Human nails as biological markers of fluoride exposure: correlation to parotid ductal saliva and influence of age / Unhas humanas como marcadores biológicos de exposição ao flúor: correlação com a saliva da parótida e influência da idade
AUTOR(ES)
Rejane Fukushima
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2007
RESUMO
The influence of fluoride (F) concentration in the drinking water, nails growth rate, age and gender upon the F content in fingernail and toenail were evaluated. In addition, the correlations among the F concentrations in whole saliva, parotid ductal saliva and finger/toenails were verified. Three hundred volunteers of 3-7, 14-20, 30-40, 50-60 years participated. They were residents of five Brazilian communities, two in Sao Paulo State (Pirajuí and Bauru, non-fluoridated and 0.7 mgF/L artificially fluoridated drinking water, respectively) and three in Paraiba State (Cajazeirinhas, Brejo dos Santos and Brejo das Freiras, 0.2, 0.7 and 1.73 mgF/L naturally fluoridated drinking water, respectively). Two or three samples of drinking water, and two samples of fingernails, toenails, whole saliva and ductal saliva were collected from each volunteer, with one-week interval period between the collections. F in water, whole saliva, ductal saliva and nails was determined using the ion-sensitive electrode. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and linear regression (p<0.05). The F exposure from the drinking water, nails growth rate, age and gender influenced the levels of F in fingernails and toenails. Considering the model of multivariate linear regression adopted, F exposure from the water influenced the most. Toenails (R2=0.46) seemed to be better indicators of F than fingernails (R2=0.24). It was found a significant negative correlation between nails growth rate and their content of F. Positive correlations were found between F concentration in fingernails and toenails and: F concentration in whole saliva (r=0.36 and r=0.41) and in parotid ductal saliva (r=0.25 and r=0.53), respectively. Moreover, it was observed a positive correlation between whole and parotid saliva (r=0.24), as well as between F concentration in the drinking water and whole (r=0.41) and parotid saliva (r=0.65). All factors that influenced nails F concentration must be taken into account when using them as biological markers.
ASSUNTO(S)
saliva fluoretos biological markers fluorides unhas nails saliva marcadores biológicos
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