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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
In most mammalian species, arsenic biotransformation occurs primarily by biomethylation with dimethylarsinic acid being the predominant metabolite excreted in the urine. Folbp1 (folate binding protein-1) mediated intracellular folate uptake is one route by which cells harvest folate cofactors. In light of the likely relationship between folate biochemistry and arsenic biotransformation, our experiments were designed to test: (1) whether Folbp1 is an important determinant in arsenic biotransformation, by performing urinary arsenic speciation in Folbp1 nullizygous (Folbp1(-/-)) and wildtype control mice, and (2) whether dietary folate deficiency alters arsenic biotransformation in these mice. Compared to normal folate intake, folate deficiency caused lower amounts of arsenic to be excreted in the urine of both the wildtype controls and Folbp1(-/-) mice. Folbp1(-/-) mice excreted more dimethylarsinic acid than wildtype control mice during folate deficiency, but not during normal folate intake. The present data suggest that inadequate folate intake may result in decreased biotransformation and excretion of arsenic, which is likely to increase arsenic exposure and related toxicities.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Arsenates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Arsenic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Arsenicals, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Arsenites, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cacodylic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Folic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cell Surface, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/S-Adenosylhomocysteine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/S-Adenosylmethionine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/arsenic acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/arsenite, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/monomethylarsonic acid
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0378-4274
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
145
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of dietary folate intake and folate binding protein-1 (Folbp1) on urinary speciation of sodium arsenate in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Environmental and Genetic Medicine, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 77030, Houston, TX, USA. ospiegelstein@ibt.tamu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't