NDLI: Comparative Metal Distribution in Scalp Hair of Pakistani and Irish Referents and Hypertensive Patients

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Author	Afridi, Hassan Imran Brabazon, Dermot Kazi, Tasneem Gul Naher, Sumsun Nesterenko, Ekaterina
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The abnormal metabolism of metal ions plays an important role in health and disease conditions, and studies about them have been attracting significant interest. The aim of our study was to assess the heavy metals (cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn)) in scalp hair samples of 50 Irish and 78 Pakistani hypertensive patients of an urban population together with 50 Irish and 96 Pakistani non-hypertensive male subjects in the age group of 30–50 years. The concentrations of trace and toxic elements were measured by inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrophotometer and atomic absorption spectrophotometer before microwave-assisted acid digestion. The validity and accuracy of the methodology were checked using certified reference materials, and by the conventional wet acid digestion method on the same certified reference materials and on real samples. The recovery of all the studied elements was found to be in the range of 97.5–99.7% in certified reference material. The results of this study showed that the mean values of cadmium, nickel, and lead were significantly higher in scalp hair samples of both Pakistani and Irish hypertensive patients than in referents (p < 0.001); whereas, the concentration of zinc was lower in the scalp hair samples of hypertensive patients of both genders. The deficiency of zinc and the high exposure of trace and toxic metals may be the risk factors associated with hypertension.
Starting Page	1367
Ending Page	1382
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01634984
Journal	Biological Trace Element Research
Volume Number	143
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15590720
Language	English
Publisher	Humana Press Inc
Publisher Date	2011-02-08
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Scalp hair Zinc Toxic elements Pakistani hypertensive patients Irish hypertensive patients Atomic absorption spectrophotometer Inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectrophotometer Nutrition Biochemistry Oncology Biotechnology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Biochemistry (medical) Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Biochemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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