Drinking-water arsenic exposure modulates gene expression in human lymphocytes from a U.S. population

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Background: Arsenic exposure impairs development and can lead to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes. The mechanisms underlying these effects remains unknown. Primarily because of geologic sources of contamination, drinking-water arsenic levels are above the current recommended maximum contaminant level of 10 μg/L in the northeastern, western, and north central regions of the United States. Objectives: We investigated the effects of arsenic exposure, defined by internal biomarkers at levels relevant to the United States and similarly exposed populations, on gene expression. Methods: We conducted separate Affymetrix microarray-based genomewide analyses of expression patterns. Peripheral blood lymphocyte samples from 21 controls interviewed (1999-2002) as part of a case-control study in New Hampshire were selected based on high-versus low-level arsenic exposure levels. Results: The biologic functions of the transcripts that showed statistically significant abundance difference between high and low arsenic exposure groups included an overrepresentation of genes involved in defense response,immune function, cell growth, apoptosis, regulation of cell cycle, T-cell receptor signaling pathway, and diabetes. Notably, the high-arsenic exposure group exhibited higher levels of several killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors that inhibit natural killer cell activity. Conclusions: These findings define biologic changes that occur with chronic arsenic exposure in humans and provide leads and potential targets for understanding and monitoring the pathogenesis of arsenic-induced diseases.

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Andrew, A. S., Jewell, D. A., Mason, R. A., Whitfield, M. L., Moore, J. H., & Karagas, M. R. (2008). Drinking-water arsenic exposure modulates gene expression in human lymphocytes from a U.S. population. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116(4), 524–531. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10861

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