In utero exposure to environmental lead and manganese and neurodevelopment at 2 years of age

Environmental Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 2013, Pages 52-57

  Lin, Ching Chun ^a   Chen, Yu Chuan ^a   Su, Feng Chiao ^a   Lin, Chien Mu ^b,c   Liao, Hua Fang ^d   Hwang, Yaw Huei ^a   Hsieh, Wu Shiun ^e   Jeng, Suh Fang ^d   Su, Yi Ning ^e,f   Chen, Pau Chung ^a,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; In utero exposure; Neurodevelopment; Neurotoxic metals

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AGE; ARSENIC; BLOOD; CHILD HEALTH; MANGANESE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NEUROLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CDIIT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTHER; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; MANGANESE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTOXINS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

TAIWAN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84877096247     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Abdelouahab N., Huel G., Suvorov A., Foliguet B., Goua V., Debotte G., et al. Monoamine oxidase activity in placenta in relation to manganese, cadmium, lead, and mercury at delivery. Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 2010, 32:256-261.
2. ATSDR, 1999. Toxicological profile for mercury. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA. Available from: (accessed 20.02.13). http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp.asp?id=115&tid=24.
3. Bellinger D.C. Very low lead exposures and children's neurodevelopment. Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 2008, 20:172-177.
4. Bradley R.H., Burchinal M., Casey P.H. Early intervention: the moderating role of the home environment. Appl. Dev. Sci. 2001, 5:2-8.
5. Bradley R.H., Caldwell B.M., Rock S.L., Ramey C.T., Barnard K.E., Gray C., et al. Home environment and cognitive development in the first 3 years of life: a collaborative study involving six sites and three ethnic groups in North America. Dev. Psychol. 1989, 25:217-235.
6. Bradley R.H., Caldwell B.M. The relation of infants' home environments to achievement test performance in first grade: a follow-up study. Child Dev. 1984, 55:803-809.
7. CDC, 2004. Preventing lead exposure in young children: a housing-based approach to primary prevention of lead poisoning. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
8. Canfield R.L., Henderson C.R., Cory-Slechta D.A., Cox C., Jusko T.A., Lanphear B.P. Intellectual impairment in children with blood lead concentrations below 10 microg per deciliter. N. Engl. J. Med. 2003, 348:1517-1526.
9. Carlson D.B., LaBarba R.C., Sclafani J.D., Bowers C.A. Cognitive and motor development in infants of adolescent mothers: a longitudinal analysis. Int. J. Behav. Dev. 1986, 9:1-13.
10. Chandra A.V., Ali M.M., Saxena D.K., Murthy R.C. Behavioral and neurochemical changes in rats simultaneously exposed to manganese and lead. Arch. Toxicol. 1981, 49:49-56.
11. Chandra S.V., Murthy R.C., Saxena D.K., Lal B. Effects of pre- and postnatal combined exposure to Pb and Mn on brain development in rats. Ind. Health 1983, 21:273-279.
12. Claus Henn B., Ettinger A.S., Schwartz J., Tellez-Rojo M.M., Lamadrid-Figueroa H., Hernandez-Avila M., et al. Early postnatal blood manganese levels and children's neurodevelopment. Epidemiology 2010, 21:433-439.
13. Claus Henn B., Schnaas L., Ettinger A.S., Schwartz J., Lamadrid-Figueroa H., Hernandez-Avila M., et al. Associations of early childhood manganese and lead coexposure with neurodevelopment. Environ. Health Perspect. 2012, 120:126-131.
14. Davidson P.W., Myers G.J., Cox C., Axtell C., Shamlaye C., Sloane-Reeves J., et al. Effects of prenatal and postnatal methylmercury exposure from fish consumption on neurodevelopment: outcomes at 66 months of age in the seychelles child development study. JAMA 1998, 280:701-707.
15. Dong J., Su S.Y. The association between arsenic and children's intelligence: a meta-analysis. Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 2009, 129:88-93.
16. Ericson J.E., Crinella F.M., Clarke-Stewart K.A., Allhusen V.D., Chan T., Robertson R.T. Prenatal manganese levels linked to childhood behavioral disinhibition. Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 2007, 29:181-187.
17. Farah M.J., Shera D.M., Savage J.H., Betancourt L., Giannetta J.M., Brodsky N.L., et al. Childhood poverty: specific associations with neurocognitive development. Brain Res. 2006, 1110:166-174.
18. Gao Y., Yan C.H., Tian Y., Wang Y., Xie H.F., Zhou X., et al. Prenatal exposure to mercury and neurobehavioral development of neonates in Zhoushan City, China. Environ. Res. 2007, 105:390-399.
19. Grandjean P., Landrigan P.J. Developmental neurotoxicity of industrial chemicals. Lancet 2006, 368:2167-2178.
20. Grandjean P., Weihe P., White R.F., Debes F., Araki S., Yokoyama K., et al. Cognitive deficit in 7-year-old children with prenatal exposure to methylmercury. Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 1997, 19:417-428.
21. Han B.C., Jeng W.L., Chen R.Y., Fang G.T., Hung T.C., Tseng R.J. Estimation of target hazard quotients and potential health risks for metals by consumption of seafood in Taiwan. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 1998, 35:711-720.
22. Hwang Y.H., Ko Y., Chiang C.D., Hsu S.P., Lee Y.H., Yu C.H., et al. Transition of cord blood lead level, 1985-2002, in the Taipei area and its determinants after the cease of leaded gasoline use. Environ. Res. 2004, 96:274-282.
23. Jedrychowski W., Perera F.P., Jankowski J., Mrozek-Budzyn D., Mroz E., Flak E., et al. Very low prenatal exposure to lead and mental development of children in infancy and early childhood: Krakow prospective cohort study. Neuroepidemiology 2009, 32:270-278.
24. Jiang C.B., Yeh C.Y., Lee H.C., Chen M.J., Hung F.Y., Fang S.S., et al. Mercury concentration in meconium and risk assessment of fish consumption among pregnant women in Taiwan. Sci. Total Environ. 2010, 408:518-523.
25. Jones E.A., Wright J.M., Rice G., Buckley B.T., Magsumbol M.S., Barr D.B., et al. Metal exposures in an inner-city neonatal population. Environ. Int. 2010, 36:649-654.
26. Kim Y., Kim B.N., Hong Y.C., Shin M.S., Yoo H.J., Kim J.W., et al. Co-exposure to environmental lead and manganese affects the intelligence of school-aged children. Neurotoxicology 2009, 30:564-571.
27. Kjellström T., Kennedy, P., Wallis, S, Stewart, A., Friberg, L., Lind, B., 1989. Physical and mental development of children with prenatal exposure to mercury from fish. Stage II: interviews and psychological tests at age 6. National Swedish Environmental Protection Board, Report 3642, Solna, Sweden.
28. Landrigan P.J., Whitworth R.H., Baloh R.W., Staehling N.W., Barthel W.F., Rosenblum B.F. Neuropsychological dysfunction in children with chronic low-level lead absorption. Lancet 1975, 1:708-712.
29. Lanphear B.P., Hornung R., Khoury J., Yolton K., Baghurstl P., Bellinger D.C., et al. Low-level environmental lead exposure and children's intellectual function: an international pooled analysis. Environ. Health Perspect. 2005, 113:894-899.
30. Liao H.F., Pan Y.L. Test-retest and inter-rater reliability for the comprehensive developmental inventory for infants and toddlers diagnostic and screening tests. Early Hum. Dev. 2005, 81:927-937.
31. Liao H.F., Wang T.M., Yao G., Lee W.T. Concurrent validity of the comprehensive developmental inventory for infants and toddlers with the bayley scales of infant development-II in preterm infants. J. Formos. Med. Assoc. 2005, 104:731-737.
32. Lin Y.Y., Guo Y.L., Chen P.C., Liu J.H., Wu H.C., Hwang Y.H. Associations between petrol-station density and manganese and lead in the cord blood of newborns living in Taiwan. Environ. Res. 2011, 111:260-265.
33. Liu J.H., Wu H.C., Chen P.C., Guo Y.L., Hwang Y.H. Concentration distributions of elements in umbilical cord blood in Taiwan. Taiwan J. Public Health 2009, 28:420-435.
34. Menezes J.A., Novaes C.D., Moreira J.C., Sarcinelli P.N., Mergler D. Elevated manganese and cognitive performance in school-aged children and their mothers. Environ. Res. 2011, 111:156-163.
35. Needleman H.L., Gunnoe C., Leviton A., Reed R., Peresie H., Maher C., et al. Deficits in psychologic and classroom performance of children with elevated dentine lead levels. N. Engl. J. Med. 1979, 300:689-695.
36. Su F.C., Liao H.F., Hwang Y.H., Hsieh W.S., Wu H.C., Jeng S.F., et al. In utero exposure to manganese and psychomotor development at the age of six months. J. Occup. Saf. Health 2007, 15:204-217.
37. Takser L., Mergler D., Hellier G., Sahuquillo J., Huel G. Manganese, monoamine metabolite levels at birth, and child psychomotor development. Neurotoxicology 2003, 24:667-674.
38. Takser L., Mergler D., Lafond J. Very low level environmental exposure to lead and prolactin levels during pregnancy. Neurotoxicol. Teratol. 2005, 27:505-508.
39. Wang T.M., Su C.W., Liao H.F., Lin L.Y., Chou K.S., Lin S.H. The standardization of the comprehensive developmental inventory for infants and toddlers. Psychol. Test. 1998, 45:19-46.
40. Wood D. Effect of child and family poverty on child health in the United States. Pediatrics 2003, 112:707-711.
41. Zota A.R., Ettinger A.S., Bouchard M., Amarasiriwardena C.J., Schwartz J., Hu H., et al. Maternal blood manganese levels and infant birth weight. Epidemiology 2009, 20:367-373.