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E3S Web of Conferences
Volume 1, 2013
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment
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Article Number | 26005 | |
Number of page(s) | 3 | |
Section | Biomonitoring / Exposure III | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130126005 | |
Published online | 23 April 2013 |
The Effects of Lead Exposure on the Activities of δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase with the Modification of the Relative Genotypes
1 Department of Family Medicine, Ta-Tung Municipal Hospital, and Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, TAIWAN
2 Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, TAIWAN
3 Department of Community Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, and Department of Public Health, College of Health Science Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, TAIWAN
a cyw6328@yahoo.com.tw
b chy@seed.net.tw
c ericch@kmu.edu.tw
To investigate the effects of blood lead and other related factors on δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) activity in lead workers. In 121 lead workers and 117 reference subjects, the following data were collected from health examination: blood lead, BMI, glucose AC, and Hct. A questionnaire including of demographic data, medical history, smoking and alcohol consumption was completed by each of subjects. ALAD activity was determined by the standardized method of the European Community. ALAD genotyping was using a method of PCR-RFLP. In this study, 229 ALAD1-1 homozygotes (96.2%), 8 ALAD1-2 heterozygotes (3.8%) were identified, and none of ALAD2-2 homozygote was observed. Blood lead levels in lead workers and reference subjects were 19.5 μg/dL (SD = 14.7) and 2.9 μg/dL (SD = 1.9), respectively. Lead workers had significantly lower ALAD activity then reference subjects (42.6 ± 22.4 U/L vs. 64.3 ± 13.8 U/L, P < 0.001). According to the multiple regression results, the following independent variables were significant related to ALAD activity: ALAD activities in females were much lower 8.15 U/L then males (P < 0.001); blood lead and glucose AC were inversely associated with ALAD activity (P < 0.001), but the effect of blood lead was profound. The regression coefficients of blood lead and glucose AC were 1.04 and 0.11, respectively. Individuals with alcohol consumption showed lower ALAD activity (P = 0.049). The possible threshold value of blood lead for ALAD activity was determined around 10 μg/dL. ALAD activity was inhibited by lead sensitively and stoichiometrically, thus ALAD activity may be adopted as a reliable biomarker of lead toxicity in humen.
Key words: blood lead / delta-aminolevulinic dehydratase / prophobilinogen synthesis / ALAD activity / ALAD polymorphism / hemopoietic enzyme / hematologic system
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