Anal. Toxicol. 24 (2000) 403-420
12. DeCaprio A.P., Johnson G.W., Tarbell A.M., Carpenter D.O., Chiarenzelli J.R., Morse G.S., Santiago-Rivera A.L., Schymura M.J., and Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. PCB exposure assessment by multivariate statistical analysis of serum congener profiles in an adult Native American population. Environ. Res. 98 (2005) 284-302
13. Djursing H., Nyholm H.C., Hagen C., Carstensen L., and Pedersen L.M. Clinical and hormonal characteristics in women with anovulation and insulin-treated diabetes mellitus. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 143 (1982) 876-882
14. Fierens S., Mairesse H., Heilier J.F., De Burbure C., Focant J.F., Eppe G., De Pauw E., and Bernard A. Dioxin/polychlorinated biphenyl body burden, diabetes and endometriosis: findings in a population-based study in Belgium. Biomarkers 8 (2003) 529-534
15. Fitzgerald E.F., Hwang S.-A., Brix K.A., Bush B., Cook K., and Worswick P. Fish PCB concentrations and consumption patterns among Mohawk women at Akwesasne. J. Expo. Anal. Environ. Epidemiol. 5 (1995) 1-19
16. Fitzgerald E.F., Hwang S.-A., Bush B., Cook K., and Worswick P. Fish consumption and breast milk PCB concentrations among Mohawk women at Akwesasne. Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 (1998) 164-172
17. Fitzgerald E.F., Hwang S.-A., Deres D.A., Bush B., Cook K., and Worswick P. The association between local fish consumption and DDE, mirex, and HCB concentrations in the breast milk of Mohawk women at Akwesasne. J. Expo. Anal. Environ. Epidemiol. 11 (2001) 381-388
18. Forti A., Bogdan K.G., and Horn E. Health Risk Assessment for the Akwesasne Mohawk Population from Exposure to Chemical Contaminants in Fish and Wildlife (1995), New York State Department of Health, New York State Department of Health Center for Environmental Health Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment, Albany, NY
19. George-Kanentiio D. Iroquois population in 1995. Akwesasne Notes 1 (1995) 61
20. Gleicher N., Pratt D., and Dudkiewicz A. What do we really know about autoantibody abnormalities and reproductive failure: a critical review. Autoimmunity 16 (1993) 115-140
21. Guitart R., Puig P., and Gomez-Catalan J. Requirement for a standardized nomenclature criterium for PCBs: computer-assisted assignment of correct congener denomination and numbering. Chemosphere 27 (1993) 1451-1459
22. Hagmar L. Polychlorinated biphenyls and thyroid status in humans: a review. Thyroid 13 (2003) 1021-1028
23. Hansen L.G. Stepping backward to improve assessment of PCB congener toxicities. Environ. Health Perspect. 106 (1998) 171-189
24. Hooper K., She J., Sharp M., Chow J., Jewell N., Gephart R., and Holden A. Depuration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in breast milk from California first-time mothers (primiparae). Environ. Health Perspect. 115 (2007) 1271-1275
25. Kjaer K., Hagen C., Sando S.H., and Eshoj O. Epidemiology of menarche and menstrual disturbances in an unselected group of women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus compared to controls. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 75 (1992) 524-529
26. Kohno Y., Naito N., Saito K., Hoshioka A., Niimi H., Nakajima H., and Hosoya T. Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody activity in sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin. Exp. Immunol. 75 (1989) 217-221
27. Langer P., Tajtáková M., Fodor G., Kocan A., Bohov P., Michálek J., and Kreze A. Increased thyroid volume and prevalence of thyroid disorders in an area heavily polluted by polychlorinated biphenyls. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 139 (1998) 402-409
28. Langer P., Kocan A., Tajtakova M., Petrik J., Chovancova J., Drobna B., Jursa S., Pavuk M., Koska J., Trnovec T., Sebokova E., and Klimes I. Possible effects of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorinated pesticides on the thyroid after long-term exposure to heavy environmental pollution. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 45 (2003) 526-532
29. Langer P., Kocan A., Tajtakova M., Radikova Z., Petrik J., Koska J., Ksinantova L., Imrich R., Huckova M., Chovancova J., Drobna B., Jursa S., Bergman A., Athanasiadou M., Hovander L., Gasperikova D., Trnovec T., Sebokova E., and Klimes I. Possible effects of persistent organochlorinated pollutants cocktail on thyroid hormone levels and pituitary-thyroid interrelations. Chemosphere 70 1 (2007) 110-118
30. Larsen P.R., Kronenberg H.M., Shlomo M., and Polonsky K.S. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 10th ed. (2003), Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA
31. Lee D.H., Lee I.K., Song K., Steffes M., Toscano W., Baker B.A., and Jacobs Jr. D.R. A strong dose-response relation between serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and diabetes: results from the National Health and Examination Survey 1999-2002. Diab. Care 29 (2006) 1638-1644
32. Lee D.H., Steffes M., and Jacobs D.R. Positive associations of serum concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls or organochlorine pesticides with self-reported arthritis, especially rheumatoid type, in women. Environ. Health Perspect. 115 (2007) 883-888
33. Matarese G., De P.G., Nikas Y., and Alviggi C. Pathogenesis of endometriosis: natural immunity dysfunction or autoimmune disease?. Trends Mol. Med. 9 (2003) 223-228
34. Meeker J.D., Altshul L., and Hauser R. Serum PCBs, p,p′-DDE and HCB predict thyroid hormone levels in men. Environ. Res. 104 (2007) 296-304
35. Mocellin R., Walterfang M., and Velakoulis D. Hashimoto's encephalopathy: epidemiology, pathogenesis and management. CNS Drugs 21 (2007) 799-811
36. Murai K., Okamura K., Tsuji H., Kajiwara E., Watanabe H., Akagi K., and Fujishima M. Thyroid function in "Yusho" patients exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). Environ. Res. 44 (1987) 179-187
37. Nagayama J., Tsuji H., Iida T., Nakagawa R., Matsueda T., Hirakawa H., Yanagawa T., Fukushige J., and Watanabe T. Immunologic effects of perinatal exposure to dioxins, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in Japanese infants. Chemosphere 67 (2007) S393-S398
38. Nelson J.L., Koepsell T.D., Dugowson C.E., Voigt L.F., Daling J.R., and Hansen J.A. Fecundity before disease onset in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 36 (1993) 7-14
39. Osius N., Karmaus W., Kruse H., and Witten J. Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and levels of thyroid hormones in children. Environ. Health Perspect. 107 (1999) 843-849
40. Patandin S., Dagnelie P.C., de Coul E.O., van der Veen J., Weisglas-Kuperus N., and Sauer P.J. Dietary exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins from infancy until adulthood: a comparison between breast feeding, toddler, and long-term exposure. Environ. Health Perspect. 107 (1999) 45-51
41. Safe S. PCBs as aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists. In: Robertson L.W., and Hansen L.G. (Eds). PCBs. Recent Advances in Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects (2001), University Press of Kentucky, Louisville 171-177
42. Safe S.H. Endocrine disruptors and human health-is there a problem? An update. Environ. Health Perspect. 108 (2000) 487-493
43. Schell L.M., Hubicki L.A., DeCaprio A.P., Gallo M.V., Ravenscroft J., Tarbell A., Jacobs A., David D., Worswick P., and Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. Organochlorines, lead, and mercury in Akwesasne Mohawk youth. Environ. Health Perspect. 111 (2003) 954-961
44. Schisterman E.F., Whitcomb B.W., Louis G.M.B., and Louis T.A. Lipid adjustment in the analysis of environmental contaminants and human health risks. Environ. Health Perspect. 113 (2005) 853-857
45. Sloan R.J., and Jock K. Chemical contaminants in fish from the St. Lawrence River drainage on lands of the Mohawk nation at Akwesasne and near the General Motors Corporation/Central Foundry Divisioin, Massena, NY Plant (1990), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY
46. SPSS, Inc. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (2001), SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL
47. Tunc R., Gonen M.S., Acbay O., Hamuryudan V., and Yazici H. Autoimmune thyroiditis and anti-thyroid antibodies in primary Sjogren's syndrome: a case-control study. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 63 (2004) 575-577
48. Wolff M.S., Camann D., Gammon M., and Stellman S.D. Proposed PCB congener groupings for epidemiological studies. Environ. Health Perspect. 105 (1997) 13-14
49. Zoeller R.T. Polychlorinated biphenyls as disruptors of thyroid hormone action. In: Robertson L.W., and Hansen L.G. (Eds). PCBs. Recent Advances in Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects (2001), University Press of Kentucky, Louisville 265-271
50. Zoeller R.T. Environmental chemicals impacting the thyroid: targets and consequences. Thyroid 17 (2007) 811-817