| Autor: |
Darwish WS; Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt. wagehdarwish@yahoo.ca., Atia AS; Department of Veterinary Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt., Khedr MHE; Department of Veterinary Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt., Eldin WFS; Educational Veterinary Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2018 Jul; Vol. 25 (20), pp. 20106-20115. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 10. |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s11356-018-2182-0 |
| Abstrakt: |
Quail meat is an emerging source of high-quality animal protein. Quails are exposed to a wide range of xenobiotics such as heavy metals. In this study, residual concentrations of four toxic metals, of significant public health importance, including cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and nickel (Ni), were determined in edible tissues of quails. In addition, metal loads were measured in water, feed, and litter samples collected from same quail farms as possible sources for quail exposure to heavy metals. The possible use of metallothionein (MT) and heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) as molecular biomarkers of exposure to heavy metals was further investigated. Furthermore, the dietary intake and the potential risk assessment of the examined heavy metals among children and adults were calculated. The edible tissues of quails contained high concentrations of four heavy metals (contents (ppm/ww) ranging from 0.02 to 0.32 in Cd, 0.05 to 1.96 in Pb, 0.002 to 0.32 in As, and 1.17 to 3.94 in Ni), which corresponded to the high contents of these metals in the feeds, water, and litter. MT and Hsp70 mRNA expressions showed positive correlations with the concentrations of heavy metals in tissues indicating the possibility to use these proteins as biomarkers for quail's exposure to toxic metals. Dietary intake of quail meat and risk assessment revealed potential risks especially for children after prolonged exposure to the examined metals. Thus, legislations should be established and continuous screening of metal residues should be adopted in order to reduce the toxic metal concentrations in feeds and drinking water for quails. Reduction of exposure to heavy metals subsequently would lead to minimization of exposure of such toxicants through consumption of quail meat. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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