The mechanism of health effects caused by organohalogen pollutants, e.g., toxins from electronic waste(e-waste), is poorly understood. We supposed that micro RNAs(mi RNAs), an important post-transcriptional regulator,...The mechanism of health effects caused by organohalogen pollutants, e.g., toxins from electronic waste(e-waste), is poorly understood. We supposed that micro RNAs(mi RNAs), an important post-transcriptional regulator, could play a role in this process. In this study, fasting peripheral blood samples were collected from residents living at an e-waste site in northern China and a nearby reference population. Concentrations of e-waste related organohalogen pollutants in plasma from the exposure group were higher than the corresponding measurement in the reference group. Correspondingly, sixty mi RNAs in plasma showed > 2-fold change between the two groups in microarray analysis. Among them, mi R-125a-5p was confirmed to be upregulated by q RT-PCR and its validated targets were enriched in responses to xenobiotics and cancer related pathways. Furthermore, significant positive correlations were found between levels of mi R-125a-5p in plasma and reactive oxygen species(ROS) in polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocytes(P < 0.05). These evidences suggested oxidative stress might be an intermediate between e-waste related POPs exposure and alteration of plasma mi RNA.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(21322705,41121004,21190051,and 21177091)
文摘The mechanism of health effects caused by organohalogen pollutants, e.g., toxins from electronic waste(e-waste), is poorly understood. We supposed that micro RNAs(mi RNAs), an important post-transcriptional regulator, could play a role in this process. In this study, fasting peripheral blood samples were collected from residents living at an e-waste site in northern China and a nearby reference population. Concentrations of e-waste related organohalogen pollutants in plasma from the exposure group were higher than the corresponding measurement in the reference group. Correspondingly, sixty mi RNAs in plasma showed > 2-fold change between the two groups in microarray analysis. Among them, mi R-125a-5p was confirmed to be upregulated by q RT-PCR and its validated targets were enriched in responses to xenobiotics and cancer related pathways. Furthermore, significant positive correlations were found between levels of mi R-125a-5p in plasma and reactive oxygen species(ROS) in polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocytes(P < 0.05). These evidences suggested oxidative stress might be an intermediate between e-waste related POPs exposure and alteration of plasma mi RNA.