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Selected Metal Concentration in Maternal and Cord Blood

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  • Karolina Kot

    (Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Natalia Łanocha-Arendarczyk

    (Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Patrycja Kupnicka

    (Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Sławomir Szymański

    (Department of Obstretrics and Pregnancy Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Witold Malinowski

    (Department of Obstetrical and Gynecological Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Kalisińska

    (Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Dariusz Chlubek

    (Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland)

  • Danuta Kosik-Bogacka

    (Independent Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Botany, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland)

Abstract

Essential and non-essential elements deficiencies may lead to various birth complications. The aim of this paper was to determine calcium (Ca), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), phosphorus (P), lead (Pb), strontium (Sr), and zinc (Zn) concentrations in maternal blood and cord blood. Whole blood and cord blood samples collected from pregnant women (n = 136) were analyzed for the concentration of the elements by spectrophotometric atomic absorption in inductively coupled argon plasma (ICP-OES). The results showed that Ca, Pb, and Sr concentrations were similar in maternal and cord blood, while Fe and K levels were higher in cord blood than in maternal blood. The cord blood Cu, Na, and Zn concentrations were lower than those in maternal blood, suggesting transplacental transfer of these elements were limited. Moreover, checking the influence of studied elements on the anthropometric parameters of the newborns, we found that the highest number of associations was between Cu in cord blood. Due to the fact that the pregnant women were healthy, and the newborns were without any disorders, we suggest that the values obtained in our study are normal values of studied elements in whole blood and cord blood in patients from Poland.

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  • Karolina Kot & Natalia Łanocha-Arendarczyk & Patrycja Kupnicka & Sławomir Szymański & Witold Malinowski & Elżbieta Kalisińska & Dariusz Chlubek & Danuta Kosik-Bogacka, 2021. "Selected Metal Concentration in Maternal and Cord Blood," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(23), pages 1-12, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:23:p:12407-:d:687993
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    1. Tatiana Komarova & Daniel McKeating & Anthony V. Perkins & Ujang Tinggi, 2021. "Trace Element Analysis in Whole Blood and Plasma for Reference Levels in a Selected Queensland Population, Australia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-15, March.
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