长期高砷暴露人群砷甲基化与皮肤损害关系的研究

目的探讨长期高砷暴露人群砷代谢差异与砷致皮肤损害之间的关系。方法随机选取某砷污染村庄常住居民327名,进行问卷调查和体格检查。二乙基二硫代氨基甲酸银比色法检测发总砷含量,离子色谱氢化物发生原子荧光法测定尿中四种砷代谢形态。结果发砷含量总体较高,但不同程度皮肤损害的4组间发砷含量差异无显著性;尿中DMA和MMA浓度随着年龄增加有上升的趋势,且与皮肤损害程度呈显著正相关,而无机砷浓度与皮肤损害未见显著相关;重度组人群尿中MMA相对比例显著高于其它3组,而重度组DMA/MMA比值显著低于对照组和轻度组;MMA比例与皮肤损害程度呈显著正相关,DMA/MMA比值与皮肤损害程度呈显著负相关;男性对砷的蓄积能力高于女性,但对砷的甲基化能力低于女性;40岁以上人群对砷的甲基化能力高于40岁以下成人;吸烟者和饮酒者对砷的甲基化代谢水平分别低于非吸烟者和非饮酒者。结论砷在人体内的甲基化代谢水平受性别、年龄、吸烟和饮酒等多因素影响;砷致皮肤损伤程度与砷在体内的甲基化程度有关。

Study of relationship between arsenic methylation and skin lesion in a population with long-term high arsenic exposure

Objective To investigate the difference of arsenic metabolism in populations with long-term high arsenic exposure and explore the relationship between arsenic metabolism diversity and skin lesion.Methods 327 residents in an arsenic polluted village were voluntarily enrolled in this study. Questionnaire survey and medical examination were carried out to learn basic information and detect skin lesions. Urinary inorganic and methylated arsenic were speciated by high performance liquid chromatography combined with hydride-generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry. Total arsenic concentration in hair was determined with DDC-Ag method.Results Hair arsenic content of studied polutions was generally high, but no significant difference were found among the studied four groups. MMA and DMA concentration in urine increased with studied polution age, and were positively related with skin lesion grade. The relative proportion of MMA in serious skin lesion group was significantly higher than in other 3 groups, while DMA/MMA ratio was significantly lower than control and mild group. The relative proportion of MMA was positively related with skin lesion grade, DMA/MMA ratio was negatively related with skin lesion grade. Males could have higher arsenic cumulation and lower methylation capacity than those of females. The population of above 40 years old may have higher methylation capacity than those of adults below 40yeas old. Smokers and drinkers seemed lower methylation capacity than those of non-smokers and non-drinkers respectively.Conclusion The methylation of arsenic could affect by several factors, including age gender, smoking and drinking. Arsenic methylation copacity mey be associated with skin lesion induced by arsenic exposure.