Journal
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
Volume 143, Issue 1, Pages 196-212Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8879-7
Keywords
Diabetic women; Neonates; Heavymetals; Neonatal intensive care unit; Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
Funding
- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
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The mechanism of transport of trace elements from the mother to the newborn is still not well known. The aim of present study was to compare the status of trace toxic elements, arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in biological samples (whole blood, urine and scalp hair) of insulin-dependent diabetic mothers (age ranged 30-40) and their newly born infants (n = 76). An age and socioeconomics matched 68 nondiabetic mothers and their infants, residing in the same locality, who were selected as referents. The elemental concentrations in all three biological samples were determined by an electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometer, prior to microwave-assisted acid digestion. The mean values of As, Cd, and Pb in all biological samples of diabetic mothers and their infants were significantly higher as compared to the referent mother-infant pair samples (p < 0.01). The high levels of As, Cd, and Pb in biological samples of diabetic women may play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and impacts on their neonates.
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