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Table 1 Summary of Changes in Response to Fe Only or to Combined Fe + SO2

From: The potential involvement of inhaled iron (Fe) in the neurotoxic effects of ultrafine particulate matter air pollution exposure on brain development in mice

 

Females

Males

 

Fe

Fe + SO2

Fe

Fe + SO2

Body weight

 

↓

  

Lung metal

↓P

↓Mn

↑Ca, Na

↑Fe

Olfactory Bulb matals

↑Zn

↓K

  

Frontal cortex metals

↓Mg, K, Ca, P, S, Cu, Zn

  

↑Mg, K, Zn

Lung Fe correlations

Na

Mg, P

Zn

 

Olfactory bulb Fe correlations

Ca, S, Se

Na, K, S, Mn, SE

Mg, P, Mn

Na, K, S, Mn, Se

Frontal cortex Fe correlations

Mn

Mg, K, P, Zn, Se

K, Ca, Zn

Na, Mg, K, P, S, Cu

Lung Fe correlations

Na, Mg, Ca, Cu, Mn

Mg, K, P, Zn, Se

Na, Cu, Mn

Na, Mg, K, Zn

Olfactory bulb S correlations

Na, Mg, K, P, Fe, Zn, Mn, Se

Cu, Mn

P, Fe, Se

P, Zn, Mn

Frontal cortex S correlations

Ca, Zn

↓Mg, K, P, Cu, Zn, Se

Na, K, Mn, Se

Na, Mg, K, P, Fe, Cu

Frontal cortex Glutamatergic PND14

↑Gln/Glu

↓Glu

 

 ~ ↑Gln, ↑Glu, GABA

Frontal cortex Serotonergic PND14

 

↓5HTP

↓5HIAA

↑Trp

Frontal cortex Dopaminergic PND14

↑HVA/DA, DOPAC/DA

 ~ ↓NE

 

 ~ ↑DA

Striatal Glutamatergic PND14

 

↓Gln, Glu, GABA, Gln/Glu, Glu/GABA

 

 ~ ↑Glu, ↑Glu/ GABA

Striatal Serotonergic PND14

 

↓SHIAA/SHT

 

↓5HIAA, 5HT

Striatal Dopaminergic PND14

↑Tyr

 ~ ↓Tyr, ↓HVA, DOPAC, DA, D

 

↑HVA, DOPADA, DA/Tyr, ↓NE

Frontal Cortex Trans-Sulfuration PND14

 

↓H-Cys, ~ ↑Cys

 ~ ↑Cys

↑Met, ~ ↑H-Cys

Serum Glutathione

 

 ~ ↑

  

Serum IL1a

 

↑

  

Lateral Ventricle area

↑

↓

  

Lateral Ventricle perimeter

↑

↑

  
  1. Summary of changes in response to Fe only or combined Fe + SO2. ↑, significant increase; ↓, significant decrease; ~  , marginally significant; DA, Dopamine; DOPAC, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid; HVA, Homovanillic acid; Tyr, Tyrosine; NE, Norepinephrine; Gln, Glutamine; Glu, Glutamate; GABA, Gabba-aminobutyric acid; 5HT, Serotonin; 5-HIAA, 5 hydroxyindoleacetic acid; 5-HTP, 5-hydroxytryptophan; Kyn, Kynurenine; Met, Methionine; H-Cys, Homocysteine; Cys, Cysteine; GSH, Glutathione