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Chromium Selectively Accumulates in the Rat Hippocampus after 90 Days of Exposure to Cr(VI) in Drinking Water and Induces Age- and Sex-Dependent Metal Dyshomeostasis.

Samuel T Vielee, William J Buchanan, Spencer H Roof, Rehan Kahloon, Elizabeth Evans, Jessica Isibor, Maitri Patel, Idoia Meaza, Haiyan Lu, Aggie R Williams and 8 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Oropharyngeal aspiration of particulate hexavalent chromium increases chromium levels in lung and liver, and induces essential metal dyshomeostasis in lung, liver, and blood.Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) · 2025
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  5. Exposure to low levels of hexavalent chromium in drinking water alters diet-induced steatotic liver disease in male rats.Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Samuel T VieleePediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
William J BuchananPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Spencer H RoofPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Rehan KahloonPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Elizabeth EvansPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Jessica IsiborPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Maitri PatelPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Idoia MeazaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5292-0843
Haiyan LuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6711-0314
Aggie R WilliamsPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5840-1585
J Calvin KouokamDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Sandra S WiseDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1149-2034
Luping GuoDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Rachel M WiseDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Jamie L WiseDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
Lu CaiPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3048-1135
Jun CaiPediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
John P WisePediatrics Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9416-8570

Funding

WKU Lead Faculty AwardP20GM103436 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI ERIC C ROUCHKA · 2012 to 2026
$60.1M
University of New Mexico Center for Metals in Biology and Medicine - equipment supplementP20GM130422 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI Sebastian Medina · 2020 to 2026
$20.4M
University of Louisville Center for Integrative Environmental Health SciencesP30ES030283 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI Amanda Jo LeBlanc · 2020 to 2026
$10.0M
UOFL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES TRAINING PROGRAMT32ES011564 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI David W Hein, John Pierce Wise · 2004 to 2026
$7.1M
Chromosome Instability Drives Metal-Induced Lung CancerR35ES032876 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI John Pierce Wise · 2021 to 2026
$6.1M
Cr(VI)-Induced DNA Damage Contributes to Brain AgingR21ES033327 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI WISE, JOHN PIERCE · 2021 to 2022
$430k
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES030283NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES033327NIEHS NIH HHS R35 ES032876NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES011564NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103436NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM130422NIH HHS P20-GM130422NIH HHS P30ES030283NIH HHS R21-ES033327NIH HHS R35-ES032876NIH HHS T32-ES011564
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hexavalent chromium (Cr[VI]) is a widespread environmental pollutant in air and water that is primarily attributed to industrial pollution. The current maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for drinking water from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (0.05 and 0.1 mg/L, respectively) were set based on contact dermatitis and warrant further toxicological investigation. While Cr(VI) is neurotoxic and accumulates in the brain, most animal studies only report whole-brain Cr, leaving large knowledge gaps. Few studies consider differences between ages or sexes, and fewer consider essential metal dyshomeostasis. We sought to investigate where Cr accumulates in the brain, considering sex and age differences, following a 90-day drinking water exposure to current MCLs. Here, we report Cr levels in six brain regions of rats exposed to drinking water Cr(VI). We observed Cr only accumulated in the hippocampus, and only in older females. We further assessed changes to essential metals in the hippocampus, observing opposite effects across sexes and between young rats compared to older rats. In sum, our data indicate drinking water Cr(VI) selectively targeted the hippocampus, with geriatric females accumulating the most Cr, and induced significant essential metal dyshomeostasis even in tissues lacking evident Cr accumulation.

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age differencesessential metals dyshomeostasishexavalent chromiumneurotoxicitysex differences

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PMID39453142
PMCPMC11510846

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