Alterations of Hair and Nail Content of Selected Trace Elements in Nonoccupationally Exposed Patients with Chronic Depression from Different Geographical Regions
Joint Authors
Michalski, Rajmund
Prystupa, Andrzej
Sak, Jarosław
Jabłońska-Czapla, Magdalena
Błażewicz, Anna
Liao, Kuan-Yung
Liao, Heng-Hsin
Niziński, Przemysław
Momčilović, Berislav
Kocjan, Ryszard
Komsta, Łukasz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to determine if altered levels of selected trace elements manifest themselves during chronic depression.
To identify elements strongly associated with chronic depression, relationships between the elemental contents of hair and nails and the interelement correlations were checked.
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and ion chromatography were used to evaluate the contents of Zn, Cu, Co, Pb, Mn, and Fe in hair and nail samples from a total of 415 subjects (295 patients and 120 healthy volunteers).
The study included logistic regression models to predict the probability of chronic depression.
To investigate possible intercorrelations among the studied elements, the scaled principal component analysis was used.
The research has revealed differences in TE levels in the group of depressed men and women in comparison to the healthy subjects.
Statistically significant differences in both hair and nails contents of several elements were observed.
Our study also provides strong evidence that the intermediary metabolism of certain elements is age- and gender-dependent.
Zn, Mn, Pb, and Fe contents in hair/nails seem to be strongly associated with chronic depression.
We found no statistically significant residence-related differences in the contents of studied elements in nonoccupationally exposed patients and healthy subjects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Błażewicz, Anna& Liao, Kuan-Yung& Liao, Heng-Hsin& Niziński, Przemysław& Komsta, Łukasz& Momčilović, Berislav…[et al.]. 2017. Alterations of Hair and Nail Content of Selected Trace Elements in Nonoccupationally Exposed Patients with Chronic Depression from Different Geographical Regions. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135812
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Błażewicz, Anna…[et al.]. Alterations of Hair and Nail Content of Selected Trace Elements in Nonoccupationally Exposed Patients with Chronic Depression from Different Geographical Regions. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135812
American Medical Association (AMA)
Błażewicz, Anna& Liao, Kuan-Yung& Liao, Heng-Hsin& Niziński, Przemysław& Komsta, Łukasz& Momčilović, Berislav…[et al.]. Alterations of Hair and Nail Content of Selected Trace Elements in Nonoccupationally Exposed Patients with Chronic Depression from Different Geographical Regions. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135812
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135812