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Green Tea Increases the Concentration of Total Mercury in the Blood of Rats following an Oral Fish Tissue Bolus
Joint Authors
Janle, Elsa M.
Freiser, Helene
Manganais, Christopher
Chen, Tzu-Ying
Craig, Bruce A.
Santerre, Charles R.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fish has many health benefits but is also the most common source of methylmercury.
The bioavailability of methylmercury in fish may be affected by other meal components.
In this study, the effect of green tea on the bioavailability of methylmercury from an oral bolus of fish muscle tissue was studied in rats and compared to a water treated control group and a group treated with meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), a compound used medically to chelate mercury.
Rats were given a single oral dose of fish tissue via gavage and one of the treatments.
Rats were given access to food for 3 h at 12 h intervals.
They were dosed with each of the treatments with each meal.
Blood samples were collected for 95 hours.
Green tea significantly increased the concentration of total mercury in blood relative to the control, whereas DMSA significantly decreased it.
In addition, feeding caused a slight increase in blood mercury for several meals following the initial dose.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Janle, Elsa M.& Freiser, Helene& Manganais, Christopher& Chen, Tzu-Ying& Craig, Bruce A.& Santerre, Charles R.. 2015. Green Tea Increases the Concentration of Total Mercury in the Blood of Rats following an Oral Fish Tissue Bolus. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055058
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Janle, Elsa M.…[et al.]. Green Tea Increases the Concentration of Total Mercury in the Blood of Rats following an Oral Fish Tissue Bolus. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055058
American Medical Association (AMA)
Janle, Elsa M.& Freiser, Helene& Manganais, Christopher& Chen, Tzu-Ying& Craig, Bruce A.& Santerre, Charles R.. Green Tea Increases the Concentration of Total Mercury in the Blood of Rats following an Oral Fish Tissue Bolus. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055058
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055058