ArticleBMC oral health2012
Micronucleus frequency in children exposed to biomass burning in the Brazilian Legal Amazon region: a control case study.
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- Is micronucleus assay in oral exfoliated cells a suitable tool for biomonitoring children exposed to environmental pollutants? A systematic review.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Pooled it
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- DNA damage in buccal mucosa cells of pre-school children exposed to high levels of urban air pollutants.PloS one · 2014Article
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- Emissions generated by sugarcane burning promote genotoxicity in rural workers: a case study in Barretos, Brazil.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2013Article
- Evaluation of Micronucleus in Exfoliated Buccal Epithelial Cells Using Liquid-based Cytology Preparation in Petrol Station Workers.Indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology : official journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric OncologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe Amazon represents an area of 61% of Brazilian territory and is undergoing major changes resulting from disorderly economic development, especially the advance of agribusiness. Composition of the atmosphere is controlled by several natural and anthropogenic processes, and emission from biomass burning is one with the major impact on human health. The aim of this study was to evaluate genotoxic potential of air pollutants generated by biomass burning through micronucleus assay in exfoliated buccal cells of schoolchildren in the Brazilian Amazon region.
methodsThe study was conducted during the dry seasons in two regions of the Brazilian Amazon. The assay was carried out on buccal epithelial cells of 574 schoolchildren between 6-16 years old.
resultsThe results show a significant difference between micronucleus frequencies in children exposed to biomass burning compared to those in a control area.
conclusionsThe present study demonstrated that in situ biomonitoring using a sensitive and low cost assay (buccal micronucleus assay) may be an important tool for monitoring air quality in remote regions. It is difficult to attribute the increase in micronuclei frequency observed in our study to any specific toxic element integrated in the particulate matters. However, the contribution of the present study lies in the evidence that increased exposure to fine particulate matter generates an increased micronuclei frequency in oral epithelial cells of schoolchildren.
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