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ArticleBiological trace element research2016

Validation of a Metallomics Analysis of Placenta Tissue by Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry.

James M Harrington, Daniel J Young, Rebecca C Fry, Frank X Weber, Susan S Sumner, Keith E Levine

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Article in Biological trace element research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

James M HarringtonTrace Inorganics Department, Technologies for Industry and the Environment, RTI International, Durham, NC, 27709, USA.
Daniel J YoungTrace Inorganics Department, Technologies for Industry and the Environment, RTI International, Durham, NC, 27709, USA.
Rebecca C FryGillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
Frank X WeberTrace Inorganics Department, Technologies for Industry and the Environment, RTI International, Durham, NC, 27709, USA.
Susan S SumnerDiscovery Science Technology, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
Keith E LevineTrace Inorganics Department, Technologies for Industry and the Environment, RTI International, Durham, NC, 27709, USA. levine@rti.org.
RTI International · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Re-Entry Supplement: Investigation of Oral Microbial Enzymes for the Detection and Treatment of Periodontal DiseaseUL1TR002489 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, SHAHEEN, NICHOLAS J · 2018 to 2022
$48.6M
STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF FLOW AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENAP42ES005948 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FRY, REBECCA · 1992 to 2017
$45.4M
North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)UL1TR001111 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, CAREY, TIMOTHY S · 2013 to 2017
$43.9M
RTI's Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Resource CenterU24DK097193 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SUMNER, SUSAN J · 2012 to 2017
$9.8M
In utero exposure to arsenic, links to epigenetic alterations and diseaseR01ES019315 · NIEHS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FRY, REBECCA · 2010 to 2014
$2.3M
North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)TL1TR001110 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, CAREY, TIMOTHY S · 2013 to 2017
$489k
Scripps Translational Science Institute (TL1)TL1TR000111 · NCATS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI TOPOL, ERIC JEFFREY · 2012 to 2013
$219k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR000111NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001110NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR00111NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001111NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002489NIDDK NIH HHS 1U24DK097193NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK097193NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES005948NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES019315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trace elements can play an important role in maternal health and fetal development, and deficiencies in some essential minerals including zinc and copper have been correlated in some individuals to the development of birth defects and adverse health outcomes later in life. The exact etiology of conditions like preeclampsia and the effects of fetal exposure to toxic metals has not been determined, making the assessment of trace element levels crucial to the elucidation of the causes of conditions like preeclampsia. Previous studies analyzing serum and placenta tissue have produced conflicting findings, suggesting the need for a robust, validated sample preparation and analysis method for the determination of trace elements in placenta. In this report, an acid digestion method and analysis by ICP-MS for a broad metallomics/mineralomics panel of trace elements is developed and validated over three experimental days for inter- and intraday precision and accuracy, linear range, matrix impact, and dilution verification. Spike recovery experiments were performed for the essential elements chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn), and the toxic elements arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) at levels equal to and in excess of native concentrations in control placenta tissue. The validated method will be essential for the development of scientific studies of maternal health and toxic metal exposure effects in childhood.

Indexed as

FemaleHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMass SpectrometryMetals, HeavyPlacentaPregnancyReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySpectrophotometry, AtomicTrace ElementsMetals, HeavyTrace ElementsICP-MSMetallomicsPlacentaPreeclampsia

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PMID26155965
PMCPMC4763796
OpenAlexW786563018

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