Arsenic Exposure Through Drinking Water and Oxidative Stress Status: A Cross-sectional Study in the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar

Publication date: Available online 19 April 2019Source: Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and BiologyAuthor(s): Kyi Mar Wai, Masahiro Umezaki, Ohn Mar, Mitsutoshi Umemura, Chiho WatanabeAbstractArsenic is a well-known toxic heavy metal that is naturally dispersed in groundwater. Whereas arsenic is widely accepted to be involved in oxidative stress damage, little is known about arsenic-induced oxidative damage in relationship to contaminated drinking water as a source. The aim of this study was to determine the association between arsenic exposure through drinking water and oxidative stress status by measuring levels of urinary 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) as a biomarker of oxidative stress damage in a Myanmar population. A questionnaire-based survey and drinking water and urine sampling (n = 198) were performed to assess the association between arsenic exposure and urinary 8-OHdG concentration in the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Urinary arsenic concentrations were significantly correlated with drinking water arsenic concentrations (Spearman’s rho = 0.32, p < 0.001). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that higher urinary arsenic concentrations were significantly associated with higher 8-OHdG concentrations (coefficient = 0.09, 95% confidence interval, 0.03 – 0.15; p =  0.002). The present study identified that exposure to arsenic through drinking water could induce an increase in the urinary 8-OHdG concentration, reflecting increased ...
Source: Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology - Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research