Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 67, No. 1, January 1999
CONTENTS
Original Articles
Determination of Platinum in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion Using ICP-MS
Hong Ding, Margaret M. Goldberg, fames H. Raymer,* Jennifer Holmes,
Jason Stanko, and Stephen G. Charney ......................................................................... 1
Manganese Transport by Caco-2 Cells
G. Leblondel and P. Allain................................................................................................. 13
Testicular Atrophy, Zinc Concentration, and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity
in the Testes of Vitamin A-Deficient Rats
Ahmed S. Roman,* M. Kimura, and Y. ltokawa ............................................................ 29
Long-Term Effects of lron:Zinc Interactions on Growth in Rats
D. Bougie,* A. Isfaoun, F. Bureau, Dominique Neuville, Philippe Jauzac,
and Pierre Arhan................................................................................................................ 37
Serum Selenium Levels in Healthy Slovak Children and Adolescents
Anastazia Brtkova,* Tatiana Magalova, Alzbeta Bederova,
Katerina Babinska, and Silvia Bartekova.................................................................. 49
Environmental Factors, Health-Related Habits, and Serum Selenium Levels
in Cancer Patients and Healthy Controls
Dusan Backovic,* Jelena Marinkovic, Jagoda Jorga, Milan Pavlica,
Zoran Maksimovic, and Mihailo Nikolic....................................................... 55
Potential Carcinogenicity of Some Transition Metal Ions
L Dovinova,* A. Vachalkova, and L. Novotny .............................................................. 63
Plasma Micronutrient Concentrations in Infants Undergoing Therapy
for Phenyiketonuria
P. B, Acosta* and S. Yannicelli.................................................................................. 75
Alterations in Serum and Brain Trace Element Levels After Antidepressant Treatment:
Part I. Zinc
Gabriel Nowak* and Malgorzata Schlegel-Zawadzka................................................. 85
Announcement............................................................................................................. 93
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 67, No. 2, February 1999
CONTENTS
Original Articles
Influence of Glutathione on Zinc-Mediated Cellular Toxicity
U. I. Walther,* H, MUckter, B. Fichtl, and W. Forth....................................................... 97
Determination of Total Arsenic Concentrations in Nails by Inductively Coupled
Plasma Mass Spectrometry
Kuei-Ling Belinda Chen, Chitra J. Amarasiriwardena,
and David C. Christiani*............................................................................................... 109
Ultrastructural and Trace Metal Studies on Radiographers' Hair and Nails
Sabita Majumdar,* JyotirMoy Chatterjee, and Key a Chaudhuri .............................. 127
Combined Effect of High-Fat Diet and Copper Deficiency During Gestation on
Fetal Copper Status in the Rat
Osama Ebesh, Anthony Barone, Rita G. Harper, and Raul A. Wapnir*.................. 139
Thyroid Functions in Lithium-Treated Psychiatric Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
S. D. Deodhar,* B. Singh, C. M. Pathak, P. Sharan, and P. Kulhara ........................ 151
Age-Independent Constancy of Mineral Contents in Human Ribs
Masako Utsumi,* Setsuko Tohno, Takeshi Minami, Yuko Okazaki,
Yumi Moriwake, Masa-oki Yamada, and Yoshiyuki Tohno.................................. 165
Silicon Bioavailability Studies in Young Rapidly Growing Rats and Turkeys Fed
Semipurified Diets: A Comparative Study
Henry Kayongo-Male* and Xiujuan Jia .......................................................................... 173
Short Communication
Influence of Transition Metal Ions on NMR Proton Tl Relaxation Times of Serum,
Blood, and Red Cells
A. Yilmaz,* M. Yurdakoc and B. Isik............................................................................... 187
Announcements ............................................................................................................... 195
Vol. 67, No. 3, March 1999
CONTENTS
Trace Elements in Coal: Environmental and Health Significance
Robert B. Finkelman............................................................................................................. 197
State of Pregnancy Modifies Lead Toxicity in Mice
J. Singh, P. Parkash, and G. S. Gupta* ............................................................................ 205
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Relation to Plasma and Heart Zinc Concentrations
of Wistar Rats Exposed to Cold and Hot Ambients
Patra Vezyraki, Vicky Kalfakakoy,* loannis Papagiannis,
and Angelas Evangelou .................................................................................................. 215
Elemental Composition of Human Milk from Mothers of Premature and
Full-Term Infants During the First 3 Months of Lactation
James K, Friel,* Wayne L, Andrews, Simon E. Jackson, Henry P. Longerich,
Claude Mercer, Allison McDonald, Barbara Dawson, and B. Sutradhar 225
In Vitro Dialyzability Using Meal Approach as an Index for Zinc
and Iron Absorption in Humans
S. A. Chiplonkar,* V. V. Agte, K. V. Tarwadi, and R. Kavadia .................................. 249
Zinc Sulfate Supplementation Improves Thyroid Function in Hypozincemic
Down Children
Ines Bucci, Giorgio Napolitano, Cesidio Giuliani, Serafino Lio,
Anita Minnucci, Franco Di Giacomo, Giuseppe Calabrese,
Giuseppe Sabatino, Giandomenico Palka, and Fabrizio Monaco* ..................... 257
Age-Related Changes of Elements in the Human Articular Disk of the
Temporomandibular Joint
Yasuo Takano,* Yumi Moriwake, Yoshiyuki Tohno, Takeshi Minami,
Setsuko Tohno, Masako litsumi, Masa-oki Yamada, Yuko Okazaki,
and Keizo Yamamoto...................................................................................................... 269
The Effect of Lanthanide Chloride on Abscisic Acid and Electron-Transport
Activity of Some Crops
Fu Li Zeng, Ming Feng Zhang, Shao Min Zhou, Ji Gui Wu,* and Ru Wen Deng .... 277
Announcements .......................................................................................................................... 285
Author Index............................................................................................................................... 287
Subject Index............................................................................................................................... 289
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 68, No. 1, April 1999
CONTENTS
Partial Characterization of a Human Zinc-Deficiency Syndrome by Differential
Display
Stephanie J. Muga and Arthur Grider*............................................................................... 1
Original Articles
Essential Metal Ions Alter the Lactoferrin Binding to the Erythrocyte Plasma
Membrane Receptors
Borislava Taleva, Ana Maneva,* and Ljuben Sirakov................................................... 13
Dietary Zinc Intake of a Group of Long-Stay Mentally Handicapped Women:
Some Bioavailability Considerations
Ibrahim B. Razagui, Philip f. Barlow, K. D. Anthony Taylor,*
and Mohamed G. A. Izmeth............................................................................................. 25
Relative and Combined Effects of Ethanol and Protein Deficiency on Strontium
and Barium Bone Content and Fecal and Urinary Excretion
E. Gonzalez-Reimers,* F. Rodriguez-Moreno, A. Martinez-Riera,
A, Mas-Pascual, E. Delgado-Ureta, L. Galindo-Martin,
M. Arnay-de la Rosa, and F. Santolaria-Fernandez.................................................. 41
Effect of Lithium on Hepatic and Serum Elemental Status Under Different Dietary
Protein Regimens
Aparna Tandon, J. P. Nagpaul,* H. Bandhu, Nirmal Singh,
and D. K. Dhawan ............................................................................................................. 51
Tissue-Specific Antioxidant Profiles and Susceptibility to Lipid Peroxidation
of the Newly Hatched Chick
Peter F. Surai,* Brian K. Speake, Raymond C. Noble,
and Nick H. C. Sparks....................................................................................................... 63
Selenium Content of Milk and Milk Products of Turkey. II
Refiye Yanardag* and Haci Orak........................................................................................ 79
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 68, No. 2, May 1999
CONTENTS
Original Articles
Studies on Bioavailability of Some Bulk and Trace Elements in Mexican Tortilla
Using an In Vitro Model
Kazimierz Wrobel,* Katarzyna Wrobel, Guadalupe Rocio Valtierra Marquez,
and Ma. de Loudres Rodriguez Almanza ..................................................... 97
Effects of Trace Metal Compounds on HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase: An In Vitro Study
Enrico Sabbioni* Neus Blanch, Karla Baricevic, and Miguel-Angel Serra ............ 107
Concentrations of Trace Elements in Sera of Newborns, Young Infants, and Adults
Michael Krachler, Erich Rossipal* and Dusanka Micetic-Turk............................... 121
Trace Element and Magnesium Levels and Superoxide Dismutase Activity in
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Safiye Tuncer* Ayhan Kamanli, Ethem Akcil, Gilzin Ozelfi Kavas, BUlent Seckin,
and Mesut Birol Atay .................................................................................................... 137
Polyatomics in Zinc Isotope Ratio Analysis of Plasma Samples by Inductively
Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry and Applicability of Nonextracted
Samples for Zinc Kinetics
V. M. Sadagopa Ramanujam* K. Yokoi, N. G. Egger, H. H. Dayal, N. W. Alcock,
and H. H. Sandstead........................................................................................................ 143
Cytoprotection Against Lipid Hydroperoxides Correlates with Increased
Gluthathione Peroxidase Activities, But Not Selenium Uptake from
Different Selenocompounds
Marcel Leist, Stefanie Maurer, Manfred Schultz, Angelika Elsner, Dieter Gawlik,
and Regina Brigelius-Flohe*......................................................................................... 159
Interleukin-la-induced Changes in Chromium-51 Absorption, Tissue Retention,
and Urinary Excretion in Rats
Melissa L. Davis-Whitenack, Bernice Adeleye, and Barbara J. Stoecker* .............. 175
Age-Related Changes of Elements in Human Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
and Ligamenta Capitum Femorum
Yoshiyuki Tohno,* Yumi Moriwake, Yasuo Takano, Takeshi Minami,
Setsuko Tohno, Masako Utsumi, Masa-oki Yamada, Keizo Yamamoto,
Yuko Okazaki, and Yoshinori Takakura ................................................................... 181
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 68 , No. 3 , June 1999
CONTENTS
Original Articles
The Major Selenium-Containing Protein in Human Peripheral Granulocytes
Qiong Liu, Erling Lauridsen, and Jorgen Clausen*.......................................... 193
Thioredoxin Reductase Is One of the Selenoproteins in Both Promyelocytic
and Granulocytic HL-60 Cells
Qiong Liu and f0rgen Clausen* ......................................................................................... 209
In Vitro Effects of Zinc on Markers of Bone Formation
D. Chen, L. C. Waite, and W. M. Pierce, Jr. *................................................................... 225
Uptake and Distribution of Trace Elements in Maturing Soybean
T. Shinonaga,* S.Ambe, and I. Yamaguchi..................................................................... 235
Diversity of Inorganic Arsenite Biotransformation
Sheila M. Healy, Eric Wildfang, Robert A. Zakharyan,
and H. Vasken Aposhian*.............................................................................................. 249
Longitudinal and Lateral Variations in the Aluminum Concentration of Selected
Caprine, Bovine, and Human Bone Samples
Shida Tang, Patrick J. Parsons,* and Daniel Perl....................................................... 267
Announcements.......................................................................................................................... 281
Author Index............................................................................................................................... 283
Subject Index............................................................................................................................... 285
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 69, No. 1, July 1999
CONTENTS
The Effects of Selenium Deficiency on Differentiation, Degradation, and Cell Lysis of
L8 Rat Skeletal Muscle Cells
Y. Ueda, P. D. Whanger, and N. E. Forsberg* ..................................................................... 1
Effect of Selenium Supplementation in Asthmatic Subjects on the Expression of
Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules in Culture
Mira Horvathova,* Eva fahnova, and Frantisek Gazdic.............................................. 15
Zinc, Copper, and Iron Metabolism During Porcine Fetal Development
Mark P. Richards .................................................................................................................... 27
Original Articles
Serum Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Activity as an Indicator of
Zinc Status in Humans
Hee Y. Paik* Hyojee Joung, Joo Y. Lee, Hong K. Lee, Janet C. King,
and Carl L. Keen................................................................................................................. 45
Plasma and Urinary Selenium in Saudi Arabian Patients with
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dale A. Raines, Abdulhalim J. Kinsara, Mohammed Eid Fawzy,
Sivanandam Vasudevan, Gamal E. Mohamed, Erlinda S. Legayada,
SameerAl-Rawithi, andAdnan El-Yazigi*................................................................. 59
Study on Chemical Species of Iodine in Human Liver
Xiaolin Hou* Chunying Chen, Wenjun Ding, and Chifang Chai ................................ 69
Announcements............................................................................................................................ 77
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 69, No. 2, August 1999
CONTENTS
Daily Copper Supplement Effects on Copper Balance in Trained Subjects During
Prolonged Restriction of Muscular Activity
Yan G. Zorbas,* Kirill P. Charapakin, Vassil J. Kakurin, Nikolai K. Kuznetsov,
Maxim A. Federov, and Vladimir K. Popov.................................................................. 81
Matrix Interferences in the Analysis of Digested Biological Tissues with Inductively
Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
Akiko Ejima, Chiho Watanabe, Hiroshi Koyama, and Hiroshi Satoh*............................... 99
Hair and Serum Calcium, Iron, Copper, and Zinc Levels During Normal Pregnancy
at Three Trimesters
Han Ming Huang, Po Lau Leung,* Da Ze Sun, and Mei Guang Zhu ................................. 111
Seasonal Changes of Zinc, Copper, and Iron in Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata)
Fed Fortified Diets
Emilio Carpene,* Rossella Serra, Maurizio Manera, and Gloria Isani .............................. 121
The Effects of La(III) on the Peroxidation of Membrane Lipids in Wheat Seedling
Leaves Under Osmotic Stress
Fuli Zeng, Yi An, Hongtao Zhang, and Mingfeng Zhang*.................................................. 141
Regional Distribution of Metallothionein, Zinc, and Copper in the Brain
of Different Strains of Rats
Shin-lchi Ono* and M. George Cherian........................................................................... 151
Physicochemical Characteristics and Toxicity of Nickel Oxide Particles Calcined
at Different Temperatures
Sentaro Takallashi,* Masahiro Oishi, Eriko Takeda, Yoshihisa Kubota,
Tadashi Kikuchi, and Keiichi Furuya ......................................................................... 161
Announcements.......................................................................................................................... 175
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Biological Trace Element Research
VOL, 69, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1999
Accelerated Articles
Zinc Protects Against Ultraviolet Al-induced DNA Damage and Apoptosis
in Cultured Human Fibroblasts
Marie-Therese Leccia, Marie-Jeanne Richard,* Alain Favier,
and Jean-Claude Beani.............................................................................................. 177
Ferrous Sulfate Toxicity: A Review of Autopsy Findings
Joseph P. Pestaner, Kamal G. Ishak, Florabel G. Mullick,
and Jose A. Centeno-............................................................... 191
Original Articles
Protective Role of Intraperitoneally Administered Vitamin E and Selenium
in Rats Anesthetized with Enflurane
Mustafa Naziroglu............................................................................................................. 199
Iodine and Zinc, But Not Selenium and Copper, Deficiency Exists in a Male
Turkish Population with Endemic Goiter
Metin Oxata* Murat Salk, Ahmet Aydin, Savas Sayin, Cagatay Oktenli,
Zeynel Beyhan, Askin Isimer, and I. Caglayan Ozdemir...................................... 211
Accelerated Volatilization Rates of Selenium from Different Soils
Andreas Stork, W. A. Jury, and W. T. Frankenberger, Jr*........................................... 217
Element Content of Human Umbilical Artery and Vein in Umbilical Cord
Mitsuhiko Masuda, Setsuko Tohno, Yoshiyuki Tohno,* Takeshi Minami,
Yumi Moriwake, Masa-oki Yamada, Mineo Yamasaki, and Yuko Okazaki..... 235
A Possible Balance of Phosphorus Accumulations Among Bone, Cartilage, Artery,
and Vein in Single Human Individuals
Yoshiyuki Tohno,* Setsuko Tohno, Takeshi Minami, Yumi Moriwake,
Masako litsumi, and Masa-oki Yamada ................................................................... 241
Prevention by Sodium 4,5-Dihydroxybenzene-l,3-disulfonate (Tiron) of
Vanadium-Induced Behavioral Toxicity in Rats
Domenec /. Sanchez, M. Teresa Colomina, Jose L. Domingo,*
and Jacint Corbella ........................................................................................................ 249
Zinc Coadministration Attenuates Melatonin's Effect on Nitric Oxide
Production in Mice
Ming'Der Chen* Pi-Yao Lin, and Wayne Huey-Herng Shen...................................... 261
Hair Concentrations of Calcium, Iron, and Zinc in Pregnant Women and
Effects of Supplementation
Po Lau Leung,* Han Ming Huang, Da Ze Sun, and Mei Guang Zhu ......................... 269
Announcements.......................................................................................................................... 283
Author Index................................................................................................................................ 285
Subject Index............................................................................................................................... 287
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 70, No. 1, October 1999
Original Articles
Potassium Loading Effect on Potassium Balance in Athletes During Prolonged
Restriction of Muscular Activity
Yan G. Zorbas,* Vassil J. Kakurin, Victor B. Afonin, Nikolai A. Kuznetsov,
Vladimir L. Yarullin, and Sergei D. Denogradov ......................................................... 1
Influence of Sodium Selenite and Selenomethionine on DNA/RNA Synthesis
and BaP Binding to Spleen Lymphocytes in Culture
M. P. Bansal* and Shaloo Sood........................................................................................... 23
Determination of Urinary Arsenic, Mercury, and Selenium in
Steel Production Workers
C.J. Horng. J. L. Tsai, and S. R. Lin.................................................................................. 29
High Accumulation of Calcium and Phosphorus in Human Iliac Arteries
Setsuko Tohno,* Mitsuhiko Masuda, Yoshiyuki Tohno, Yumi Moriwake,
Takeshi Minami, Masako Utsumi, Masa-oki YamadOf Hiroshi Yamamoto,
and Yuko Okazaki............................................................................................ 41
Impairment of Cultured Cell Proliferation and Metallothionein Expression by
Metal Chelator NNN'N'-Tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylene Diamine
Marie-Odile Parat, Marie-Jeanne Richard,* Catherine Meplan, Alain Favier,
and Jean-Claude Beani..................................................................................................... 51
Heavy Metals, Lipid Peroxidation, and Ciguatera Toxicity in the Liver
of the Caribbean Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
f. Matta* M. Milad, R. Manger, and T. Tosteson........................................................... 69
Influence of Dietary Carbohydrate on Zinc-Deficiency-Induced Changes in
Oxidative Defense Mechanisms and Tissue Oxidative Damage in Rats
Sun H. Kirn* and Carl L. Keen.............................................................................................. 81
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Biological Trace Element Research
Vol. 70, No. 2, November 1999
CONTENTS
Original Articles
Selenium-Dependent Glutathione Peroxidase Modules Encoded by RNA Viruses
W. Zhang, C. S, Ramanathan, R. G. Nadimpalli, A. A. Bhat, A. G. Cox,
mid E. W. Taylor* ............................................................................................................. 97
Study of the Incorporation of Selenium into Peroxidase Isozyme of Wheat Seedling
A. Peng,* Y. Xu, andZ.J. Waitg ......................................................................................... 317
Low Environmental Selenium Availability as an Additional Determinant
for Goiter in East Java, Indonesia?
Juliawati Untoro, Manuel Ruz, and Rainer Gross* ..................................................... 127
Age-Related Changes of Element Contents in Human Mitral and Tricuspid Valves
Setsuko Tohno,* Yumi Mori-wake, Yoshiyuki Tohno, Takeshi Minami,
Furnio Nishilvaki, Masako Utsumi, and Masa-oki Yamada................................. 337
Regulation of Mitochondrial Cytochrome b mRNA by Copper in Cultured Human
Hepatoma Cells and Rat Liver
Cathy W. Levenson,* Ying Song, Vijaya S. Narayanan, Cheryl A, Fitch,
and E. Garden Yeiser ......................................................................... 149
Urinary Zinc Excretion and Zinc Status of Patients with (beta)-Thalassemia Major
Y. Aydinok,* C. Coker, K. KavakU, A. Polat, G. Nisli, N. Cetiner, M. Kantar,
and N. Cetingul ............................................................................................................... 165
Early Effects of Surgery on Zinc and Metallothionein Levels in Female Rats
Eduardo Brambila,* fose Luis Munoz-Sanchez, Arnulfo Albores,
and Michael Waalkes ................................................................................................... 373
Blood Chromium Determination in Assessing Reference Values in an
Unexposed Mediterranean Population
M. Torra,* M. Rodamilans, J. Corbella, R. Ferrer, and R. Mazzara.......................... 183
Announcements................................................................................................................ 393